VOCABULARY OF PECULIAR VERNACULAR BENGALI WORDS. 365 



^t'^^^?f (prob. corrup. of ®?t^T^?[ -, ®ft1%+^^? a difference in caste), s., removal from 

 one's caste; disgrace to one's caste or family: with <l>f?C^ to ravish, violate (a 

 woman). Jess. 



^'\'Q^ corrup. of ^^^, q.v. 



erf^^t = ®?t^tt, q.v. 



#f\s1 (*Tg), s , a harrow ( — ^it). Jess. 



srt<psf^ s., the frame of bamboo or mat laid at the bottom of a boat (on which the 

 cargo is laid). Jess. 



*S7N, s., the steeping (of jute) in water. Raj. 



*'^tf^^, v.n., to awake, be awake, gen. : to return to existence, re-appear (as a char, 

 after being submerged by the inundation of the rainy season). Raj. : to be fruit- 

 ful, to produce crops (as land), Bak. 



w\fM<^ (a causal noun from *SrtfyfC^?), s., a teacher, tutor. Chit. 



sft^cTl (*sr^si), adj., appertaining to the jungle; jungly, wild, uncouth; Sft^s^l ^^\ 

 random talk, talk not to the point. Jess. 



*5?t^t^ (Skr. w^^ a boundary-ridge in a field), s., a boundary-embankment ; an em- 

 bankment used as a pathway, C. Beng. ; a path, way, Bak. 



^t^1, s., spear. Sylh. 



Wtvstsf (^t^ ?), s., details, particulars, items (in an account). 24-Pargs. 



^tf^?lti^ (*s?t1%), adj., relating to caste, appertaining to caste matters. Raj. 



W]i\ {*^m] the thigh), s., the outside of the thigh. Dae. 



3ft^ ^mffff (for *W\^ ^5H), s., acquaintance, being acquainted with. Dae. 



^tCTt«^1 ( = *®rW=^1), s., a window. 



WR^Bttu^ {connected with *5rt'lf^r.5 to clasp in the arms), v. a., to seize in both arms, to 

 clasp around. 



^W^ (Arab. ^J slaughter), s., slaughter. 



^i^^], adj., coarse (paddy). Bak. 



*®7t5[tt, 5. (i) a daughter's husband, gen. : (2) a sister's husband, Dae. ^? srtsit^ a 

 son-in-law who lives in his father-in-law's lioiise {the expression now implies 

 inferiority or contempt ; originally it meant apparently a son-in-law virtually pur- 

 chased by the father-in-law to reside with the daughter). 



^Wc^ C^t^l, 5., a kind of shrub. Raj. 



M^, s., chaff, chopped straw (?). z^^-Pargs. 



^t«11, s., sowing rice {paddy) seed. Chit. ; ®rt^1 C¥f%C^ to sow rice seed. Chit. 



!5ft«^1, s., a plot where rice (paddy) seed is sown for seedlings, a rice seedling-bed, 

 Dae. ; ^P\\ ■RsW {jr. f^f^ ?), the same. Chit. 



<^t«11, s., a brother's wife. Dae. 



<5rtsTt^C^ (perh. fr. ^t«^1 a seedling- bed), v n., to spring up, sprout forth. Jess. 



^\p\ (*sft^ a net), s., a woven purse, closed at its mouth by drawing a thread. Chit. 



f5r^tti;^=t%=ittC"5- Chit. 



t%^ (*#t^ life), s., life, soul. Raj. 



f^^'^ (loc. case of pron. ^t^1), adv., in which place, where. Chit. 



f®f^^1, s., a bamboo twig. Tip. 



