(p. 377) chān̐ṭā to cut, to cut off, to clip, to trim, to crop, to lop, to prune; (rare) to husk; to exclude (দল থেকে ছাঁটা); to retrench; to cut short, to reduce (খরচ ছাঁটা, গল্প ছাঁটা). a. clipped, trimmed, cropped, lopped, pruned; husked, husking; excluded; retrenched; reduced. ̃ই n. cutting off or clipping or trimming or cropping or pruning; exclusion; retrenchment; reduction; scrap. ছাঁটাই করা v. to cut off, to clip, to trim, to prune; to exclude; to retrench; to reduce. ̃প্রস্তাব n. a cut motion. ̃নো v. to cause to cut off or clip or trim or prune; to cause to be cut off or clipped or trimmed or pruned. ছেঁটে ফেলা v. to cut off, to clip, to trim, to lop; to exclude. 7)
