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^It?, adj., (land) with paddy-stubble remaining on it. Raj. 



^tl%«T^= f¥«l, he was. Chit. 



^tfl«Tf^ = ff «Tt^, I was. Chit. 



*^T^ '^^, adv., to-day and yesterday, lately, recently. 



^!^1, s., clasping around (a person's body) with both arms. Chit. It is pronowiccd 



^^1 in Tip. 

 ^t^ttc^, ifoy ^t^SrttCNS from ^^1:^5, to close, shut), v. a., to shut, close (as a door). Tip. 

 ^srt^ft^, s., a workman's leisure time after work is done. Chit. 

 ^^p\ (from ^^131 ), s., the call to prayers (among Mohammedans). Chit. 

 ^^^ [from ^^7, to-day), adv., to-day. Hug. 

 ^®r[1%¥l (^^), adv., to-day. Chit. 

 *^M1 [pronounced short), s., a command, order. C^ '^t^, or shortly ^^1, is commonly 



used as an interjection signifying obedience, compliance ; then extended to indicate 



assent, respect, doubt, interrogation, etc. 

 ^tgi'tff, corrupt, of ^Ht^. E. Beng. 

 ^t^^ (from '^^\^'^, obstruction), adj., excommunicated; shunned (by one's friends), 



'cut.' Raj. 

 ^rf5^, s., boundary. 

 ^^ ^^'ft (from '^^^, eight and i£f^^, a watch of three hours ; lit., a man who is on duty 



all day and night), s., a paik. Puh. 

 ^^ '^\^ (prob. from ^t5l, any sticky substance), adv., very close to, contiguously, 



adjacently. Maid. 

 ^t^tf^ (from ^t'^l, any sticky substance, or connected with ^t^t^, a tick), s., a leech. 



Bak. 

 ^tfG?f1 (prob. from ^t^1, any sticky substance), adj., having remains of food, uncleaned 



after a meal (as a plate), greasy. Jess. 

 ^t^ C^^ (from ^^, eight and C^f%, a curve ?; but see ^l^5{r^1%), s., an anklet worn above 



the mal anklet. Maid. A girl's net-work- like anklet. Jess. 

 ^\5 (from ^Vc-^vS, athwart, across), s., a horizontal bamboo rail (for hanging things on), 



Jess. cp. ^t^. Standing with the hands raised and the palms outwards (to pre- 

 vent a person from coming against one). Chit. 

 ^ts^¥l, adj., set with gems, jewelled. 24-P. 

 ^tv5 CW^ (from =;'5^t®, across and *C^t«1, the bosom ?), s., an embrace (?), e.g. ^t\5 C^M^ 



^fl¥l, holding (a person) up in one's arms. Jess. 

 ^;;=^\5^^51 (from *'5(t^, across and =v?^\5, fence, fortification), s., a rough fence of stakes. 



Chit.; any place fenced in ; a pound ; a stable ; a carriage-shed. 

 ^ftvSPf;^ (from *^t\5, across and =v?5^, the eye), adv., looking side-ways, in a peeping 



manner. E. Beng. 

 =;;=^t^e, (from ^fSl, a rail ?; so lit., a railed-in spot ?), s., a warehouse. 

 ^\5r;ff% (from ^Vf^tvS, across and d|%, a curve ? but see ^t^ df%), s,, a silver anklet of 



a particular curved shape. Raj. 

 ^srtvEl, s., a trench, ditch, Jess. Maid. See ^^5^. 

 ^^rfvSl, s., small wage. Chit, 



