(p. 786) bēttā (used as a sfx.) versed in. 13)

(p. 747) bālākhānā a building with two or more stories; a room in an upper story. 22)

(p. 761) bipra a Brahman. 68)

(p. 721) bāuri a lowly Hindu caste; a member of this caste. 247)

(p. 721) bahirgamana act of issuing forth, emergence; act of going out. বহির্গমন করা v. to issue forth, to emerge; to go out. 203)

(p. 773) biṣṇu the second person of the Hindu Trinity who sustains the creation; Narayana (নারায়ণ), Hari (হরি). ̃প্রিয়া n. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) the wife of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃লোক n. the abode of Lord Vishnu. 38)

(p. 738) bāji2 magic, jugglery, legerdemain (ভোজবাজি); a feat (দড়াবাজি, মুখবাজি); a game, a turn, a spell, a bout (এক বাজি তাস বা দাবা); fireworks; a wager; a stake; (fig.) one's existence and activities in this world ('এবার বাজি ভোর'). বাজি জেতা v. to win a stake. বাজি ধরা v. to lay a wager; to stake. বাজি পোড়ানো v. to make a display of fire-works. বাজি রাখা v. to bet. বাজি হারা v. to lose a stake. 25)

(p. 786) bētāla2 (myth.) a dead body possessed by a ghost. ̃সিদ্ধ a. having absolute domination over a ghost possessing a dead body. 10)

(p. 756) biṭaṅka a pigeon-house, a dovecote; a trap for catching brids, a fowling-net. 15)

(p. 758) bidūrita driven away; removed; expelled. 5)

(p. 773) biśēṣata especially; particularly; chiefly; moreover. 3)

(p. 737) bāgīśa, bāgīśbara an eloquent man; a fluent speaker; an orator; (fem. an oratress, an oratrix). বাগীশ্বরী fem. of বাগীশ । n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 12)

(p. 786) bēribēri beriberi. 83)

(p. 760) bidhunana act of causing to tremble; shaking; vibration. 12)

(p. 717) banāta broad-cloth; baize. 48)