(p. 740) bātalānō to suggest; to point out; to devise. a. suggested; devised.

(p. 721) bahirābaraṇa an outer covering; an outside coating; a shell, a crust, a slough, a rind. 200)

(p. 721) basti1 quarters for the poor people (কুলি-বস্তি); a slum esp. one consisting of cutcha huts. ̃বাসী n. a slum-dweller, inhabitant of a slum. 183)

(p. 721) bān̐daralāṭhi the drumstick tree, Cassia fistula. 270)

(p. 717) bada bad; evil, wicked; offensive (বদ গন্ধ); peevish (বদমেজাজ); infected, contaminated, defiled (বদরক্ত). ̃খদ a. ugly; troublesome or unmanageable or unwieldy. ̃খেয়াল a. wicked inclination or desire; evil intention or design; perverse propensity. ̃জবান n. abusive or filthy language. বদজবান করা v. to use abusive or filthy language. ̃জাত same as বজ্জাত । ̃নাম n. discredit; bad reputation; infamy; calumny. বদনাম করা v. to calumniate; to slander; to speak ill of. ̃বু, ̃বো n. bad or foul smell, stink. ̃ভ্যাস n. bad or evil habit; indecent habit. ̃মতলব n. evil design, evil purpose. ̃মেজাজ n. illhumour, bad temper; petulance, peevishness. ̃মেজাজি a. ill-humoured, bad-tempered; petulant, peevish, cross-grained. ̃রসিকতা n. base or unrefined or indecent or vulgar humour or joke. ̃রাগী a. short-tempered, choleric. ̃হজম n. indigestion; dyspepsia. 28)

(p. 761) bipaṇi, bipaṇī a shop; a sales emporium; a market. 50)

(p. 743) bāmābarta, bāmābartī sinistrose; counterclockwise; sinistral. 46)

(p. 756) bijña learned, erudite; wise; experienced; expert; judicious, prudent. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. erudition, learning; wisdom; experience; expertness; judiciousness, prudence. 4)

(p. 738) bāṭā5 to turn into paste by rolling (spices etc.) on a flat mortar with a pestle. a. (spices etc.) thus reduced to or turned into paste (বাটা মশলা). 45)

(p. 782) bēga2 speedy gait, rapidity, swiftness; speed, velocity (esp. in phys.) momentum, impetus; current, flow; desire to evacuate bowels or urinate; trouble or toil (টাকা আদায় করতে বেগ পেতে হয়েছে); severity, virulence (জ্বরের বেগ). বেগ দেওয়া v. to give trouble, to put to difficulty or inconvenience. 56)

(p. 765) bibudha a learned man; a deity. 19)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 721) bāga1 a garden (গোলাপবাগ). 289)

(p. 717) badala exchange (মালবদল); barter; substitution; change, alteration (ভোলবদল); transfer (অফিস বদল). বদল করা v. to exchange; to barter; to substitute; to change, to alter; to transfer. বদলা n. a thing or person seized or killed in retaliation; requital, retaliation; a substitute. বদলা নেওয়া v. to seize or kill in retaliation; to requite, to retaliate; to accept a substitute. বদলানো same as বদল করা । বদলা-বদলি n. exchange; change; mutual transfer. বদলি a. substituting; given or taken in exchange; bartered; substituted; transferred. n. substitution; a substitute; transfer; change. বদলি করা same as বদল করা । বদলে adv. in exchange of, in lieu of, in place of, instead, instead of. 34)

(p. 794) byāṇḍa a musical band; bandmusic; a strap for fastening, a band (ঘড়ির ব্যাণ্ড). ̃মাসটার n. a bandmaster. 78)