(p. 561) nāga the snake, the serpent; the elephant (দিঙ্নাগ). অষ্টনাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes collectively. ̃কেশর n. a kind of flower or its plant. ̃দন্ত n. a tusk of an elephant; ivory. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravan (শ্রাবণ) when Goddess Manasa (মনসা) is worshipped. ̃পাশ n. an ancient missile said to be capable of producing snakes that bound the victim (as with a noose). ̃ফণী n. cactus. ̃মাতা n. (myth.) Kadru (কদ্রু) the first mother of snakes. ̃রাজ n. the king of snakes; Vasuki (বাসুকী) or Ananta (অনন্ত). ̃লোক n. the region inhabited by the snakes; Hades or the nether world. 5)

(p. 563) nāda1 sound, noise, report, roar. 9)

(p. 560) nāki spoken through the nose, nasal (নাকি সুর). নাকি কান্না, নাকে কান্না n. whimper; (sarcas.) crocodile tears. 17)

(p. 593) naikaṣēẏa a son of Nikasa (নিকষা) in the Ramayana, Ravana and his brothers. 93)

(p. 572) niḍ়āni, niḍ়ēna a weeding-tool; act of weeding out. 6)

(p. 555) narākāra, narākṛti human-shaped, manshaped. নরাকার পশু a beast in human shape or form; a beastly person, a brute. 64)

(p. 555) nalikā a stem or stalk (of a plant); a reed; a pipe, a cylinder; an artery. 87)

(p. 570) nikāẏa a collection; a brotherhood; an aim or goal; an abode; God. 2)

(p. 593) naiẏāẏika a logician; a dialectician; a sophist, a debater. 103)

(p. 586) nirbāha act of carrying out, execution (কার্যনির্বাহ); act of carrying on (সংসারযাত্রা নির্বাহ); act of passing or spending or leading (সময়নির্বাহ, জীবননির্বাহ); defraying (ব্যয়নির্বাহ); accomplishment (পূজানির্বাহ); conclusion. নির্বাহ করা v. to carry out, to execute; to carry on; to pass or spend or lead; to defray; to accomplish, to perform; to conclude. নির্বাহ হওয়া v. to be carried out or executed or carried on or passed or spent or led or defrayed or performed or concluded. নির্বাহক a. & n. one who carries out or executes or carries on or passes or spends or leads or defrays or performs or concludes. নির্বাহিত a. carried out; executed; carried on; passed; spent, led; defrayed; performed; concluded. নির্বাহী a. executive (নির্বাহী আধিকারিক = an executive officer; নির্বাহী নিযুক্তক = a managing agent; নির্বাহী বাস্তুকার = an executive engineer). 5)

(p. 555) naẏa1 & a. nine. নয়-ছয় a. scattered at sixes and sevens; squandered away. নয়-ছয় করা v. to squander away. 47)

(p. 571) nijasba one's own property. a. belonging to or devised by one's own self, own. নিজস্ব করা v. to appropriate to oneself; to make one's own. 14)

(p. 563) nādēẏa, nādya of or born of or grown in a river, riverine. 20)

(p. 550) naganandinī a daughter of a mountain (esp. of the Himalayas); an appellation of goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 16)

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