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ল [ l ] n the twenty-eighth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

লংকা [ laṅkā ] n capsicum, chillies, red pepper. ̃বাটা n. paste of chillies prepared by pounding them with water. ̃মরিচ same as লংকা ।

লংক্লথ [ laṅklatha ] n long-cloth.

লক আউট [ laka āuṭa ] n lock-out, closure declared by the owners of factories etc.

লকলক [ lakalaka ] int expressing; lolling (as of the tongue); dangling or brandishing (as of a cane); flashing (as of a flame of fire). লকলকে a. lolling; dangling; flashing.

লকট [ lakaṭa ] n the loquat tree, loquat.

লকার [ lakāra ] n a locker; safe-deposit vault of a bank etc for depositing customers' valuables.

লকেট [ lakēṭa ] n a locket.

লঙ্কা [ laṅkā ] n a kind of beautiful fan-tailed pi geons; (sarcas.) a fop, a dandy.

লক্ষ2 [ lakṣa2 ] n. & a one hundred thousand, lakh, lac. ☐ a. numerous, countless (লক্ষবার বলেছি). লক্ষ লক্ষ innumerable, countless.

লক্ষণ [ lakṣaṇa ] n a sign, a mark; an indication; a symptom; a characteristic, a trait; an omen, a presage, a prognostic. ̃গীত n. a song that describes the chief features of a raga or musical mode. ̃যুক্ত a. characterized by or possessing a sign or mark or indication or symptom or char acteristic or omen; indicative of; pre saging. লক্ষণা n. (rhet.) imposition of a second meaning when the primary one is barred, (loos.) metonymy or meta phor or synecdoche. লক্ষণাক্রান্ত same as ̃যুক্ত । লক্ষণাত্মক a. relating to signs or marks; symptomatic; characteristic. লক্ষণীয় a. noticeable; remarkable, note worthy; perceptible; prominent.

লক্ষপতি [ lakṣapati ] n a man worth a hundred thou sand rupees or more, (loos.) a million aire; a very wealthy man.

লক্ষাধিক [ lakṣādhika ] a more than a hundred thousand or lakh.

লক্ষিত [ lakṣita ] a noticed, seen, observed, espied; perceived; aimed at; implied, signified. লক্ষিতার্থ the second meaning given to a word when the primary meaning is barred.

লক্ষী [ lakṣī ] n. fem the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity; fortune; beauty; grace. ☐ a. fem. & masc. well-behaved and good-natured. লক্ষীর বরপুত্র Fortune's favourite. লক্ষীর ভান্ডার an inexhaustible store. ˜ছাড়া a. bereft of grace and pros perity; wretched; uncouth; scoundrelly, wicked. fem. ̃ছাড়ি । ̃ছাড়া, ̃ছাড়া লোক n. a scapegrace, a wretch, a scoundrel. ̃প্যাঁচা n. a kind of whitish owl on which Goddess Lakshmi rides. ̃বন্ত, ̃মন্ত a. prosperous, rich, wealthly; aus picious or graceful (লক্ষীবন্ত চেহারা). ̃বার n. the day of the week when the Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped, (usu.) Thursday. ̃শ্রী n. graceful signs or marks of prosperity or auspicious ness; grace or beauty resembling that of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী). ̃স্বরূপিণী a. resembling Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী) in beauty and merits; appearing as Lakshmi incarnate.

লক্ষ্য [ lakṣya ] a noticeable, observable; notewor thy, remarkable; intended; aimed at. ☐ n. intention; aim, goal; a target; a look or glance. লক্ষ্য করা same as লক্ষ্য করা । লক্ষ্য রাখা v. to keep watch, to be on the watch. ̃চ্যুত same as ̃ভ্রষ্ট । লক্ষ্যবেধ বা লক্ষ্যভেদ করা v. to hit a mark or bull's eye. ̃বেধী, ̃ভেদী a. capable of hitting a mark. ☐ n. a marksman. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. fail ing to hit the target, missing the mark; erratic; (fig.) beside the mark. ̃ভ্রষ্ট হওয়া v. to miss the mark. ̃স্হল n. mark, target. ̃হীন a. aimless. লক্ষ্মীকৃত a. ob served, watched.