ডাক৬ : (p. 433) ḍāka6 an established system of conveying letters, post (ডাক বিভাগ); a batch of letters, mail, dak (বিলাতের ডাক). in comp. postal, post-mail (ডাকবাক্স, ডাকগা়ড়ি). ডাকে adv. by post. ̃খরচা n. postal charge, postage. ডাকের ঘোড়া a horse employed to carry mails. ডাকের থলি a mailbag. ̃খানা, ̃ঘর n. a post-office. ̃গাড়ি n. a mailcoach; a mail van; a mail train. ̃টিকিট n. a postal stamp. ̃পিওন, ̃পিয়ন n. a postman (fem. a postwoman). ̃বাংলা, ̃বাংলো n. a house for travellers, a dak bungalow. ̃বাক্স n. a pillar-box, a letter-box. ̃বিভাগ n. the postal department. ̃মাশুল n. postage. ̃হরকরা n. a postman; a mail-runner. ̃যোগে adv. by post. ফেরত ডাক next return mail. ফেরত ডাকে by return of post, by return mail. 11)

(p. 436) ḍērā a temporary abode, a modest lodging; a hutment, tented accommodation. ডেরা গাড়া, ডেরা বাঁধা v. to come to lodge or to commence to lodge, to take up one's lodging; to build a temporary hut, to pitch a tent. ডেরা তোলা v. to cease to lodge, to remove from a lodging; to demolish one's hutment; to strike the tent. ̃ডাণ্ডা n. a lodging and furniture; a tent and its equipage or accessories. 23)

(p. 436) ḍōṅā, ḍōṅgā a small boat; a canoe; a canoe (usu.) made of the trunk of a sal tree. 27)

(p. 433) ḍān̐ṭi a small handle; a small haft; a small pestle. 2)

(p. 432) ḍarā, ḍarānō to fear, to dread. 19)

(p. 434) ḍāli (dim. of ডালা) a small highrimmed wicker-tray; such a tray containing offerings to a deity (পূজার ডালি); any basket containing presents usu. given to one's superior or boss (বড়দিনে বড়সাহেবকে ডালি দেওয়া); (fig.) a container or repository (রূপের ডালি). 25)

(p. 436) ḍēlā a lump; a clotted mass. ডেলা পাকানো v. to gather in a lump, to lump; to clot. 24)

(p. 436) ḍēka2 a deck (of a ship or omnibus). 16)

(p. 434) ḍāmāḍōla widespread and disorderly turmoil; widespread and tumultuous confusion; hurly-burly. 14)

(p. 432) ḍaṅkā a large kettle-drum, a trumpet, a drum. ডঙ্কা দেওয়া, ডঙ্কা মারা v. to announce by drum-beat; to beat a drum; to announce proudly in public. ডঙ্কা মেরে চলে যাওয়া (fig.) to meet death triumphantly, to pass away defying death; (lit.) to pass away triumphantly. 8)

(p. 435) ḍigri a degree signifying: unit of measurement for angles; unit of measurement for temperature; academic title given by a university; one of the three forms of comparison of an adjective or adverb. 6)

(p. 434) ḍāṅā land; upland; high and dry land (ডাঙা জমি); coast, shore, bank (জল থেকে ডাঙায় ওঠা); a habitual place of production or birth or multiplication (ফরাসডাঙা, নারকেলডাঙা); an abode (কালিডাঙা). ̃পথ n. overland route. ডাঙায় বাঘ জলে কুমির (fig.) between Scylla and Charybdis, between the horns of a dilemma, between the devil and the deep sea. 5)

(p. 435) ḍiṇḍima a musical instrument of percussion. 11)

(p. 433) ḍām̐śa the gadfly; the gnat. 4)

(p. 432) ḍambara an ostentatious show or a great crowd (মেঘডম্বর, মধুকর-ডম্বর). 17)

(p. 432) ḍām̐i a heap, a pile. ডাঁই করা v. to heap (up), to pile (up). 24)