(p. 717) badhū a wife; a newly married woman; a bride; a married woman; a daughter-in-law (usu. বধূমাতা). ̃জন n. a married woman esp. one whose husband is alive. ̃বরণ n. ceremoniously welcoming a bride or a daughter-in-law. ̃মাতা n. the daughter-in law. ̃হত্যা n. killing or murder of a married woman (usu.) in the husband's or father-in-law's house. 40)

(p. 717) banabana2 denoting: a swift whirling motion. বনবন করে ঘোরা v. to rotate or whirl swiftly. 45)

(p. 790) bēhāẏā shameless, brazen-faced, browless. 12)

(p. 746) bāraphaṭakā given to dissipated frolicking away from one's dwelling-place; given to absenteeism. 9)

(p. 794) byatihāra exchange, barter; interchange; reciprocity. ব্যতিহার-বহুব্রীহি n. (gr.) a system of compounding correlative words (e.g. হাতাহাতি). 29)

(p. 792) bōjhāpaḍ়ā karā to come to terms, to come to or arrive at an understanding. 30)

(p. 789) bēśi excess (কমবেশি). a. in excess (বেশি হওয়া); many (বেশি লোক); much (বেশি দুধ). adv. excessively, much (বেশি হাসা). বেশির ভাগ the greater part or portion or number (বেশির ভাগ খাবার বা টাকা); for the most part. বেশির ভাগ লোক the majority; most people. 21)

(p. 743) bāmapanhī (in pol.) a leftist; leftist. 42)

(p. 721) bān̐cā to live, to keep alive; to subsist (বাঙালি ভাতে বাঁচে); to get back life, to be resuscitated, to revive (বিশল্যকরণীর গুণে লক্ষণ বাঁচলেন); to be saved or rescued or relieved; to remain unimpaired, to be kept up or maintained or protected (স্বাস্হ্য বাঁচা, মান বাঁচা); to escape, avoid or to be spared (লোকসান বাঁচা, খরচ বাঁচা); to become surplus (ভোজের শেষে অনেক সন্দেশ বেঁচেছে). বাঁচানো v. to give back life, to resuscitate, to revive; to save or rescue or relieve; to keep up, to maintain, to protect; to escape, to save, to cut, to curtail (খরচা বাঁচানো); to save from being consumed (খাবার বাঁচানো); to carry on, to maintain (চাকরি বাঁচানো). কারও পরে বেঁচে থাকা to outlive a person. কিছুর পরে বা কিছু এড়িয়ে বেঁচে থাকা to survive something. 260)

(p. 721) bahēḍ়ā the beleric myrobalan. 228)

(p. 743) bāpu a term for addressing a child or a junior person (in affection or disgust), my boy, my girl; an expression emphasizing disgust, amazement, interrogation etc. (একি জ্বালা বাপু, বাপুরে, কী হল বাপু). 28)

(p. 721) bāgdāna betrothal; giving word; making a promise. 296)

(p. 786) bērādara a brother; a friend; a kinsman, a relative. 82)

(p. 767) birāja graceful or conspicuous presence or existence. বিরাজ করা, (poet.) বিরজা v. to exist or be present gracefully or conspicuously; to exist, to be present. ̃মান, বিরাজিত a. gracefully or conspicuously existent or present; existent or present. fem. ̃মানা, বিরাজিতা । 58)

(p. 721) bāki remaining (বাকি জীবন); outstanding (বাকি কাজ); unrealized or unpaid, overdue (বাকি পাওনা). n. the remainder, the balance; arrears (বাকি শোধ); credit (বাকিতে বেচা). বাকি পড়া v. to fall into arrears, to be overdue. বাকি খাজনা arrears of rent. বাকি জায় a list of unrealized rent or revenue. ̃তে adv. in arrears; on credit (বাকিতে জিনিস কেনা). ̃বকেয়া n. dues. বাকি রাখা v. to keep arrears; to default; to keep unpaid. 282)