দিগ্বিন্দু [ digbindu ] n (geog.) a cardinal point.

দিঘ [ digha ] n (dial.) length (আড়েদিঘে). ☐ a. (obs.) long.

দিঘল [ dighala ] a (chiefly poet.) long, tall, large.

দিঘি [ dighi ] n a large and deep tank or pond.

দিঙ্নাগ [ diṅnāga ] n any one of the eight mythical celestial elephants guarding the quar ters of the globe; a famous Buddhist philosopher (also দিঙ্নাগাচার্য); (sarcas.) a stupid but harsh critique.

দিঙ্নির্ণয়, দিঙ্নিরূপণ [ diṅnirṇaẏa, diṅnirūpaṇa ] n ascertainment of the points of the compass; ascertainment of a particular or the right direction. দিঙ্নির্ণয় করা v. to ascertain the points of the compass; to ascertain the direction. দিঙ্নির্ণয়যন্ত্র n. a compass; a mariner's compass.

দিঙ্মন্ডল [ diṅmanḍala ] n the horizon.

দিতি [ diti ] n (myth.) the first mother of daityas (দৈত্য). ̃জ, ̃সূত n. a son of Diti (দিতি), any of the mythological demons hos tile to gods.

দিত্সা [ ditsā ] n desire for giving or contributing (esp. in charity). দিত্সু a. desirous of giving or contributing.

দিদা [ didā ] n. fem (in affection) a grandmother or a granddaughter.

দিদি [ didi ] n. fem an elder sister or cousin (sis ter); (in courteous or affectionate ad dress) a lady, a woman, a girl; (in af fection) a grandmother or granddaugh ter. ̃ঠাকুরানি n. (chiefly joc.) a lady, a woman, a girl (esp. of the Brahmin caste). ̃মা n. a maternal (also paternal) grandmother or grand aunt.

দিদৃক্ষা [ didṛkṣā ] n desire to see. দিদৃক্ষমাণ, দিদৃক্ষু a. desirous of seeing.

দিধিষু [ didhiṣu ] n the second husband of a woman married twice.

দিন¹ [ dina¹ ] n a day (in all senses); the time of light from sunrise to sunset; twenty-four hours from one sunrise to the next; a sidereal day; (astr. & astrol.) a lunar day; daily working period or hours; a length of time, a period (দীর্ঘদিন); time of existence, duration of life (তার দিন ফুরিয়েছে); an age or a point of time (সেদিন আর নেই); time (আমার দিন কাটে না); an auspicious or favourable time (যদি দিন আসে). দিন কাটানো same as দিন যাপন করা । দিন গোনা v. (fig.) to look forward to eagerly (esp. for a long time). ̃কর n. the sun. ̃কল n. present time or times (দিনকাল বড় খারাপ). ̃ক্ষণ n. (astrol.) suitability or auspiciousness of a day for doing something. ̃ক্ষণ n. a conjunction of three lunar days in one sidereal day. ̃ক্ষেপ, ̃ক্ষেপণ same as দিনযাপন । ̃গত a. pertaining to a day; daily, diurnal. দিনগত পাপক্ষয় (lit. but rare) sacramental and other purifications prescribed for the daily life; (pop. & dero.) the routine drudgery or monotonous toil of daily life. ˜দগ্ধা n. (astrol.) an inauspicious day for doing anything. দিন দিন adv. day by day; gradually; everyday, daily. ̃দুপুরে adv. in broad daylight. ̃নাথ ̃পতি n. the sun. ̃পঞ্জি n. day-to-day record of events, a diary. ̃পঞ্জিকার n. a diarist. ̃পত্রী n. a daily journal, a diary. ̃পাত same as দিনযাপন । ̃ভর adv. all day long, throughout the day. ̃মজুর n. a day-labourer. ̃মণি n. the sun. ̃মান n. the time of light from sunrise to sunset, daytime. দিন মাইনে n. daily wage. ̃যাপন n. spending a day. দিনযাপন করা v. to spend one's days, to pass one's time, to lead a life; to spend a day. ̃রাত n. day and night. ☐ adv. at all hours of the day and night, constantly, always. ̃লিপি n. a diary. ̃শেষ n. close or end of a day, the evening. দিনাতিপাত করা v. spend days. দিনে-ডাকাতি robbery in broad day light; (fig.) an extremely daring vil lainy or misdeed. দিনকে রাত করা (fig.) to exaggerate beyond recognition; to tell a downright lie. দিনে দিনে day by day, gradually. দিনেদুপুরে more pop. var. of দিনদুপুরে । দিনের আলো the light of the day, daylight. দিনের নাগাল পাওয়া to be in sight of better days.

দিন² [ dina² ] n (Mus.) religion, faith. ̃দুনিয়ার মালিক God (or Allah) as the Lord of the (Islamic) faith and of the world.