লগবগে [ lagabagē ] a flexible, supple, pliant; un steady, swaying to and fro; tottering; flimsy.

লগা, লগি [ lagā, lagi ] n a pole of bamboo etc. esp. one for propelling a boat, a punt-pole; a pole with a hook fixed to one end for plucking fruits, flowers etc. লগি ঠেলা v. to punt.

লগুড় [ laguḍ় ] n a heavy stick, a cudgel, a mallet, a club. লগুড়াঘাত করা v. to beat with a club or a cudgel. লগুড়াহত a. cudgelled, beaten with a stick, bastinadoed.

লগ্ন¹ [ lagna¹ ] a attached or adhering or leaning to (কন্ঠলগ্ন, দেহলগ্ন).

লগ্ন² [ lagna² ] n (astrol.) the rising-time of any zodiacal sign or the time of the sun's transition to a zodiacal sign; (astrol.) a suitable or auspicious time or moment (বিয়ের লগ্ন); a point of time (মরণলগ্ন). ̃পত্র n. a written marriage-contract fix ing astrologically the time of marriage. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. failing to commence one's work within the astrologically ap pointed hours; (fig.) one who has missed the opportune moment.

লগ্না [ lagnā ] fem of লগ্ন² ।

লগ্নি [ lagni ] n investment (of money) in busi ness enterprise; usury. লগ্নি করা v. to in vest, to lay out; to lend at interest. ̃করণ n. investing, investment.

লঘিমা [ laghimā ] n a yogic attainment that enables one to make one's body light or subtle at pleasure; absence of heaviness, lightness.

লঘিষ্ট [ laghiṣṭa ] a lightest; smallest; minimum; lowest; least; very light or small. লঘিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণিতক, (সংক্ষেপে) ল. সা. গু (math.) the least common multiple, (abbr.) L.C.M.

লঘীয়ান [ laghīẏāna ] a less heavy, lighter; smaller; lower; very light or small. fem. লঘীয়সী ।

লঘু [ laghu ] a not heavy, light; easily digestible and moderate; not serious, venial; small; frivolous, easy, carefree; swift or nimble yet noiseless; easily under stood, easy, light (লঘুপাঠ); low, vile, inferior; contemptible; slighted; worth less, trivial; subtle; liquid, watery; (gr.) short. ̃কায় a. light-bodied; slim-bod ied; short-statured. ̃গামী a. nimbly and yet noiselessly moving; light-moving. ̃গুণক n. (math.) reduction factor. ̃চিত্ত, ̃চেতা a. light-headed; light hearted; flippant, frivolous. ̃জ্ঞান n. disregard, contempt; slight. ̃জ্ঞান করা v. to think lighty of; to treat with con tempt; to slight, to look down upon. ̃নির্মাণ n. minor works. ̃পথ্য n. light diet, (cp.) sick diet. ̃পাক a. easily di gested or digestible, light. ̃পাচ্য a. eas ily digestible. লঘু পাপ a venial sin; a trivial offence. লঘুপাপে গুরুদন্ড heavy punishment for a venial or trivial of fence. ̃পায়ে adv. light-footedly. ̃প্রকৃতি same as ̃চিত্ত । ̃বন্ধনী n. the sign of parenthesis, the first bracket. ̃বৃত্ত n. a small circle. ̃ভাবে adv. lightly. ̃ভোজন n. a light and easily di gestible meal. ̃মস্তিষ্ক a. light-headed; incapable of serious thinking; dull headed. ☐ n. the cerebellum. ̃সংগীত n. light music. ̃স্বর n. a low or soft voice, (gr.) a short vowel. ̃হস্ত a. light-handed; dexterous.

লঘুলিপিক [ laghulipika ] n a stenographer.

লঘূকরণ [ laghūkaraṇa ] n lightening; simplification; (math.) reduction; (chem.) dilution; at tenuation; commutation.

লঘূকৃত [ laghūkṛta ] a lightened; simplified; (math.) reduced; (chem.) diluted; attenuated; commuted.

লঙ্কা² [ laṅkā² ] n Ceylon; modern Sri Lanka. ̃কান্ড n. a canto of the Ramayana nar rating the capture of Lanka (লঙ্কা) by Rama (রাম); (fig.) a tumultuous affray or brawl. ̃দাহন n. the burning of Lanka (লঙ্কা) by Hanuman (হনুমান). ̃ধিপতি, ̃পতি n. the king of Lanka (লঙ্কা).

লঙ্কেশ [ laṅkēśa ] n the king of Lanka.

লঙ্গ [ laṅga ] n (dial.) clove.

লঙ্গরখানা [ laṅgarakhānā ] n a place where cooked food is distributed in charity to a number of persons.

লঙ্ঘন [ laṅghana ] n fasting; crossing; passing or leaping or scaling over; dereliction, non-observance; transgression; viola tion, infringement; non-compliance, non-abidance. লঙ্ঘন করা v. to cross; to pass or leap or scale over; to fail to perform; to transgress; to violate, to in fringe; not to comply with, not to abide by, to disobey. লঙ্ঘন দেওয়া v. to keep fasting, to go without food.

লঙ্ঘিত [ laṅghita ] a crossed; passed over; leapt over, scaled over; not observed; trans gressed; violated, infringed; not com plied with, not abided by.

লজ্ঝড় [ lajjhaḍ় ] a good-for-nothing (লজ্ঝড় লোক); worthless, trashy (লজ্ঝড় জিনিস); broken and unserviceable; un wieldy, unmanageable, troublesome (লজ্ঝড় বোঝা বা কাজ).

লজেঞ্চুস [ lajēñcusa ] n lozenge.

লজ্জত [ lajjata ] n that part of the body which flushes in bashfulness, the face; glori ous flush of chastity.

লজ্জমান [ lajjamāna ] a feeling abashed; abashed, flushed. fem. লজ্জমানা ।

লজ্জা [ lajjā ] n bashfulness; modesty; shame; hesitation; diffidence; disgrace. লজ্জা দেওয়া v. to put to shame, to shame; to put out of countenance, to discounte nance, to abash. লজ্জা পাওয়া v. to be ashamed; to feel shame; to be discoun tenanced or abashed. লজ্জা বোধ করা v. to feel shame; to feel diffident. লজ্জার কথা, লজ্জার বিষয় a disgraceful affair, a shameful matter, a disgrace, a shame. লজ্জায় কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া v. to shrink in shame. লজ্জায় লাল flushed with shame, to become red from shame. ̃কর, ̃জনক a. shameful, disgraceful. ̃জনিত a. born of bashfulness or modesty or sense of delicacy. ̃নত same as লজ্জাবনত । ̃নম্র a. slightly bowed down with bashfulness; coy. ̃ন্বিত same as লজ্জিত । ̃বতী fem. of লজ্জাবান । লজ্জাবতী লতা the mimosa. ̃বনত a. having one's face hanging down in bashfulness or shame; stooping low in bashfulness or shame. লজ্জাবনত মুখে with a shame-faced look. ̃বান a. shy, bashful; coy; modest. ̃বিহীন same as লজ্জাহীন । ̃বোধ n. feeling of shame; sense of disgrace. ̃শীল a. bashful; coy; shy; modest. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. shameless; brazen-faced; impudent; immodest. fem. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীনা ।

লজ্জিত [ lajjita ] a ashamed; put to shame; abashed. fem. লজ্জিতা ।

লটকানো [ laṭakānō ] v to hang (ফাঁসিতে লটকানো); to hang up (দেওয়ালে লটকানো); to post (a bill, placard, poster etc.).

লটপট [ laṭapaṭa ] int expressing; the state of flap ping loosely. লটপটে a. hanging loosely; flapping loosely.

লটবহর [ laṭabahara ] n luggage, baggage, outfit, kit.

লটরপটর [ laṭarapaṭara ] n the state of flapping or hang ing loosely; (loos.) flirting, flirtation; debauchery.

লটারি [ laṭāri ] n a lottery, a raffle.

লড় [ laḍ় ] n (obs.) running or bolting, a bolt. লড় দেওয়া v. to bolt off, to take a run; to take to one's heels.

লড়া [ laḍ়ā ] v to fight; to encounter; to wrestle; to contend, to vie. লড়াই n. a fight, an encounter, an engagement; a battle, a war; a wrestling encounter or match; contention, vying. ̃ইয়ে almost obs. var. of লড়িয়ে । ̃কু a. fond of or in the habit of fighting, pugnacious. ̃নো v. to cause to fight or contend or vie; to set by the ears. ̃লড়ি n. mutual or re peated fight or quarrel or contention or vying; a scuffle or skirmish.

লড়িয়ে, লড়ুয়ে [ laḍ়iẏē, laḍ়uẏē ] a skilled in or given to fighting, bellicose; military. লড়ুয়ে মনোবৃত্তি fighting spirit. লড়ুয়ে মোরগ a gamecock, a fighting-cock.

লড্ডু, লড্ডুক [ laḍḍu, laḍḍuka ] n a sweet drop.

লন্ঠন [ lanṭhana ] n a lantern.

লতা [ latā ] n a creeper. ̃কুঞ্জ, ̃গৃহ, ̃মন্ডপ n. a retreat shaded with creepers, an arbour, a bower. ̃নিয়া, ̃নে a. creeping. ̃নো v. (of a creeper) to creep along or up; to stretch or extend along or up. ̃পাতা n. creepers and herbs; spinach. ̃প্রতান n. tendril. ̃য়িত a. grown along the ground or on supports as a creeper, creeping along or up; stretching or ex tending along or up.

লতি [ lati ] n the lobe of the ear.

লতিকা [ latikā ] n a small creeper; a creeper.

লন্ডভন্ড [ lanḍabhanḍa ] int expressing; utter disruption or confusion or disorder or rout. লন্ডভন্ড হওয়া v. to be utterly disrupted or con fused or routed.

লপটানো [ lapaṭānō ] v to entwine; to be entangled or involved (in).

লপ্সি [ lapsi ] n gruel (of rice, dal etc).

লপেটা [ lapēṭā ] n a kind of vamped slippers.

লপ্ত [ lapta ] n a stretch. এক লপ্তে at a stretch.

লব [ laba ] n (math.) a numerator; a minute di vision or fracton of time; very small amount or fraction.

লবঙ্গ [ labaṅga ] n clove; the clove-tree. ̃লতা, ̃লতিকা n. a creeper bearing fragrant flowers, (cp.) the clove-pink; a kind of sweet pastry; (fig.) a modest and charming female.

লব্জ [ labja ] n speech; language; a dialect; a mode of speaking; an idiom.

লবডঙ্কা [ labaḍaṅkā ] n (hum.) nothing, cipher, zero; a mare's nest.

লবণ [ labaṇa ] n salt. ̃খনি n. salt-mine. ̃ছাড়া a. (of food) salt-free. ̃জল n. salt-water. saline water. ̃পোড়া a. (of food) overmixed with salt, over-salted. ̃সমুদ্র n. (myth.) the sea containing salt-wa ter. লবনাক্ত a. smeared or oversmeared with salt; containing salt (usu. to ex cess); saltish, salted; salty; saline. লবণাম্বু n. (myth.) the sea containing salt-water; a sea, an ocean.

লবেজান [ labējāna ] a feeling like dying; extremely distressed or harassed.

লব্ধ [ labdha ] a obtained; attained; gained; earned; acquired. fem. লব্ধা । ̃কাম a. having one's desire fulfilled; having at tained one's end; gratified. ̃গুণ n. (bot.) acquired character. ̃প্রতিষ্ঠ a. fa mous, one who has earned fame; estab lished. ̃বিদ্যা a. learned; wise.

লব্ধি [ labdhi ] n attainment; gains; acquirements; acquisition. নির্ণয় n. (mech.—of ve locity) composition.

লভ্য [ labhya ] a obtainable; attainable; acquir able; gainable; available; procurable; capable of being earned as profit. ☐ n. gains; profit. লভ্যাংশ n. a share of profit; the part of income regarded as profit.

লম্পট [ lampaṭa ] a lascivious, licentious, libertine, debauched, profligate, lewd; wanton. ☐ n. a libertine, a profligate, a debauchee.

লম্ফ¹ [ lampha¹ ] n lamp esp. a small kerosene lamp.

লম্ফ² [ lampha² ] n a leap, a spring, a jump, a bound. লম্ফ দেওয়া v. to leap, to spring, to jump, to bound. এক লম্ফে at a leap. লম্ফে লম্ফে by leaps and bounds. ̃ঝম্প n. continuous or repeated skipping or leaping; (fig.) excessive haste or fuss or ado or bragging. ̃ন n. leaping or springing or jumping or bounding.

লম্ব [ lamba ] a hanging, pendent; vertically hang ing; upright; vertical, plumb; perpen dicular; (geom.) orthogonal; straight; (geog.) orthographic(al). ☐ n. a per pendicular. ̃অভিক্ষেপ n. (geog.) ortho graphic projection, orthography; (geom.) orthogonal projection. ̃কর্ণ a. long-eared. ☐ n. a traditional name for the ass, the goat, the rabbit etc. ̃চ্ছেদ n. (geom.) a normal section. ̃ন n. the state of being hung; (phys. & astr.) parallax. লম্বন-পদ্ধতি n. (phys.) parallax method. ˜বিন্দু n. (geom.) an orthocentre. ̃বৃত্ত n. (astr.) a vertical circle. ̃মান a. hanging, suspended, pendent; dependent. ̃সূত্র n. (mech.) a plumb-line.

লম্বদার [ lambadāra ] n a leader of tenants entrusted with the charge of collecting revenue from other tenants.

লম্বা [ lambā ] a tall; lofty; long; long-continued; lengthy; (fig.) prostrate; (fig.) boastful or grandiloquent. ☐ n. length. লম্বা করা v. to lengthen; to expand; (fig.) to lay prostrate on the ground by beating. লম্বা দেওয়া v. to decamp; to run away, to flee, to take to one's heels. লম্বা হওয়া v. to lie prostrate; to grow in length, to be come long. লম্বা কথা boastful or gran diloquent talk, tall talk, big talk. লম্বা চাল excessive pomp or eclat esp. that which is displayed beyond one's means. ̃ই n. length; the measure of length. লম্বাই চওড়াই n. length and breadth; the mea sure of length and breadth; bragging, boastful or grandiloquent talk (লম্বাই চওড়াই মারা). লম্বাংশ n. polar distance. ̃টে slightly tall, tallish; longish. লম্বায় adv. in length, lengthwise. ̃লম্বি adv. length wise, lengthways.

লম্বিত [ lambita ] a hanging, pendent, suspended; dangling; oscillating. লম্বিত বেণী dan gling pigtail.

লম্বে [ lambē ] adv in length.

লম্বোদর [ lambōdara ] a pot-bellied, corpulent. ☐ n. God Ganesha (গণেশ).

লয় [ laẏa ] n dissolution or fusion into a greater esse; merging, fusion; dissolution; de struction; universal dissolution or anni hilation; (mus.) tempo. লয়ে আনা v. (coll.) to bring under control; to com pel someone to behave properly; to bring someone to his senses.

ললনা [ lalanā ] n a woman; a gentlewoman, a lady; a wife.

ললাট [ lalāṭa ] n the forehead, the front; the temple; fate; luck; destiny. ̃ভূষণ n. an ornament for the forehead. ̃রেখা n. a line on the forehead (esp. one indicat ing one's destiny). ̃লিখন, ̃লিপি n. one's destiny as indicated by the lines on one's forehead. ললাটিকা n. a holy mark of sandal-paste, clay etc. put on the forehead; an ornament for the fore head.

ললাম [ lalāma ] n ornament; a mark (of sandal wood paste etc.) on one's forehead.

ললিত [ lalita ] a beautitful, pleasant, charming; (of speech) suave, bland. ☐ n. dance or artistic gestures of women; pleasure and enjoyment; an Indian musical mode. ̃কলা n. (collec.) fine arts; (distr.) any branch of fine arts. fem. a. ললিতা ।

লশকর [ laśakara ] n a soldier; a naval soldier; a sailor; armed forces.

লসসি [ lasasi ] n milk-shake; yoghurt.

লসিকা [ lasikā ] n lymph. ̃তন্তুবৃদ্ধি n. lymphatic growth. ̃য়নী a. lymphatic.

লহনা [ lahanā ] n dues, amount outstanding.

লহমা [ lahamā ] n a minute fraction of time, a short while, a moment.

লহর [ lahara ] n a wave; a watercourse, a channel; a row or coil.

লহরি, লহরী [ lahari, laharī ] n a wave.

লহু¹ [ lahu¹ ] n (obs. & poet.) blood.

লহু² [ lahu² ] a (obs. & poet.) mild, gentle (লহুলহু হাস).

লা² [ lā² ] n (dial.) a boat.

লা³ [ lā³ ] int (used in familiarity or contempt by women amongst themselves) hullo, ei, oi, I say etc.

লাইন [ lāina ] n a line; a system (কাজের লাইন). লাইন দেওয়া, লাইন বাঁধা v. to line up, to stand in a queue, to queue up. লাইন-বাঁধা a. lined-up.

লাইনিং [ lāini ] n lining (as of a coat).

লাইফবেলট, লাইফবেল্ট [ lāiphabēlaṭa, lāiphabēlṭa ] n a life-belt.

লাইফবোট [ lāiphabōṭa ] n a life-boat.

লাইব্রেরি [ lāibrēri ] n a library. ̃য়ান n. a librarian.

লাইসেনস, লাইসেন্স [ lāisēnasa, lāisēnsa ] n a licence. ̃বিহীন a. unlicensed.

লাউ [ lāu ] n the bottle-gourd. লাউয়ের খোলা calabash. ডগা n. the tender upper end of the bottle-gourd plant; a kind of very slender and non-venomous green snake. ̃মাচা n. a scaffold or trellis made of bamboo and twigs along which a bottle-gourd plant creeps up.

লাক্ষণিক [ lākṣaṇika ] a symptomatic; figurative, metaphorical; symbolical; versed in soothsaying; oracular. লাক্ষণিক অর্থ same as লক্ষিতার্থ (see লক্ষিত).

লাক্ষা [ lākṣā ] n lac, shellac. ̃কীট n. an insect producing lac. ̃রস n. lac dye.

লাক্ষিক [ lākṣika ] a dyed with lac, lacquered.

লাখেরাজ [ lākhērāja ] n rent-free. লাখেরাজ জমি a free hold.