(p. 560) nāka-kāṭā one who has one's nose cut off; (fig.) shameless, brazen-faced. নাককান-কাটা same as নাক-কাটা (fig.) 9)

(p. 585) nirbāṇa extinguishment, extinction, putting out (দীপনির্বাণ); annihilation, end; extinction of individuality and absorption into the Supreme Spirit, beatitude, nirvana; act of sinking below the horizon, setting. a. extinguished, extinct (নির্বাণ দীপ); one who has attained beatitude (নির্বাণ ঋষি); that which has set (নির্বাণ সূর্য). নির্বাণোন্মুখ a. about to be extinguished, about to go out. নির্বাণোন্মুখ দীপ a dying lamp. 21)

(p. 563) nāraṅga, nāraṅgi the orange. 55)

(p. 568) nikaṣa a streakplate or touchstone; whetstone; whetting; a testing streak of gold. নিকষণ n. act of rubbing or testing (gold) on a touchstone. নিকষিত a. rubbed or tested on a touchstone; polished; found to be genuine by testing on a touchstone, pure, sterling ('নিকষিত হেম'). 23)

(p. 574) nibiṣṭa deeply engaged, engrossed, absorbed, concentrated; arrayed, placed in an orderly manner; entered. fem. নিবিষ্টা । নিবিষ্ট করা v. to engage deeply, to engross, to absorb, to concentrate; to array, to place in an orderly manner; to enter. ̃চিত্ত a. having one's mind deeply engaged or engrossed or absorbed or concentrated, intently attentive. ̃চিত্তে adv. with close or undivided or rapt attention. ̃তা n. engrossment, absorbedness, concentration. 40)

(p. 583) nirēsa inferior. 7)

(p. 582) niruda waterless; (chem.) anhydrous; dehydrated. নিরুদক a. anhydrous. নিরুদন n. dehydration. 24)

(p. 550) naddha fastened, tied, bound. 61)

(p. 574) nipātita destroyed, killed; thrown down; overthrown. নিপাতিত করা v. to destroy, to kill; to throw down; to overthrow. 18)

(p. 582) niruddha confined; besieged; bolted, closed (নিরুদ্ধ দ্বার); choked (নিরুদ্ধ কন্ঠ); obstructed (নিরুদ্ধ পথ); checked, stopped, halted (নিরুদ্ধ গতি). 27)

(p. 593) nīla the blue colour, azure; the indigo plant or the dye made from it; synthetic indigo, azuring; Shiva (শিব) or his worship (নীলের উপোস). a. blue, azure; azurine. ̃কন্ঠ a. blue-necked. n. a kind of blue-necked bird, the bluebreast, the roller bird; Shiva (শিব). ̃কমল n. the blue lotus. ̃কর n. an indigo-planter. ̃কান্তমণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire. ̃কুঠি n. an indigo-factory. ̃গাই n. the blue-sheep of Tibet, nilgai, the blue bull, ̃পদ্ম n. the blue lotus. ̃পূজা n. the worship of Shiva (শিব) on the penultimate or the last day of the Bengali year. ̃প্রভ a. having a blue lustre or radiance. ̃বর্ণ n. & a. blue, azure. a. fem. ˜বর্ণা । নীলবর্ণ শৃগাল (fig.) a pretender. ̃বসন n. blue clothes or cloth. a. dressed in blue. a. fem. ̃বসনা । ̃মণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃রক্ত n. blue blood; (fig.) high birth. ̃লোহিত n. a colour between crimson and violet, purple; Shiva (শিব). a. purple. ̃ষষ্টী n. the last or the penultimate day of the Bengali year when Shiva (শিব) is worshipped. 33)

(p. 549) ni tālima neo-education, neo-literacy; a novel method of education, generally applied to Gandhi's Basic Education scheme. 6)

(p. 572) nidāgha summer; heat. ̃কাল n. summertime. ̃পীড়িত a. afflicted with summerheat. 16)

(p. 586) nirbikalpa without an alternative, absolute; untransfigured, without transfiguration; unerring or unhesitating, sure; having no distinction between the cognizer and the cognizable, completely identified with or absorbed into the Infinite. n. absolute or final knowledge. নির্বিকল্প সমাধি a trance or profound meditation in which one is completely identified with or absorbed into the Infinite. 6)

(p. 550) naḍ়caḍ়ā moving about; (casual) movement; act of walking or pacing up and down, a stroll. 47)