(p. 674) praṇaẏī a lover; a gallant. a. given to loving; amorous. প্রণয়িনী n. fem. a sweetheart, a lady-love; a mistress. a. fem. of প্রণয়ী । 4)

(p. 696) pryākaṭisa repeated performance as a means of acquiring skill, practice; the exercise of a profession, a professional man's business, practice. ্যাকটিস করা v. to practise (হারমোনিয়াম বা ডাক্তারি প্র্যাকটিস করা). 63)

(p. 681) pratyāẏana attestation. প্রত্যায়িত a. attested. 23)

(p. 688) prasta a set (এক প্রস্ত বাসন); a wad (এক প্রস্ত নোট); a suite (এক প্রস্ত পোশাক); a spell (এক প্রস্ত ধমক) । 51)

(p. 606) patrōdgama (bot.) foliation. 42)

(p. 619) paribēdana act of getting married whilst one's elder brother is still unmarried. 145)

(p. 606) padmāsīnā seated on a lotus. masc. পদ্মাসীন । 66)

(p. 638) pātāla the netherworld, the underworld; Hades; hell. ̃পুরী n. the capital city of the netherworld, Hades; the netherworld. ̃বাসী a. inhabiting or dwelling in the netherworld. fem. ̃বাসিনী । 43)

(p. 665) pēśakāra a bench-clerk. পেশকারি n. bench-clerkship. 31)

(p. 667) pauraba descending from King Puru (পুরু). 42)

(p. 619) paribāra a family; a family circle; a wife. পরিবার পরিকল্পনা n. family planning. 135)

(p. 625) parīkṣāmūlakabhābē by way of experiment, experimentally. 58)

(p. 654) pēṭaka a wicker-basket; a portmanteau, a trunk, a suit-case; a chest. 133)

(p. 628) paryabasita ended, terminated, concluded; resolved (into); reduced (to); resulting in. 13)

(p. 606) patra a leaf (as of a book or a tree); a page (পত্রাঙ্ক); a foil or plate (তাম্রপত্র); a letter, a missive (পত্রপ্রাপ্তি); a piece of paper printed or written (আদেশপত্র); a document or deed (বায়নাপত্র); a written marriage-contract (usu. পাঁতিপত্র); (of a bird) a wing; a correlative of কাগজ, দলিল etc. (চিঠিপত্র, কাগজপত্র, পুঁথিপত্র); a collection, and similar things, etcetera (বিছানাপত্র, মালপত্র, খরচপত্র). পত্র করা v. to make a marriage-contract in writing. পত্র দেওয়া v. to send one a letter, to write a letter to. ̃ক n. a leaf; (bot.) a pinna. ̃কন্টক n. (bot.) a leaf-spine. ̃ক্ষত n. (bot.) a leaf-scar. ̃দারক n. a saw. ̃পত্রিকা n. pl. journals and newspapers. ̃পাঠ n. act of reading a letter. adv. as soon as a letter is read; forthwith, at once, immediately. ̃পুট n. a cup made of tree-leaves. ̃বন্ধু n. a penfriend. ̃বাহ, ̃বাহক n. a carrier or bearer of a letter; a messenger; a postman. ̃বাহী a. mail-carrying, mail. ̃বিনিময় n. act of writing letters to one another; exchange of letters; correspondence. পত্রবিনিময় করা v. to write letters to one another; to correspond (with). বিন্যাস n. (bot.) phyllotaxy. ̃মঞ্জরি n. (bot.) a leafstalk, a petiole. ̃মুকুল n. (bot.) a leafbud. ̃মূল n. (bot.) a leaf-base. ̃মোচন n. (bot.) leaf-fall, defoliation. ̃যোগে adv. by letter. ̃রচনা n. act of writing or composing a letter; (bot.) foliation; (bot.) foliage. ̃রন্ধ্র n. stoma. ̃লেখা n. act of writing a letter; decorative paintings on one's person with sandal-paste or similar articles. ̃হরিত্ n. (bot.) chlorophyl. 35)