VOCABULARY OF PECULIAR VERNACULAR BENGALI WORDS. 395 



"^USl {fr. ■^tl), adj., descended from one's father's sister. Chit. ^{T."^ ^\% father's 

 sister's son. 



'Wl, s., father's sister^ paternal aunt. Chit. 



^1ft«1 (crp. of ^^ 5t«^ ?), s., the part of Satkaniya, east of the hills, in Chittagong. 

 Chit. 



t 'J^ (A- ^), adj., eastern ; ^ f^^t or ^c^ f^?t the east. 



^^^ {fr. '^\'\), adj., old, ancient. Bak. 



t C^ {fr. ^^), s., mud, mire, dirt. Tip. 



C^l^]^ (for ^1^lf^, crp. of nt^^tfS), s., jute-stalk. 24-Pargs. 



C^f^US, v.n., to be delayed (?). 



Ctf^ ) {from f^ ; C^%^ is the more common), adj., behind, hinder. C^%^, C^%Ul and 



C'^%^ ) C^f^ f^C^, adv., behind, in the rear of. 



*C'#, s. (i) the belly ; (2) the womb ; ClC^^ ^^ the vagina; (3) pregnancy, the foetus; 

 ^t^ C^\^ ff «1 (vulgar) she was with child. 



+ C^^^l {fr. C1^ ? cp. English ' chest '), s., any strong receptacle, chest or case of 

 country fashion; (e.g. a leather case, a cane chest covered with leather). 



C^^ {fr. c^?), adj. It appears to be literally equivalent to f*l^f5i (q.v.) and is 

 applied to land-tenures under and within other tenures, as c^^'S ^t^^ a depend- 

 ent taluk. It is often vulgarly modified to d^t^. Bak. 



t C^^t<rl {fr. C^t^l), s., a cane box or chest. Dae. See Cltt^. 



C^^, s., mud, mire ; adj., muddy, swampy (applied to land). Jess. Cp. dtt. 



C^5^, s., a basket for collecting cow-dung (= "^^1). Chit. 



C^^^ (connected with fctt^tsl ?), s., dry grass of paddy. Chit. 



C^^] (crp. of nt^^1), s., footpath. Maid. 



C^ft, s., mud, mire. Jess. Cp. C^f!. 



Ctt«1, s., a cup or small basket made of close-set cane (used as a measure). Jess. 



> s., a prostitute, harlot. 

 ^ > (prob. for ^lf^^1 fr. Pers. ss^'xA, s., an ornament for the wrist, a wristlet. 



l-^m r^ ■ • ■• 



^^1^1, s. (i) steps at the entrance of a house. Gen.: (2) a verandah (in a Bengali 



house), Bog. 

 {^^^j ^f?l7;^ to resume one's meals after recovery from severe illness. Raj. 

 cnt^^, s., straw. Raj. Cp. cnt^t«1. 

 C^1^ (from C^ft^il), s., a boy, lad. Chit. 

 C^^i^l'i (prob. fr. iSf^l), v.n., to become light, to dawn; e.g. ^t^ C^t^t^ C^ dawn 



broke. Raj. Cp. ''I^TIttC^. 

 C^fsit^ (crp. of m ?), s., path, road. Jess. 

 C^Nt^ {fr. fCll^tc^ ?), s., a potter's kiln or furnace. Raj. 

 fC^l^rts^ ^ s., straw. Cp. ■^f'Q?lt«1. 



C^ltf^ {fr. l'^m\), s., a kind of wristlet (= C^-m). Chit. 



C^^i^l'^ ) {fr. C^5), v.a., to cut in a sawing manner with a sharp weapon. Cent, and 

 cntf^C^ i E. Beng. 



