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^i5l^ (from ^ negative and «Tlf, applied, attached), adj., not leased out, unleased, un- 

 settled (applied to land). 



^?it>^vr| C (from !ij.svjJx separate), adv., separate, apart. 



^??^ (from ^ + ^f5, impurity), s., the prohibition arising from an act entailing impu- 

 rity, taboo. E.g., a person may not marry on a day on which a relative has 

 given birth to a child, and to do so is ^^7:^ ^^jfwTs. Dae. 



^C»ffsf=:^?9^. Raj. 



^*rt^ = ^.^^. Dae. 



'W\T^ (from J-el origin), adj., original, pristine ; applied to riverine lands which have 

 never been diluviated within the knowledge of man, as opposed to I??I1 q.v. Raj. 



^S (corrupt, of ^T^lT, spreading out?), s., plastering. Maid. 



*'5I'^H (from ^ negative and "^t^, a place), s., the private parts (especiall}^ the female) ; 

 back parts. 



^, the letter a. It is however ver}^ commonly pronounced (and written) ifi ^ in Central 

 Beng., especially- if ^ or ^.fi occurs in the following syllable; e.g. jelc for ^tf^1, a 

 fisherman ; Diere for 5r|7;?i, he beats ; jeni for srff^, I know ; C^r:^ theke for '^tf^^l, from ; 



In the termination -^^\^^ of the past tense of verbs, the "srl is commonly pronounced 

 It in Cent. Beng., e.g. gehim for C^t^, I went ; parilum for 'll^sTt^, I fell ; mcpilum 

 (both changes), for ^^«Tt5I, I measured. 



~5{\ (Skt. 3Er negative), a negative prefix, used in forming words, e.g. ^<Pt^ (a bad period), 

 a time of famine. Bog. "STt^, q.v., Jess, ^t^t^, q.v., Raj. ^^t¥l, q.v., Hug. ^^'?f, 

 a place where there is no proper path, 24-Pargs. 



^spttsl (for '^^), ,s., ridge of earth dividing fields. E. Beng. 



^f^=^rtf^?n. q.v. Maid. 



^It^^ (corrupt, of "^t.^), prep, and adv., before, in front of. Chit. 



^sTf^sft^n, adj., closed but not fastened (as a door). Jess. 



^rf^ (deriv. unknown), s., fodder for cattle. Raj. 



^t^ = ^, q.v. Chit. 



^^ (prob. from ^'srt^, across), s., trees or branches stuck fast in water, snag. Puh. 



^t^f^( = ^rff^). a large paddy basket. Raj. 



^^ (corrupt, of ^5i^), s., fire. Chit. 



*"5it^^is, {^)yc a woman), s., a title applied to married women. Raj. 



^f^1 = &<lt«n, the suffix forming nouns of agency. Jess. 



sJt^sTl, with ^?, a kitchen. Chit. 



^rf^, s., a small gola or granary ( = c^t«l). Jess. 



.^ MSkt. ^735), -s. (with or without ^1^), the aus or early rice (paddy) which is 

 reaped about Sept.-Octr.; but in Chit, a quick-growing rice which may be grown 

 in the autumn, cold season or spring according to the condition of the land. 

 •^fo! ^s (onomatop. ?), s., inarticulate noise, meaningless sound. Ra'j. 



