(p. 696) prēsakripaśana a prescription (of a physician). 49)

(p. 606) pathika a wayfarer, a pedestrian, a passer-by; a traveller. 44)

(p. 674) pratāna (of creepers etc.) tension; a tendril. 18)

(p. 633) pā-gāḍ়i a bicycle; (hum.) the foot or the leg (সবচেয়ে ভালো পা-গাড়ি). 47)

(p. 601) pakṣa a lunar fortnight (কৃষ্ণপক্ষ, শুক্লপক্ষ); a period of fifteen days, a fortnight (দুই পক্ষকাল); (of birds) a wing, a feather; (of fish) a fin; (of an arrow) a feather; a team, a party, a side (পক্ষভুক্ত); a direction or side or hand (পক্ষান্তরে); a flank, a side (পক্ষাঘাত); question or answer in a debate, support or opposition, a thesis or an antithesis (পূর্বপক্ষ, উত্তরপক্ষ); behalf (তার পক্ষে উকিল দাঁড়ায়নি); state or condition (পারতপক্ষে); (of a person married, more than once) marriage (দ্বিতীয় পক্ষের স্ত্রী); a husband or wife, spouse (এটি তার তৃতীয়পক্ষ). ̃ক n. (bot.) a. a pinule. ̃গ্রহণ same as পক্ষাবলম্বন । ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন n. act of cutting off or clipping one's wings; (fig.) act of making powerless; refutation of one's argument. পক্ষচ্ছেদ করা, পক্ষচ্ছেদন করা v. to cut off or clip one's wings; (fig.) to render powerless. ̃ধর a. winged. n. a bird; the moon. ̃পাত, ̃পাতিতা, ̃পাতিত্ব n. partiality; unreasonable love or fondness (for), favouritism, bias, preference (ছেলের প্রতি মায়ের পক্ষপাত). ̃পাতদুষ্ট a. biased, partial; corrupted with partiality or favouritism. পাতশূন্য a. impartial, unbiased. পক্ষপাতী a. partial, prejudicial; biased, prejudiced; inclined to favouring, prone or leaning to. fem. ̃পাতিনী । ̃পুট n. the inner part or inside of a wing. ̃পুটে adv. under cover of wings, within the wings; (fig.) under one's protection. ̃ভুক্ত a. included in a side or team. ̃ভেদ n. act of distinguishing one side from another; (chiefly pol.) disintegration of a party; differentiation of the two opposing sides of an argument. ̃ল a. winged; having a fin or fins; (bot.) pinnate. ̃শিরাবিন্যাস n. (bot.) pinnate venation. ̃শিরিত a. (bot.) pinnately veined. ̃সঞ্চালন n. act of flapping or moving one's wings (as by a bird). ̃সঞ্চালন করা v. to flap or move one's wings. ̃সমর্থক same as পক্ষাবলম্বী । ̃সমর্থন same as পক্ষাবলম্বন । ̃সমর্থনকারী same as পক্ষাবলম্বী । fem. ̃সমর্থনকারীণী । 16)

(p. 629) palita grey-hairedness, grey-headedness; greyness; grey. a. grey; aged, old. ̃কেশ a. grey-haired; old, aged. 30)

(p. 654) puri a kind of small and thin saucershaped brown bread fried in clarified butter. 49)

(p. 667) pōtādhyakṣa a captain or master of a ship; (rare) a pilot of an aeroplane. 3)

(p. 654) pūpa a sweet pie or cake. ̃কার n. a baker. ̃শালা n. a bakery. 94)

(p. 684) prabaha a current, a flow (as of air or a stream). ̃ণ n. flow or flowing; blow or blowing. ̃শীল, ̃মান a. flowing or blowing. ̃মানতা n. flow or flowing movement; stream (সময়ের প্রবহমানতা). 17)

(p. 642) pāẏakhānā a latrine, a lavatory, a privy, a toilet, a water-closet. পায়খানা করা v. to ease oneself (of), to defecate, to evacuate. 38)

(p. 619) paribēśaka, paribēṣaka a distributor, a dealer; one who serves food at table. 147)

(p. 606) padmāpurāṇa a legend in verse narrating the glory of Padma (পদ্ম) or Manasa (মনসা) the snake-goddess. 62)

(p. 688) praśasta praiseworthy, commendable; best, excellent; most suitable, fittest (প্রশস্ত উপায়); auspicious (প্রশস্ত সময়); magnanimous, liberal (প্রশস্ত হৃদয়); wide, broad (চারহাত পরিমাণ প্রশস্ত); spacious, roomy (প্রশস্ত কক্ষ). ̃তা n. praiseworthiness; excellence; suitability; fitness; auspiciousness; magnanimity, liberality; width, breadth; spacious. 20)

(p. 601) pakṣiṇī of পক্ষী । 23)