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iftlf^, s., a reed J rush. Maid. 



^^, adj., sultry. Raj. 



t*rt^, s., a cane basket (often hemispherical) for paddy. Jess. 



5rf5|ft?i, s., a bamboo platform in a boat, (= 5]t5t^). Dae. 



^tt?;'5 {from *^?1, dropping, oozing), v. a., to drop profuse watery foeces (applied to 



cattle). Raj. (Haughton gives Cm1%C« with the same meaning — -this would be 



a natural Central- Bengal modification). 

 Mt?ff^ {fr. Jrf?ttU5), s., profuse watery foeces (applied to cattle). Raj. 

 sftf?, s., open foot-path, foot- track. Chit. 

 5rff??n, s., an otter. 



^C? (loc. of *^t? a loan), with f^f^C^ to buy on credit. 24-Pargs. 

 f%r^f*ff%, adj., fluttering, flickering (as a candle before going out) : applied to persons at 



the point of death. Dae. [Compare *^^5f^ the gradual increase of light.] 



tSl } " "^^^ ^'^■'''^' ^^"^• 



^, s., washerman. Sylh. 



f|5| (i) adj., heavy, thick, gross ; (2) s., ardour, zeal. 



^31^ ( = Hindi 'SfiTsif), s., threat, intimidation. Raj. 



^, s., or adj., meaning something soft and yielding (like mud.) Jess. 



fSfN {fy. ^, smoke ?), with Ciff^^ to see dimly, see mistily. 2/[-Pargs. 



1^ {corrup. of i^). s., smoke, vapour : with f^Us to fumigate. 



^f^^^ {=z Hindi t^^i), v. a., to search for, seek. Chit. 



^^^«1 {fr. ^^ smoke, and <^^ engine), s., steamer. Maid. 



^ is., earth impregnated with salt. 



fC^f^, s. circular shield-shaped ear-ornament of filagree work. Jess. 

 C^'t, s., {said to be) a kind of lily. Raj. 



tC^rt^l, s. [(i) stratagem, deceit, illusion; (2) doubt, suspicion — Haughton] a scare- 

 crow, anything put up to frighten wild animals away. 

 CJTtfs {prob. fr. C«ft1%, from rt. *ft? to wash), s., flood, inundation, cyclone-wave. Bak. 

 CiftJ? — euphemistic ^^ (q-v.). 24-Pargs. 

 C^"^ [or GJi^?), s., weight. 

 C<11, s., cough (as an ailment). Jess. 

 C^l {connected with sf^?), adj., white (= ^ffl). C'/ii/. 



This letter is commonly, and especially in C. Beng., confused v;ith ? and «1; as sTt^ for 

 ?t^ night ; <F^t^ for ^-pit^ injury, damage. Initial ^ is sometimes dropped, as 

 ^«Tt^ for %Tf^. 



^, adv., not. Placed before the verb : ^tt ^ ^55 I will not go. '^ f^c^ ^ ^srf^ why 

 did you not come ? CA^7. See ^rl in Chit. 



