(p. 916) rēcaka purgative, laxative, aperient; (bot.) excretory. n. a purgative, a laxative, an aperient. 33)

(p. 899) raga the flat portion of either side of the head above the cheekbone, the temple. রগ টিপ টিপ করা v. to have a morbid throbbing of temples. রগ ঘেঁসে grazing the temple. ̃চটা a. a quick-tempered. 19)

(p. 899) rajaka a washerman. fem. রজকী, রজকিনী a washer-woman. 46)

(p. 907) rāi1 mustard. 7)

(p. 913) rāmāśyāmā any man in the street, Tom and Tim, Tom Dick or Harry. 4)

(p. 916) rōmaśa hairy; woolly; furry; shaggy.

(p. 899) rajata silver. ̃কান্তি a. as beautifully white as silver. রজত-জয়ন্তী see জয়ন্তী । ̃ধবল, ̃শুভ্র a. silver-white. ̃বর্ণ a. silver-coloured, silvery. ̃মুদ্রা n. a silver coin. ̃মূল্য n. price paid in silver coins. রজতাঙ্গুরীয় n. a silver-ring. 47)

(p. 899) rañjā (poet.) to dye; to colour; to please. 59)

(p. 907) rākhā to place, to lay, to keep; to shelter; to protect, to guard; to preserve; to save; to rescue; to put into; to deposit; to keep for sale (এ দোকানে খারাপ মাল রাখে না); to maintain or grow on one's person (টিকি রাখা); to keep up, to maintain (ঠাট রাখা); to pawn or receive as a pawn (গয়না রেখে টাকা নেওয়া বা দেওয়া); to engage, to employ (চাকর রাখা); to rear or tame (গরু রাখা, কুকুর রাখা); to look after, to tend, to herd (দুজন রাখাল ঘোষেদের গোরু রাখে); to adopt (বন্ধ্যা নারীটি একটি ছেলে রেখেছে); to maintain for one's enjoyment, to keep (বেশ্যা রাখা); to set apart (অতিথির জন্য খাবার রাখা); to store (বছরের খোরাক রাখা); to put by, to set by, to lay by (টাকা রাখা); to refrain from mentioning or uttering (তার কথা রাখো-ঢের শুনেছি); to heed, to pay heed to, to obey, to comply with (অনুরোধ রাখা); to fulfil, to observe (প্রতিশ্রুতি রাখা); to leave (বউ রেখে কোথায় যাবে); to leave behind (কলমটা ঘরে রেখে এসেছি); to stop, to pull up, to park (গাড়ি এখানে রাখো); to cherish (মনে আশা রাখা); to bear (মনে রাখা); to buy (বাটিটা ফেরিওয়ালার কাছ থেকে রেখেছি); to take settlement of (জমি রাখা); to give (নাম রাখা); to gratify, to please (মন রাখা). আটকে রাখা same as আটকানো (v.). কথা রাখা v. to comply with or obey or accede to another's request; to keep one's promise or word. করে রাখা v. to have done or completed something beforehand. চোখ রাখা v. to keep an eye over, to watch. জমিয়ে রাখা v. to lay by, to save up; to store up; to accumulate, to pile up. ধরে রাখা v. to shut up; to detain; to hold back; to store up. ফেলে রাখা v. to put off. মান রাখা v. to show due respect to. সাজিয়ে রাখা v. to keep in order; to arrange in order; to display in order. রেখে যাওয়া n. to leave behind. 25)

(p. 903) ramā2 Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী); a lady-love, a sweetheart; a beautiful woman. ̃কান্ত, ̃নাথ, ̃পতি, রমেশ n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু), the husband of Goddess Lakshmi. 37)

(p. 903) rasānō to make juicy; to wet; (fig.) to make interesting by adding spicy or savoury comments (রসিয়ে বলা); (fig.) to make deep appeal to or to steep in sentiment (মন রসানো). n. act of steeping in juice; wetting; act of polishing gold etc. 59)

(p. 899) rajana rosin; resin; gamboge. 48)

(p. 899) rakṣaṇa same as রক্ষা (n.). a. (used as a sfx.) protecting, defending, guarding (রাক্ষসকুলরক্ষণ). ̃শীল a. obscurantist; conservative. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ n. supervision; care, custody, guarding. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করা v. to look after, to take care of; to supervise; to guard. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণাধীন a. in one's care or custody, under one's tutelage or guardianship. রক্ষণীয় a. that which is to be or can be protected or defended or guarded or rescued or preserved or observed or taken care of or maintained or deposited. fem. রক্ষণীয়া । 11)

(p. 916) rēḍiẏāma radium. 42)

(p. 912) rādhēẏa a son or foster-son or nursling of Radha (রাধা), generally used of Karna (কর্ণ) in the Mahabharata. 10)