পাঠার্থী [ pāṭhārthī ] a desirous of reading or study ing. ☐ n. a student, a pupil; a prospec tive student. fem. পাঠাথির্নী । পাঠোদ্ধার n. deciphering an obscure piece of writ ing or passage.

পাঠান [ pāṭhāna ] n a Pathan, an Afghan.

পাঠিকা [ pāṭhikā ] fem of পাঠক (see পাঠ).

পাঠানো [ pāṭhānō ] v to send, to despatch; to trans mit. ডেকে পাঠানো v. to send for; to summon. বলে পাঠানো v. to send infor mation to some one through a messen ger.

পাঠ্য [ pāṭhya ] a to be read; readable; prescribed for reading. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃তালিকা n. a syllabus; a book-list. পাঠ্যনির্বাচন সমিতি the Text-Book Committee. ̃পুস্তক n. a text-book. ̃সূচি n. curricu lum. পাঠ্যাবস্হা n. student life.

পাড়¹ [ pāḍ়¹ ] n bank, shore, margin (of a sea, bay, river, lake, pond etc.); a mound of earth raised round a piece of arable land; a well-curb.

পাড়² [ pāḍ়² ] n furbelow, flounce, coloured or decorated border (as of a cloth). পাড় লাগানো v. to furbelow, to flounce.

পাড়³ [ pāḍ়³ ] n act of pedalling in an up-and-down manner (as a husking-pestle). পাড় দেওয়া v. to pedal in an up-and-down manner.

পাড়⁴ [ pāḍ়⁴ ] n a cross-beam.

পাড়ন [ pāḍ়na ] n bringing down; lowering; caus ing to come down.

পাড়া¹ [ pāḍ়ā¹ ] v to bring down (নারকেল পা়ড়া, তাক থেকে পাড়া); to pluck (ফুল পাড়া); to knock down (ভীম কীচককে পেড়ে ফেললেন); to cause to take to one's bed, to prostrate (জ্বরে তাকে পেড়ে ফেলেছে); to lay out (বিছানা পাড়া = to make a bed); to lay as eggs (ডিম পাড়া = to lay an egg); to pronounce loudly (গাল পাড়া = to shout abuses at); to invoke as in sol emn appeal (দোহাই পাড়া = to invoke as in solemn appeal, to call down or upon); to remove, to clear (এঁটো পাড়া = to clear the table).

পাড়া² [ pāḍ়ā² ] n a small area of human habita tion containing a cluster of houses, a locality (গোয়ালপাড়া). পাড়া বেড়ানো. v. to stroll about idly in the neighbourhood, to go round the locality.

পাড়া-কুঁদুলি [ pāḍ়ā-kun̐duli ] a. fem given to constant and boisterous brawling with neighbours, quarrelsome, cantankerous, (cp.) ter magant. ☐ n. fem. such a woman, (cp.) a termagant or fire-eater.

পাড়া-গাঁ [ pāḍ়ā-gā ] n a rural area; countryside; a vil lage.

পাড়াগেঁয়ে [ pāḍ়āgēm̐ẏē ] a rural; rustic (lit. & fig).

পাড়ানো [ pāḍ়ānō ] v to cause to bring down (ফল পাড়ানো) or pluck (ফুল পাড়ানো); to in duce to (ঘুম পাড়ানো = to lull to sleep). পাড়ানি, পাড়ানিয়া a. inducing to, inducive to (ঘুমপাড়ানি গান). ☐ n. one who brings down fruit esp. from tall trees.

পাড়া-পড়শি [ pāḍ়ā-paḍ়śi ] n neighbours; a neighbour. ☐ a. dwelling in one's neighbourhood (পাড়া-পড়শি লোক).

পাণি [ pāṇi ] n the hand. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ, ̃পীড়ন n. marriage, wedding. পাণিগ্রহণ করা, পাণিপীড়ন করা v. to marry, to wed. ̃প্রার্থী n. & a. one willing to marry some body.

পাণ্ডব, পাণ্ডবেয় [ pāṇḍaba, pāṇḍabēẏa ] n a son of King Pandu of the Mahabharata. পঞ্চপাণ্ডব n. the five sons of King Pandu collectively; (fig.) a set of five persons, a quintette. পাণ্ডববর্জিত a. (of lands and countries) not habitable or worth visiting because avoided even by the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) during their sojourn; (pop.) uninhab ited. পাণ্ডবসখা n. a friend of the Pandavas; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

পাণ্ডা [ pāṇḍā ] n a Brahman priest acting as a guide to pilgrims at holy places; (dero.) a leader, a ring-leader.

পাণ্ডিত্য [ pāṇḍitya ] n erudition, learning, scholar ship; wisdom; expertness, skill; (dero.) pedantry. ̃প্রকাশ n. ostentatious dis play of one's learning by oneself, pa rade of one's learning; (iron.) act of be traying one's ignorance or folly. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানী a. proud of one's learning. fem. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানিনী

পাণ্ডু, পাণ্ডুর [ pāṇḍu, pāṇḍura ] n the pale yellow or whitish yellow colour, the mud colour; jaun dice; chlorosis, green sickness. ☐ a. pale yellow, white yellow, mud-coloured; pale; jaundiced; chlorotic, etiolated. পাণ্ডু রোগ n. jaundice, chloro sis.

পাণ্ডুলিপি, পাণ্ডুলেখ, পাণ্ডুলেখ্য [ pāṇḍulipi, pāṇḍulēkha, pāṇḍulēkhya ] n a hand written sheet or copy, a manuscript; a draft not yet finalized; a (parliamen tary) bill.

পাত¹ [ pāta¹ ] n a fall or a shower (বৃষ্টিপাত); shedding or dropping (রক্তপাত); throw ing or casting (দৃষ্টিপাত); incidence, oc currence (বিপদ্পাত); ruin, destruction (দেহপাত); (astr.) a node (উচ্চপাত = the ascending node. নিম্নপাত = the descend ing node). পাত করা v. to impair, to ruin, to destroy (শরীর পাত করছে).

পাত² [ pāta² ] n a leaf (as of a tree or book); a sheet or foil (of metal); a leaf of ba nana or sal (শাল) used as a dinner plate. পাত করা v. to arrange for dinner by laying leaves of banana or sal; to lay the table; to flatten into a sheet (লোহা পিটিয়ে পাত করা). ̃কুড়ানি n. fem. one who eats others' leavings; one who stills hunger by eating others' leavings. পাত কাটা v. to eat off another's table like a beggar; (fig.) to importune cringingly for another's favour, to fawn on. পাত পাড়া v. (usu. dero.) to enjoy another's hospitality. ̃চাটা a. given to eating off another's table; (fig.) cringingly importuning for another's favour, currying favour (with).

পাতক [ pātaka ] n sin. পাতকী a. sinful. ☐ n. a sin ner. fem. পাতকিনী ।

পাতখোলা [ pātakhōlā ] n a piece of incompletely burnt potsherd.

পাতগালা [ pātagālā ] n sheet-wax.

পাতঞ্জল [ pātañjala ] a of or compiled by Patanjali, the Philosopher of ancient India. ̃দর্শন n. the yoga (যোগ) system of philosophy.

পাতড়া [ pātaḍ়ā ] n a leaf of banana or sal (শাল) on which food has been taken; a dish of fish or vegetables fried or singed on a banana-leaf. পাতড়া-চাটা same as পাতচাটা (see পাত²).

পাততাড়ি [ pātatāḍ়i ] n a bundle of palm-leaves used (instead of paper) in writing by a tyro. পাততাড়ি গোটানো v. (lit.) to put away the bundle of palm-leaves when the lesson is over; (fig.) to depart or decamp, to quit; to depart lock, stock and barrel; (fig.) to close down or wind up (a busi ness etc.).

পাতন [ pātana ] n act of throwing or hurling down; distillation; spreading; overthrowing; killing; writing (অন্কপাতন). ̃যন্ত্র n. a re tort.

পাতনামা [ pātanāmā ] n beginning, inception; preface.

পাতলা [ pātalā ] a diluted (পাতলা দুধ); loose (পাতলা দাস্ত); thin (পাতলা বই); fine (পাতলা কাগজ বা কাপড়); slender (পাতলা বেত); sparse (পাতলা ঝোপ); light (পাতলা ঘুম); delicate (পাতলা শরীর).

পাতলুন [ pātaluna ] n pantaloons; trousers; pyjamas.

পাতশাহ, পাতশা [ pātaśāha, pātaśā ] n (Mus.) a king or an em peror, a padishah. পাতশাহি a. royal; im perial.

পাতা¹ [ pātā¹ ] a (used as a sfx.) one who pre serves or protects (বিশ্ব পাতা).

পাতা² [ pātā² ] n a leaf (of a tree or a book); a page (of a book); a leaf of banana or sal (শাল) used as a dinner-plate; a tree leaf used in writing as a substitute for paper; a pleat, a plait, a braid; a lid (চোখের পাতা); the flat surface (পায়ের পাতা). চোখের পাতা the eyelid. পায়ের পাতা the instep; the foot. পাতা করা v. to ar range for dinner by laying leaves of banana or sal (শাল); to lay the table. পাতা কাটা v. to plait or braid (hair). ̃-কাটা a. plaited, braided. পাতচাটা same as পাতচাটা (see পাত²). পাতা-পা a. flat-footed; web-footed. পাতা পাতা v. same as পাতা করা and পাত পাড়া (see পাত²). পাতা কুড়ানি, (coll.) পাতা-কুড়ুনি a. fem. earning one's livelihood by col lecting dried leaves of trees; extremely indigent. ☐ n. fem. such a woman.

পাতা³ [ pātā³ ] v to spread, to lay out (বিছানা পাতা); to place ready for use (পাত পাতা); to lay (ফাঁদ পাতা); to install (পূজার ঘট পাতা); to set up, to establish (সংসার পাতা, দোকান পাতা); to set, to em ploy (আড়ি পাতা, কান পাতা); to stretch out to catch or hold (হাত পাতা); to bend down submissively (পিঠ পাতা); to curdle, to congeal, to freeze (দই পাতা).

পাতানো [ pātānō ] v to cause to spread or lay out or place ready for use or lay or install or set up or establish or employ or stretch out for catching or bend down submis sively or congeal or freeze; to form an alliance, relation etc. where nothing natural exists (বন্ধুত্ব পাতানো, সম্বন্ধ পাতানো). ☐ a. in all the senses of the v. and esp. formed by mutual consent only (পাতানো মাসি).

পাতাবাহার [ pātābāhāra ] n a tropical hedge-plant of the Croton genus, the Codiaeum variegatum.

পাতাল [ pātāla ] n the netherworld, the under world; Hades; hell. ̃পুরী n. the capital city of the netherworld, Hades; the netherworld. ̃বাসী a. inhabiting or dwelling in the netherworld. fem. ̃বাসিনী ।

পাতালিক [ pātālika ] a (geog.) sedimentary, plutonic (পাতালিক শিলা).

পাতি¹ [ pāti¹ ] n address, whereabouts.

পাতি² [ pāti² ] n a row, a line (বকের পাতি).

পাতি³ [ pāti³ ] a (used as a pfx.) small or infe rior. ̃কাক n. the common house crow. ̃লেবু n. a variety of lemon. ̃শিয়াল n. the fox. fem. ̃শিয়ালি the vixen. ̃হাঁস n. (fem.) the duck; (masc.) the drake.

পাতিত [ pātita ] a felled; flung down; knocked down; brought down, humbled; dis tilled.

পাতিত্য [ pātitya ] n the state of being socially cast out; moral or religious fall, degenera tion, downfall, depravity.

পাতিপাতি [ pātipāti ] adv line by line; minutely; ransackingly. পাতিপাতি করা v. to search line by line; to search minutely, to ran sack, to rummage, to make a thorough search, to rifle.

পাতিব্রত্য [ pātibratya ] n faithful or loyal devotion of a wife to her husband.

পাতিল [ pātila ] n (dial.) a roundish earthen vessel used chiefly for cooking.

পাতী [ pātī ] a (used as a sfx.) falling (সদ্যঃপাতী); falling away; included (অন্তঃপাতী); deciduous.

পাত্তা [ pāttā ] n information, news; trace; ad dress, whereabouts. পাত্তা করা same as পাত্তা লাগানো । পাত্তা পাওয়া v. to find trace or whereabouts of; (fig.) to be consid ered of some value or to be of some account. পাত্তা না পাওয়া v. to lose trace of; (fig.) to be of small account. পাত্তা না . দেওয়া v. to treat as of little or no impor tance, to make light of, to take a dim view. পাত্তা লাগানো v. to try to find trace or whereabouts of.

পাত্র [ pātra ] n a pot, a vessel, a utensil, a con tainer; a minister, a counsellor; a de serving man or an object (প্রশংসার পাত্র); a man, a fellow (ভবি ভোলার পাত্র নয়); a male character in a play; bride groom; a prospective bridegroom. পাত্র দেখা v. to interview a prospective bridegroom for selection; to choose a bridegroom. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's people or party. ̃মিত্র n. pl. (a monarch's) courtiers and friends. ̃স্হ a. lying on or contained in a pot or vessel; (of a girl) wedded, married. পাত্রস্হ করা v. to give (a girl) in marriage, to marry, to wed. পাত্রাপাত্র n. deserving and undeserving persons. পাত্রাপাত্রবিচার n. discrimination between deserving and undeserving persons. পাত্রী n. fem. a deserving woman or a female object; a female character in a play; a bride; a prospective bride. পাত্রী দেখা v. to inter view a prospective bride for selection; to choose a bride. পাত্রীপক্ষ n. the bride's people or party. যোগ্যপাত্র n. a deserving person; a worthy groom. যোগ্যপাত্রী n. a worthy bride. সত্পাত্র n. same as যোগ্যপাত্র ।

পাথর [ pāthara ] n stone; a stone-made dinner plate; a precious stone, a gem; (fig.) becoming hardened by grief (দুঃখে পাথর হয়ে যাওয়া); a stone-hearted or unfeeling person. পাথরে পাঁচ কিল the most formidable good fortune or good time. ̃কুচি n. a stone-chip; rubble; an aromatic medicinal herb, stonewort. ̃-চাপা a. (fig.) incapable of thriving. ̃চুন n. lime obtained by calcining cal cium carbonate (as limestone). ̃বাটি n. a stone-cup.

পাথরি [ pāthari ] n (med.) a stone-like concretion formed within the body, calculus, con cretion. দাঁতের পাথরি incrustation of sa liva, calcium phosphate etc. forming on the teeth, tartar formed on teeth.

পাথার [ pāthāra ] n the sea, the ocean; a vast ex panse of water.

পাথুরে [ pāthurē ] a of stone; made of stone (পাথুরে গেলাস); full of stones (পাথুরে দেশ); stone hard (পাথুরে মাটি); (fig.) unfeel ing or undaunted or impregnable; stony. পাথুরে কয়লা stone coal, anthracite.

পাথেয় [ pāthēẏa ] n travelling expenses; allowance; (chiefly rel.) viaticum.

পাদ¹ [ pāda¹ ] n (vul.) a fart.

পাদ² [ pāda² ] n the foot; the leg; a step or pace (সপ্তপাদ পশ্চিমে); bottom, foot (পর্বতের পাদদেশ); (of a tree) root (পাদপ); (of a verse) a line; a quarter (এক পাদ ধর্ম); (geom.) a quadrant; a title of honour (প্রভুপাদ). ̃ক্ষেপ same as পদক্ষেপ (see পদ). ̃গ্রন্হি n. the ankle. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of touching another's feet in obesiance. ̃চারণা, ̃চরণ, পাদাচার same as পদচারণা (see পদ). ̃চারী n. a pedestrian. ̃চিহ্ন same as পদচিহ্ন (see পদ). ̃টীকা n. a footnote. ̃তল n. the sole (of the foot). ̃ত্রাণ n. boot, shoe. ̃ত্রিভুজ n. (geom.) a pedal triangle. ̃দেশ n. the region at or around the foot or root or bottom. ̃পদ্ম n. feet reverentially conceived as a pair of lotuses. ̃পীঠ n. a foot-stool. ̃পূরণ n. act of composing the missing line of a verse etc.; an expletive; (journalese) a short poem or quotation printed to fill up the blank space at the bottom of a page of a periodical. পাদপূরণ করা v. to supply the missing line of a verse; to fill up the blank space. ̃পৃষ্ট n. the in step. পাদপ্রক্ষালন করা v. to rub and wash one's feet (and also legs). ̃প্রদীপ n. a footlight; (fig.) limelight. ̃প্রহার n. a kick. পাদপ্রহার করা v. to kick. ̃বন্দনা n. respect shown to a revered person by touching his or her feet. ̃বিক a. trav elling esp. on foot, pedestrian. ̃বিক্ষেপ same as পদবিক্ষেপ (see পদ). ̃মূল n. the sole (of feet); the heel; the bottom. ̃লেহন same as পদলেহন (see পদ). ̃শৈল n. a small hill at the foot of a moun tain. ̃স্ফোট n. chilblain; kibe. ̃সংস্হান n. (astr.) quadrature.

পাদপ [ pādapa ] n a tree, a plant.

পাদরি, পাদ্রি [ pādari, pādri ] n a Christian clergyman or ecclesiastical preacher, a padri.

পাদা [ pādā ] v (vul.) to fart.

পাদাঙ্গুলি [ pādāṅguli ] n the toe.

পাদান, পাদানি [ pādāna, pādāni ] n a footboard.

পাদুকা [ pādukā ] n boot, shoe, slipper; footwear. পাদুকা-পরিহিত a. booted, shoed.

পাদোদক [ pādōdaka ] n the water with which the feet of a gracious or reverend person has been washed (a few drops of this water is taken by a devotee).

পাদ্য [ pādya ] n water for washing the feet (and also legs.)

পান¹ [ pāna¹ ] n betel-leaf. ছাঁচি পান, বাংলা পান, মিঠা পান different kinds of betel-leaves. পান খাওয়া v. to chew betel leaf together with betel-nut, catechu, lime etc. পান থেকে চুন খসা v. (fig.) to commit a very negligible offence or lapse. পান সাজা v. to form a small conical cup of betel leaf after putting betel-nut, catechu, lime etc. within this cup. পানের বাটা n. a betel-box.

পান² [ pāna² ] n (of iron and baser metals) tem per, annealing; (of gold and noble met als) alloy. পান দেওয়া v. to temper, to anneal; to alloy.

পান³ [ pāna³ ] n drinking; act of drinking wine (পানদোষ); (fig.) thorough enjoyment (সৌন্দর্যপান). পান করা v. to drink; to drink wine; (fig.) to enjoy thoroughly.

পানই [ pāni ] n (obs.) slipper, (esp.) wooden slipper ('বাঁধা পানই হাতে লইও').

পানক [ pānaka ] n a drink of sweetened diluted fruit juices, sharbat; water hyacinth.

পানকৌড়ি [ pānakauḍ়i ] n a species of a diver; the cor morant.

পানগোষ্ঠী [ pānagōṣṭhī ] n a den of drunkards; a drink ing party.