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নাই3 [ nāi3 ] n the navel; (of a wheel) a nave, a hub; a wedge; an anvil.

নাই4 [ nāi4 ] n indulgence, pampering. কুকুর নাই পেলে মাথায় চড়ে (lit.) fondle a mongrel and it will jump up on your head, (fig.) a saucy scamp scandalizes his patron.

নাই5 [ nāi5 ] adv not (যাই নাই, আসে নাই).

নাই-আঁকড়া [ nāi-ān̐kaḍ়ā ] a dogged, obstinate, tena cious, persistent.

নাইয়া [ nāiẏā ] n a boatman; a sailor.

নাওয়া [ nāōẏā ] v to bathe, to have a bath or wash ing. ☐ n. bathing, washing, bath, ablu tion. নওয়ানো v. to cause to bathe, to bath, to wash; to dip (idol etc:) in water.

নাক [ nāka ] n the nose, the olfactory organ; the sense of smell; the power to distin guish smell, smelling power (তোমার নাক তো খুব). নাক উঁচানো v. (fig.) to turn up one's nose (at), to show disdain (at). নাকঝাড়া v. to blow one's nose. নাক টেপা v. to press one's nose; (ridi.). to say one's prayers silently. নাক ডাকা v. to snore. নাক ফোঁড়া, নাক বেঁধানো v. to per forate the septum of one's nose. ̃বরাবর adv. straight, straightaway, in the di rection of one's nose. নাক বাঁকানো same as নাক উঁচানো । নাক মলা v. to pull or twist one's own nose as a mark of re gret for a mistake or fault. নাক সিঁটকানো same as নাক উঁচানো । নাকে খত see খত । নাকে-মুখে গোঁজা v. to eat very hurriedly; to gulp down. নাকের ছেঁদা a nostril. নাকের জলে চোখের জলে হওয়া (fig.) to be embarrassed, to be in deep waters or quagmire. নিজের নাক কেটে পরের যাত্রাভঙ্গ করা (fig.) to do a greater harm to one self in an attempt to put somebody into trouble.

নাক-কাটা [ nāka-kāṭā ] a one who has one's nose cut off; (fig.) shameless, brazen-faced. নাককান-কাটা same as নাক-কাটা (fig.)

নাক-খাঁদা [ nāka-khān̐dā ] a snub-nosed.

নাকচ [ nākaca ] a set-aside; cancelled; rejected; annulled, repealed. নাকচ করা v. to set aside; to cancel; to reject; to annul, to repeal, to rescind.

নাকছাবি [ nākachābi ] n an ornament for the nose, a nose-pin.

নাকানিচুবানি, নাকানিচোবানি [ nākānicubāni, nākānicōbāni ] n continuous ducking in water as made by a drown ing person; (fig.) continuous harass ment or distress or embarrassment. নাকানিচোবানি খওয়া v. to have to duck in water continuously (as by a drowning person); (fig.) to be harassed or dis tressed or embarrassed continuously.

নাকারা [ nākārā ] n a kind of small kettledrum or war-trumpet.

নাকাল [ nākāla ] a embarrassed, put out of counte nance; put to shame; harassed; fatigued. ☐ n. embarrassment; harassment; fa tigue; discomfiture; humiliation; ad equate or sound punishment. নাকাল করা v. to embarrass, to put out of counte nance; to harass; to fatigue; to put to shame; to discomfit; to punish ad equately or soundly. নাকাল হওয়া v. to be embarrassed or discomfited, to be put out of countenance; to be humiliated.

না কি [ nā ki ] int expressing: question, doubt, supposition etc. (যাবে না কি, সত্য না কি, is it? do you think so ? if it be.

নাকি [ nāki ] a spoken through the nose, nasal (নাকি সুর). নাকি কান্না, নাকে কান্না n. whim per; (sarcas.) crocodile tears.

নাকুয়া, নাকু [ nākuẏā, nāku ] a given to speaking through one's nose (নাকুয়া লোক); spoken through the nose (নাকুয়া কথা); long-nosed, nosy (নাকুয়া লোক).

নাকে-কাঁদুনে [ nākē-kān̐dunē ] a given to crying at trifles, whimpering.