(p. 927) lālana act of bringing up carefully; carefully rearing or tending; fond cherishing (আশা-লালন). লালন করা v. to bring up carefully; to rear or tend carefully; to cherish fondly. লালন-পালন করা v. to nourish and bring up; to rear. 22)

(p. 927) lēkhanī anything to write with; a pen, a pencil, a painter's brush, a hair-pencil etc. লেখনী চালনা করা v. to write (esp. books.). ̃প্রসূত a. coming out of or produced by the pen. 73)

(p. 927) lipsu yearning or longing for; avid. 43)

(p. 927) lāṭa1 a parcel of land (chiefly agricultural) marked out for administrative purpose or a set of things offered together for sale, a lot. ̃বন্দি a. divided into lots. 5)

(p. 922) laba (math.) a numerator; a minute division or fracton of time; very small amount or fraction. 46)

(p. 927) lāṭima, lāṭṭu a top. লাটিম ঘুরানো to spin a top. 10)

(p. 927) lipta smeared or daubed with; soiled with; involved or implicated in; engaged or employed in; joined together; (bio.) webbed. ̃পাদ a. webfooted. 40)

(p. 922) lampha1 lamp esp. a small kerosene lamp. 56)

(p. 921) laṅkā a kind of beautiful fan-tailed pigeons; (sarcas.) a fop, a dandy. 10)

(p. 922) laṅghana fasting; crossing; passing or leaping or scaling over; dereliction, non-observance; transgression; violation, infringement; non-compliance, non-abidance. লঙ্ঘন করা v. to cross; to pass or leap or scale over; to fail to perform; to transgress; to violate, to infringe; not to comply with, not to abide by, to disobey. লঙ্ঘন দেওয়া v. to keep fasting, to go without food. 20)

(p. 933) lyāṇḍ়ā1 an excellent species of mango. 22)

(p. 922) lāiphabēlaṭa, lāiphabēlṭa a life-belt. 82)

(p. 927) lāba a kind of small brid of the quail family. 14)

(p. 927) lēkacāra a lecture; (sarcas.) a harangue. লেকচার দেওয়া v. to lecture; (sarcas.) to harangue. লেকচার শোনা v. to attend a lecture. 70)

(p. 927) lēdāḍ়u, lēdāḍ়ē lazy; not smart; unenterprising. 83)