(p. 669) pyāca pyāca denoting the noise caused by going along or wading through a slimy or miry place (প্যাচ প্যাচ করে চলা). প্যাচপেচে a. giving out or resembling the aforesaid noise; slimy or miry. 15)

(p. 618) parahastagata passed into another's possession; possessed by another. 13)

(p. 633) pāṅāśa a large silvery-white fish. 48)

(p. 665) pētala (dial.) brass. 8)

(p. 654) -pēji having a specific number of pages (আটপেজি ফর্মা). 130)

(p. 647) pikadāna, pikadāni a spittoon. 33)

(p. 654) puḍi pudding. 8)

(p. 619) paripōṣaṇa nourishment; cherishing; support; protection. পরিপোষণ করা v. to nourish; to cherish; to support; to protect. 120)

(p. 601) pichā a kind of bangle or bracelet. 4)

(p. 650) pira a muslim saint. 31)

(p. 654) purāṇa a myth or mythology (esp. of Hindus). a. ancient; primordial (পুরাণ পুরুষ). ̃কর্তা, ̃কার n. an author of a mythology. ̃পুরুষ n. God. ̃প্রসিদ্ধি n. mention in the Puranas or mythology; long-standing fame. 41)

(p. 665) paitāmaha relating to a paternal grandfather.

(p. 605) paṭābāsa a tented accommodation; a tent; a canopied pavilion. 11)

(p. 654) putula a doll, a puppet, a marionette; an instrument in another's hand; one who acts just as another tells him, a cat'spaw, an idol. ̃খেলা n. a children's (esp. girls') play in which an imaginary house-hold is built up with puppets as its members; (fig.) a meaningless action, a children's play; a triviality. ̃নাচ n. a puppet-show, a puppet-play. পুতুলনাচিয়ে n. a puppet-player. ̃পুজো n. (sarcas.) idolatry. (পরের) হাতের পুতুল a puppet in another's hand, a cat's-paw. 17)

(p. 629) palānna a highly spiced dish of rice and meat boiled in clarified butter, pilau. 23)