ঢু, ঢুঁ [ ḍhu, ḍhu ] n act of butting (as by a goat etc.). ঢু মারা, ঢুঁ মারা v. to butt; to put in appear ance, to knock (চাকরির জন্য সর্বত্র ঢুঁ মারা).

ঢুঁড়া [ ḍhun̐ḍ়ā ] n to search; to traverse (দেশে দেশে ঢুঁড়ছে).

ঢুঢু [ ḍhuḍhu ] int (also n.) expressing nothingness. কাজের বেলায় ঢুঢু found wanting when called upon to prove (one's) worth; of no worth or value at the time of work or crucial test.

ঢুল [ ḍhula ] n an instance or act of nodding or stooping in drowsiness or intoxication; drowsy stupor, drowsiness (চোখে ঢুল নামা). ঢুলঢুলে, ঢুলুঢুল, ঢুলুঢুলু a. heavy with drowsiness or intoxication (ঢুলঢুলে চোখ); smitten with passion ('সুখে আঁখি ঢুলুঢুলু'). ঢুলনি, ঢুলুনি same as ঢুলু ।

ঢুলা [ ḍhulā ] v (dial.) to nod or stoop in drowsi ness or intoxication.

ঢুলানো [ ḍhulānō ] v (obs.) to wave (টামর ঢুলানো); to rock or dangle (মা শিশুকে ঢুলাছে).

ঢুসানো [ ḍhusānō ] v to butt (as by a goat). ঢুসাঢুসি n. act of butting one another; a crowded state in which heads knock against one another. coll. ঢুসোঢুসি ।

ঢেউ [ ḍhēu ] n a wave; a billow, a surge; a ripple; ঢেউ ওঠা v. to rise in waves or surges or ripples; to wave, to surge, to ripple; ঢেউ কাটানো v. to dodge waves. ঢেউ খেলা v. to move in waves or ripples, to wave, to ripple. ঢেউ তোলা v. to cause to rise in waves or surges or ripples, to surge, to ripple; to swell up in waves or surges or ripples, to surge up. ঢেউ-খেলানো, ঢেউ-তোলা a. wavy; un dulating; corrugated.

ঢেঁকি [ ḍhēn̐ki ] n a kind of husking pedal operated in a seesaw manner. ঢেঁকির আঁকশলি the fulcrum of a husking pedal. ̃কল n. a seesaw. ̃শাক n. an edible fern. ̃শাল, ̃শালা n. a room (usu. a cutcha one) where the husking pedal is fixed. ঢেঁকি স্বর্গে গেলেও ধান ভানে (fig.) an expert worker has to work even in heaven; a drudge will drudge even in heaven.

ঢেঁড়স [ ḍhēn̐ḍ়sa ] n the lady's finger, the kidney vetch; (fig.) a good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless or do-nothing fellow.

ঢেঁড়া, ঢেঁড়ি¹ [ ḍhēn̐ḍ়ā, ḍhēn̐ḍ়i¹ ] n a drum, a tympan (ঢেঁড়া পেটা); a proclamation by drum-beat (ঢেঁড়া দেওয়া).

ঢেঁড়ি² [ ḍhēn̐ḍ়i² ] n a kind of earring; a poppy-seed; a poppy pod or seed-vessel.

ঢেঁকুর [ ḍhēn̐kura ] n a belch, an eructation. ঢেকুর তোলা v. to belch, to eructate.

ঢেপসা [ ḍhēpasā ] a shaped like a mound; bulky or fatty but not strong and stout, flaccid (ঢেপসা শরীর).

ঢেমনা [ ḍhēmanā ] a lewd, libertine, profligate; a spe cies of non-poisonous snake.

ঢেরা [ ḍhērā ] n a cross-mark; a bobbin. ̃সই n. a cross-mark put instead of signature by an illiterate person.

ঢেরি [ ḍhēri ] n a heap, a pile, a stack. ঢেরি করা v. to heap, to pile.

ঢেলা [ ḍhēlā ] n a small lump or clod esp. of earth; a small brickbat. ঢেলা মারা v. to pelt with a small clod of earth or with a small brickbat.

ঢোঁড়ন [ ḍhōn̐ḍ়na ] n act of searching or traversing.

ঢোঁড়া² [ ḍhōn̐ḍ়ā² ] n a non-venomous water-snake; (sarcas.) a person without personality and power.

ঢোক [ ḍhōka ] n a gulp; gulping. ঢোক গেলা v. to gulp; to make a movement as of gulp ing something (esp. to express hesita tion).

ঢোকা [ ḍhōkā ] v to go or come in or into, to enter (ঘরে ঢুকবে, গর্তে ঢোকা); to be admitted into (কলেজে ঢোকা, দলে ঢোকা); to be taken in or employed, to enter (চাকরিতে ঢুকেছে); to be driven in (পেরেক ঢুকানো); to be comprehended by (মাথায় ঢোকা); to be put in or interpolated (লেখায় ঢোকা). ঢুকানো. v. to cause to go or come in or into, to enter; to admit into; to cause to be taken in or employed; to drive in or penetrate; to fix or let into (আঙটি আঙুলে ঢোকানো); to implant (in); to make one understand or compre hend, to hammer in (মাথায় ঢুকানো); to put in or interpolate.

ঢোল [ ḍhōla ] n a tom-tom. ঢোল দেওয়া v. to an nounce or circulate by beating a tom tom. ঢোল পেটা v. (dero.) to beat a tom tom; (dero.) to make a loud noise (কথা বলছে যেন ঢোল পিটছে); to announce or circulate by beating a tom-tom; (usu. dero.) to make public. ঢোল হওয়া v. to be swollen in the shape as of a tom tom. নিজের ঢোল নিজে পেটা to beat one's own trumpet, to advertise oneself. ঢোলক n. a small variety of tom-tom. ̃শোহরত n. announcement or circula tion by beating a tom-tom.

ঢোলা² [ ḍhōlā² ] a very loose-fitting (ঢোলা জামা).

ঢোসকা [ ḍhōsakā ] a fat and flabby, flaccid.

ঢ্যাঙা [ ḍhyāṅā ] a lanky.

ণ [ ṇ ] n the fifteenth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

ণত্ববিধান, ণত্ববিধি [ ṇatbabidhāna, ṇatbabidhi ] n (gr.) the rules govern ing the change of ণ into ন

ণত্ব-ষত্ব জ্ঞান [ ṇatba-ṣatba jñāna ] n (lit.) knowledge as to where ণ and ষ should be used; (fig.) gumption, nous, common sense.

ণ-ফলা [ ṇa-phalā ] n the system of adding ণ to other letters.

ণিচ্ [ ṇic ] n (gr.) a causative inflection of verbs (e.g. দৃশ্ to see + ণিচ্ = দর্শি, to show).

ণিজন্ত [ ṇijanta ] a (gr.) inflected with ণিচ্ (ণিজন্ত ধাতু).