ঢ [ ḍh ] n the fourteenth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

ঢং¹ [ ḍha¹ ] n affected or conquettish bearing or pose; dissimulation; affectation; shape, form, cut, fashion, style, manner. ঢঙি a. fem. given to affectation; conquettish; dissimulating. ☐ n. such a woman, a poseuse.

ঢক¹ [ ḍhaka¹ ] n shape, form, cut; pattern; style (কথা বলার ঢক).

ঢক² [ ḍhaka² ] int expressing: the noise of swal lowing or gulping any liquid; the noise of heavy movement of any liquid within a container. ̃ঢক int. expressing : repetition of these noises; the noise of swallowing or gulping repeatedly and quickly (ঢকঢক করে জল খাওয়া).

ঢক্কা [ ḍhakkā ] n a large drum. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃নিনাদ n. the sound of such a drum.

ঢন [ ḍhana ] int expressing: a metallic sound as of a bell ringing or an empty vessel sounding. ̃ঢন int. expressing: repeti tion of this sound, ding-dong; absolute emptiness (হাড়িঁ ঢনঢন, পকেট ঢনঢন). ̃ঢনে a. empty.

ঢপ¹ [ ḍhapa¹ ] n shape, form, cut, fashion; a kind of song attended with slow dance cur rent in Bengal.

ঢপ² [ ḍhapa² ] int expressing: a thudding noise as of a heavy body falling softly; the dull noise of striking a soft and empty swelling or a flatulent belly.

ঢপ ঢপ, ঢব ঢব [ ḍhapa ḍhapa, ḍhaba ḍhaba ] int expressing: repeated and quick thudding noise; the dull noise of repeatedly striking a soft and empty swelling or a flatulent belly.

ঢল [ ḍhala ] n a slope, an incline; declivity; stream of water running down along the slope of a mountain, a rapid (ঢল নেমেছে); flood-water (esp. that puts a river in spate).

ঢলকো [ ḍhalakō ] a loose, slack.

ঢলঢল [ ḍhalaḍhala ] int expressing: excessive loose ness (জামাটা ঢলঢল করছে); loveliness (মুখ খানা ঢলঢল করছে); wideness or largeness (আঁখি ঢলঢল); engrossed or rapt state (ভাবে ঢলঢল); ☐ a. large or wide and expressive (ঢলঢল আখি); full of beauty or charm. ('ঢলঢল কাঁচা অঙ্গের লাবনি'). ঢলঢলে a. very loose-fitting (ঢলঢলে জামা); full of loveliness (ঢলঢলে মুখ).

ঢলতা [ ḍhalatā ] n extra quantity of any commodity added to the accurately weighed amount (perhaps to ensure customer satisfaction).

ঢলা [ ḍhalā ] v to incline forwards or backwards or sideways; to go down (সূর্য পশ্চিমে ঢলেছে); to incline towards, to dote on (ছেলের দিকে ঢলা). ̃ঢলি n. scandalous behaviour (esp. in love); objectionable familiarity or mixing; a scandalous af fair. ঢলানে a. given to scandalous behaviour. fem. ঢলানি । ঢলানো v. to cause to incline; to behave scandal ously. ঢলে পড়া v. to droop, to collapse (from loss of muscular strength etc.).

ঢাউস [ ḍhāusa ] a very large or big, enormous, monstrous, huge.

ঢাঁই [ ḍhām̐i ] n a species of large fish without scale, (cp.) the trout.

ঢাক¹ [ ḍhāka¹ ] n a drum. ঢাক পেটা, ঢাক বাজানো v. to beat a drum; (fig.) to make public or announce publicly. ঢাকের কাঠি a drum stick; (fig.) an instigator. ঢাকের বাঁয়া useless appurtenances or parapherna lia; something merely decorative. ঢাকের বাদ্যি drum-beat. ঢাকের দায়ে মনসা বিকানো (fig.) to run insolvent in attempting to keep up appearances, to sell one's homestead to grease one's car.

ঢাকঢাক, ঢাকঢাক-গুড়গুড় [ ḍhākaḍhāka, ḍhākaḍhāka-guḍ়guḍ় ] n an attempt to conceal or hush up; hush-hush state.

ঢাকনা [ ḍhākanā ] n a cover; a lid; a veil; a blinker.

ঢাকনি [ ḍhākani ] n a cover, a lid.