(p. 593) nībāra paddy grown from airborne seeds that have fallen on an unploughed field. 20)

(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. 555) namaskāra a bow, an obeisance; a salute; genuflection. নমস্কার করা v. to bow, to make a bow or obeisance; to salute; to genuflect. নমস্কারি n. a present (usu. a cloth or money) given in obeisance to respectable relatives by a bride or a bridegroom at a Hindu wedding. 36)

(p. 568) nāsti is not, are not. n. inexistence, non-existence; absence. 12)

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

(p. 593) nōnatā saline (নোনতা জল); salty (নোনতা স্বাদ); salted (নোনতা খাবার). n. salted snack. 119)

(p. 583) nirdbandba free from opposition, free from severity of cold and heat or from anger and malice; free from incompatibility; free from duel or strife; peaceful; amicable. 41)

(p. 560) nāi3 the navel; (of a wheel) a nave, a hub; a wedge; an anvil. 2)

(p. 570) nikti a balance for minute and accurate weighing (as one used by jewellers). নিক্তির ওজন minute or subtle weighing. 14)

(p. 585) nirbarṣa rainless; droughty. 14)

(p. 563) nālikā bānḍila (anat.) vascular bundle. 73)

(p. 577) niẏantrita regulated; ruled; controlled; determined; restrained; destined. নিয়ন্ত্রিত করা same as নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা (see নিয়ন্ত্রণ).

(p. 574) nibasati, nibasana act of dwelling or living, residence; an abode, a dwelling house, a home. 30)

(p. 593) nyākā one who feigns or affects ignorance or honesty. fem. নেকি । ন্যাকামি, ন্যাকামো n. affectation of ignorance or honesty. 133)

(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)