পাঁচফোড়ন [ pān̐caphōḍ়na ] n cumin-seed, black cumin seed, fenugreek seed, aniseed and pars ley; these five kinds of spices collec tively.

পাঁচহাতি [ pān̐cahāti ] a five cubits long (পাঁচহাতি শাল).

পাঁচিল [ pān̐cila ] n a wall.

পাঁজ [ pān̐ja ] n a skein or wisp or roll of carded cotton.

পাঁজর, পাঁজরা [ pān̐jara, pān̐jarā ] n the ribs; the thorax; a rib bone, a rib.

পাঁজা¹ [ pān̐jā¹ ] n a brick-kiln, kiln.

পাঁজা² [ pān̐jā² ] n a bundle; a faggot; a pile, a heap. পাঁজা করা v. to bundle; to pile, to heap.

পাঁজা³ [ pān̐jā³ ] n outspread hands forming a stretcher.

পাঁজাকোলা [ pān̐jākōlā ] a lifted upon hands outspread in the shape of a stretcher. পাঁজাকোলা করা v. to lift upon hands outspread in the shape of a stretcher.

পাঁজি [ pān̐ji ] n a calendar, an almanac, an ephemeris. ̃পুথি n. ephemerides and scriptures; books collectively. হাতে পাঁজি মঙ্গলবার worrying for ascertaining a date with the almanac in hand; un necessary groping or search (for a so lution that is already there).

পাঁঠা [ pān̐ṭhā ] n a he-goat; (dero.) a dunce, a fool. fem. পাঁঠি । ̃বলি n. sacrifice of a goat by chopping off its head. পাঁঠার মাংস goat's meat; (pop.) mutton.

পাঁড় [ pān̐ḍ় ] a ripe (পাঁড় শসা); inveterate (পাঁড় মাতাল, পাঁড় বদমাশ). ☐ n. an inveterate drunkard.

পাঁড়ে [ pān̐ḍ়ē ] n the family name of some upcountry Brahmans.

পাঁতি [ pān̐ti ] n a row, a line (দাঁতের পাঁতি); a line quoted from scriptures as an authority, a scriptural prescription (পাঁতি দেওয়া); style, manner ('কথার দেখ পাঁতি'); a let ter, a note ('রতন হারে বাঁধিয়া দিনু পাঁতি'); information about identity, descriptive particulars (জাতির পাঁতি). ̃পত্র n. a sol emn marriage-contract drawn up in black and white. পাঁতিপত্র করা v. to draw up a solemn marriage-contract in black and white.

পাঁদাড় [ pān̐dāḍ় ] n a dump for sweepings, refuse etc. at the back of a house.

পাঁপর¹ [ pām̐para¹ ] n a snack made of the dough of pigeon-pea rolled into thin roundish saucer and eaten after frying in oil or singeing.

পাঁপর² [ pām̐para² ] n (law) a pauper.

পাঁয়তারা [ pām̐ẏatārā ] n act of pacing to find an oppor tunity to attack or grapple (as in wres tling); act of bragging before com mencing to do something; preliminary preparations. পাঁয়তারা কষা v. to pace up and down to find a suitable moment to attack or grapple; to brag before com mencing to do something; to make pre liminary preparations.

পাঁশ [ pām̐śa ] n ashes; a worthless or nonsense thing, talk etc. (ছাইপাঁশ). পাঁশুটে a. ash-coloured; livid, pale.

পাঁশকুড় [ pām̐śakuḍ় ] n dustbin.

পাক² [ pāka² ] n cooking; act of condensing by heat (সন্দেশের পাক); digestion (পাকস্হলী); consequence (বিপাক); grey ness (চুলে পাক ধরা). পাক করা v. to cook. পাক ধরা v. to begin to be condensed by heat; to begin to turn grey. ̃ক্রিয়া n. (function or act of) digestion. ̃তেল n. a medicinal oil. ̃পাত্র same as পাকস্হালী । ̃মন্ড n. chyme. ̃যন্ত্র n. the digestive organ, the stomach. পাকযন্ত্র-প্রদাহ n. in flammation of the stomach, gastritis. ̃শালা a. a kitchen, a cookhouse. ̃স্হলী n. the stomach. ̃স্হালী n. a cooking pot or utensil. ̃স্পর্শ n. the ceremony of a bride's serving out food for the first time to her husband's kinsfolk.

পাক³ [ pāka³ ] n a mythological demon. ̃শাসন n. Indra (ইন্দ্র), the slayer of Paka (পাক) the demon.

পাক⁴ [ pāka⁴ ] n act of going round or winding, circumambulation, revolution, convo lution, circular movement, rotation; a coil or ring (জিলিপির পাক); a twirl or spin; a providential or chance occur rence (পাকেচক্রে); an intrigue, a con spiracy, a plot, a tangle. পাক খাওয়া v. to go round; to have a walk; to wind; to circumambulate; to revolve, to con volve, to rotate; to twirl, to spin, to twine; to ravel. পাক খোলা v. to untwist; to unravel, to puzzle out. ̃দন্ডী n. a cir cuitous or spiral route that leads to the top of a mountain. পাক দেওয়া v. to go round; to have a walk; to twist, to spin, to ravel. পাক পড়া. পাক লাগা v. to be come twisted; to become twisted con fusedly, to ravel. পাক লাগানো same as পাক দেওয়া । পাকে পড়া v. to be entagled, to be caught in an intrigue; to get into difficulty or trouble. পাকে ফেলা v. to catch in an intrigue; to drive into diffi culty.

পাকড় [ pākaḍ় ] n arrest, seizure (ধরপাকড়). পাকড়াও a. seizure, arrest; act of catching with importunity (চকরির জন্য মন্ত্রীকে পাকড়াও). ☐ v. imperat. arrest, seize; catch. পাকড়ানো v. to catch; to seize; to arrest.

পাকন [ pākana ] n (obs.) ripening or maturing; (dero.) act of being seasoned or experi enced; (dero.) becoming precocious or depraved; (of hair etc.) act of turning grey.

পাকলানো [ pākalānō ] v (poet. & obs.) to redden ('চক্ষু পাকলিয়া বলে').

পাকা [ pākā ] v to ripen (ফল পাকা); to attain maturity, to mature (বুদ্ধি পাকা, বয়স পাকা); to turn grey (চুল পাকা); to sup purate (ফোঁড়া পাকা; to become seasoned (হাড় পাকা); to become experi enced or skilled (ডাক্তারিতে সে পেকেছে); to be hardened (বদমাশিতে পাকা); to be come depraved or spoilt or precocious (ছেলেটা ভারী পেকেছে). ☐ a. ripe; mature; grey; grey-haired (পাকা মাথা); skilled, experienced (পাকা কারিগর); inveterate, hardened (পাকা চোর); downright, thor ough (পাকা বদমাশ); precocious, spoilt, depraved; skilful (পাকা হাত); set (পাকা লেখা); durable, fast (পাকা রং); full, nett (পাকা পাঁচ কিলো); standard (পাকা ওজন); hardened in fire (পাকা ইট) brick-built (পাকা বাড়ি); permanent (পাকা চাকরি); final, settled, fixed (পাকা কথা, পাকা তারিখ); pure, genuine, unal loyed (পাকা সোনা); seasoned (পাকা হাড়, পাকা কাঠ); of a high standard (পাকা রচনা); tanned (পাকা চামড়া); le gally or formally drawn up (পাকা দলিল); pucka, pukka. (পাকা ওজন) stan dard weight esp. in which one seer (সের) is equal to 8 tolas (তোলা). পাকা কথা final word; a promise or word. পাকা করা v. to confirm or finalize. পাকা খাতা n. finalized book of accounts. পাকা ধানে মই দেওয়া (lit.) to harrow and de story a field of ripened paddy; (fig.) to undo an accomplished piece of work; to do incalculable harm to. পাকা ঘুঁটি কেঁচে যওয়া undoing of what is almost complete. পাকা চামড়া leather. ̃চুল n. grey hair; an aged and experienced man (পাকাচুলের পরামর্শ নেওয়া). পাকা দেখা v. to visit formally a prospective bride's house in order to draw up the marriage-contract in black and white. ̃দেখা n. a formal visit to a prospective bride's house in order to draw up the marriage-contract in black and white; the final view of a girl by the bridegroom's party before she is ac cepted in marriage. ̃পাকি a. settled, fixed, finalized; sure. পাকাপাকি করা v. to settle, to fix, to finalize; to make sure. ̃পোক্ত a. permanent; settled, fixed, finalized; hardened by long practice (পাকাপোক্ত লোক); experienced and seasoned; inveterate (পাকাপোক্ত চোর). পাকা বাড়ি a brick-built house, a building. পাকা মাথা a grey-headed or grey-haired person; an old or aged per son; a wise or experienced person. পাকা মাথায় সিঁন্দুর পরা (for a woman) to have one's husband living even when one becomes hoary-headed. পাকামি n. precocity. পাকা রাস্তা a metalled or cobbled road. পাকা হা়ড়ে ভেলকি দেখানো to show magical or amazing power or proficiency even in one's old age. পাকা হাত a set hand; skilled hand; an old hand, an experienced man; an adept. পাকা হিসাব final accounts.

পাকাটি [ pākāṭi ] n a stalk of the jute-plant used as fuel; (fig.) a lean rickety person.

পাকাটে [ pākāṭē ] a wizened.

পাকানো [ pākānō ] v to twist; to twirl; to ravel; to wring, to writhe (শরীর পাকানো); to wizen; to complicate (সে ব্যাপারটাকে পাকিয়েছে); to organize, to form (দল পাকানো); to cook, to ripen; to mature; to cause to turn grey; to cause to sup purate; to season; to make experienced or skilled; to harden; to deprave, to spoil, to make precocious. ☐ a. twisted; twirled; ravelled; wizened.

পাকাশয় [ pākāśaẏa ] n the stomach. ̃প্রদাহ n. inflam mation of the stomach, gastritis. পাকাশয়িক a. stomachal, stomachic; gas tric.

পাকি [ pāki ] a measured by the standard weight in which one seer (সের) is equal to 8 tolas (তোলা), standard (পাকি ওজন).

পাকিস্তানি [ pākistāni ] a of Pakistan. ☐ n. a citizen of Pakistan, Pakistani.

পাকুড় [ pākuḍ় ] n a species of fig-tree, Ficus infectoria.

পাকেচক্রে, পাকে-প্রকারে [ pākēcakrē, pākē-prakārē ] adv by this trick or that, through cunning devices; some how; by hook or by crook.

পাক্কা [ pākkā ] a emphatical var. of পাকা (a).

পাক্ষিক [ pākṣika ] a fortnightly. ☐ n. a fortnightly journal.

পাখনা [ pākhanā ] n a wing; a feather; a fin.

পাখলা [ pākhalā ] n rubbing and washing, scouring or rinsing (ধোয়া-পাখলা). পাখলানো. v. to rub and wash; to scour; to rinse.

পাখশাট [ pākhaśāṭa ] n a blow or a flap of a bird's wings. পাখশাট মারা v. (of a bird) to strike with wings, to flap one's wings.

পাখা [ pākhā ] n a wing; a feather; (rare) a fin; a fan; a propeller; vane or sail (as of a windmill). টানা পাখা n. a large fan sus pended from a pole and moved by pulling, a punkah, a punka. বিজলি-পাখা n. an electric fan. হাত-পাখা n. a hand fan. পাখা করা v. to fan. পাখা ঘোরানো v. to set a propeller or vane moving; to switch on an electric fan. পাখা ঝাপটানো v. (of a bird) to flutter or flap wings. পাখা টানা v. to pull a punkah.

পাখাওয়ালা [ pākhāōẏālā ] a winged; feathered; (rare) finned; having a propeller or vane or sail. ☐ n. a punkah-puller; a dealer in or pedlar of hand-fans; a repairer of electric fans; one who lets out electric fans on hire.

পাখি [ pākhi ] n the bird; a blind (of a window); a spoke (of a wheel); a step or rung of a ladder. পাখি পড়ানো v. to teach or get up by rote, to cram. পাখির প্রাণ very feeble vitality. পাখির বাসা a nest; (fig.) a very disorderly place or thing (মাথাটা যেন পাখির বাসা).

পাখোয়াজ [ pākhōẏāja ] n a musical instrument of per cussion shaped almost like a tom-tom. পাখোয়াজি n. one who can play on this instrument.

পাগড়ি [ pāgaḍ়i ] n a turban; a head-cloth. ̃ধারী n. turbaned.

পা-গাড়ি [ pā-gāḍ়i ] n a bicycle; (hum.) the foot or the leg (সবচেয়ে ভালো পা-গাড়ি).

পাঙাশ [ pāṅāśa ] n a large silvery-white fish.

পাঙ্ক্তেয় [ pāṅktēẏa ] a fit to be included in the same line or row or class; fit to be allowed to sit in a community-dinner (see পঙ্ক্তিভোজন).

পাঙ্গাশ² [ pāṅgāśa² ] a ash-coloured; livid, pale.

পাচক [ pācaka ] a digestive; gastric; one who cooks. ☐ n. a cook. ̃রস n. gastric juice, digestive fluid.

পাচন [ pācana ] a digestive; gastric. ☐ n. a medici nal decoction.

পাচনতন্ত্র [ pācanatantra ] n digestive system.

পাচনবাড়ি [ pācanabāḍ়i ] n a truncheon for driving cattle.

পাচনযন্ত্র [ pācanayantra ] n the digestive or gastric organ.

পাচার [ pācāra ] n act of finishing or consuming; slaughter, murder; secret removal (and hiding); kidnapping; smuggling; act or removing secretly and doing away. পাচার করা v. to finish; to consume; to slay, to murder, (coll.) to do in; to re move secretly (and conceal); to kid nap; to smuggle; to remove secretly and do away.

পাচিকা [ pācikā ] fem of পাচক ।

পাচ্য [ pācya ] a that which can be or is to be cooked; digestive, digestible.

পাছ [ pācha ] n the back part, the back.

পাছড়া-পাছড়ি [ pāchaḍ়ā-pāchaḍ়i ] n scuffle, mutual grappling.

পাছদুয়ার [ pāchaduẏāra ] n a back-door, a postern gate.

পাছতলা [ pāchatalā ] n the lower half of the body; the back part of a dwelling-house.

পাছা [ pāchā ] n the hip, the buttocks; the loins; the posteriors, the rump.

পাছা-পেড়ে [ pāchā-pēḍ়ē ] a (of a woman's cloth) having a broad lengthwise furbelow in the middle.

পাছু [ pāchu ] n the back (পাছু থেকে). ☐ a. flinch ing, retreated. ☐ adv. (dial.) towards one's back, back (পাছু ফেরা); from be hind (পাছু ডাকা); afterwards, later on (পাছু শুনব). ☐ prep. on the back of (আমার পাছু আসবে). পাছু লাগা. (dial.) v. to chase, to pursue; to tease; to watch one closely with mischievous intentions. পাছু হওয়া v. to flinch, to shrink back; to retreat. পাছু পাছু adv. & prep. on the back of, close behind.

পাছে [ pāchē ] prep. & adv same as পিছে । ☐ con. lest. পাছে পাছে same as পিছে পিছে ।

পাজি [ pāji ] a mean, vile; wicked; knavish; mischievous; hare-brained. পাজির পা ঝাড়া extremely mean or vile or wicked or knavish or mischievous. পাজি লোক a knave, a villain, a rogue, a scoundrel; a scapegrace; a varlet.

পাঞ্চজন্য [ pāñcajanya ] n (myth.) the conch used to be blown by Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) esp. in battles.

পাঞ্চবার্ষিক [ pāñcabārṣika ] a quinquennial.

পাঞ্চভৌতিক [ pāñcabhautika ] a of or composed of the five elements namely the earth, water, fire, air and atmosphere.

পাঞ্চালি [ pāñcāli ] n a princess of Panchal (পঞ্চাল); Draupadi of the Mahabharata.

পাঞ্জা [ pāñjā ] n the five playing-cards or dice; the palm of a hand; an impression of the palm; a letter or permit marked with the impression of the palm of a king or an official authority. পাঞ্জা কষা, পাঞ্জা লড়া v. to try the strength of each other's wrist by seizing it and trying to turn it down.

পাট¹ [ pāṭa¹ ] n a well-curb.

পাট² [ pāṭa² ] n words and actions of a character in a play, a part. পাট করা v. to act one's part.

পাট³ [ pāṭa³ ] n silk, linen; jute; a plank, a board (ধোপার পাট); a holy place (শ্রীপাট); a seat, an official seat, a throne (পাটে বসা, পাটরানি); (myth.) the imaginary mountain behind which the sun goes down whilst setting (সূর্য পাটে নামে); a fold, a plait (কাপড়ের পাট, চুলের পাট). ☐ a. royal (পাটহাতি). পাট করা v. to fold, to plait, to pleat; (fig.) to give a sound drubbing. পাটে নামা v. (of the sun) to set. পাটে বসা v. to sit on a throne; to be seated on the official seat; (of the sun) to set. পাটে পাটে adv. in or by folds; in every fold.

পাট⁴ [ pāṭa⁴ ] n routine duties of a household. পাট তোলা, পাট ওঠানো v. to complete the routine duties of a household; (fig.) to close down. পাট সারা v. to complete the routine duties of a household; (fig.) to complete a work.

পাটকেল [ pāṭakēla ] n a brickbat.

পাটন [ pāṭana ] n a city, a habitation, a settlement (গৌড় পাটন); trade and commerce; sea trade. পাটনে যাওয়া v. to set out on sea trade.

পাটনাই [ pāṭanāi ] a grown or produced in Patna; of Patna.

পাটনি [ pāṭani ] n a ferryman; a wharfinger.

পাটল [ pāṭala ] a brick-red, pale and pink-coloured.

পাটলা, পাটলি [ pāṭalā, pāṭali ] n the trumpet-flower or its plant.

পাটশাক [ pāṭaśāka ] n leaves of the jute-plant used as a pot-herb.

পাটা [ pāṭā ] n (of wood) a plank, a board; (of metals) a plate; a face or surface (বুকের পাটা); a document of purchase or leasehold of land. বুকের পাটা (fig.) courage or daring.

পাটাতন [ pāṭātana ] n a deck or floor (esp. one made of wood).

পাটালি [ pāṭāli ] n a discoid solid tablet of molas ses.

পাটি¹, পাটী¹ [ pāṭi¹, pāṭī¹ ] n a finely woven mat of a kind of aquatic grass.

পাটি², পাটী² [ pāṭi², pāṭī² ] n orderliness; order, sys tem, method; a row, a line (দন্তপাটি); one of a pair (জুতোর পাটি); a plait, a pleat ('মোহন পাটি'); household duties ('সংসারের পাটি'); reckoning by figures (পাটীগণিত).

পাটিগণিত, পাপীগণিত [ pāṭigaṇita, pāpīgaṇita ] n arithmetic.

পাটিসাপটা [ pāṭisāpaṭā ] n a kind of sweet patty or pie.

পাটোয়ার [ pāṭōẏāra ] n a landowner's or business man's employee who collects rents and keeps accounts; a manufacturer of hab erdashery esp. girdles and strings of beads. ☐ a. very much calculating or cautious about expenditure. পাটোয়ারি n. same as পাটোয়ার (n.) ☐ a. relating to the aforesaid landowner's or business man's employee; relating to haberdash ery; very much calculating or cautious about expenditure. পাটোয়ারি বুদ্ধি shrewd or keen practical sense, keen consciousness of one's own interest or affairs; circumspection.

পাট্টা [ pāṭṭā ] n a document of purchase or leasehold of land; a fold, a plait, a pleat (দোপাট্টা); a thick layer; massive beard (গালপাট্টা). পাট্টা দেওয়া v. to sell or to lease out (land.) পাট্টা নেওয়া v. to pur chase or to take on lease (as land). ̃দাতা n. a lessor. ̃দার n. a leaseholder.

পাঠ [ pāṭha ] n reading, perusal; study; recitation; lesson; a reading of text (পুঁথির মূল পাঠ); a text-book. পাঠ করা v. to read, to peruse; to study; to reci.e. পাঠ তৈরি করা v. to learn or prepare one's lesson. পাঠ দেওয়া v. to give one a lesson. পাঠ নেওয়া v. to take lessons (from a teacher). পাঠক n. a reader; one who studies; a student, a pupil; a reciter; one who reads out or recites from scriptures; a professional narrator of mythological stories; a teacher, a reader. ̃গৃহ n. a reading-room, a study; a library. পাঠন n. teaching. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃নিবিষ্ট, ̃মগ্ন a. absorbed in reading or study. ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির n. a reading-room, a study; a library; a school. ̃ভেদ same as পাঠান্তর । ̃রত a. engaged in reading or studying. ̃শালা n. a primary school. পাঠানুরাগ n. fond ness for reading; devotion to study. পাঠানুরাগী a. fond of reading; devoted to study. পাঠান্তর n. another text or a dif ferent text or reading or version. পাঠাভ্যাস করা v. to learn one's lessons.