(p. 688) prasū (chiefly used as a sfx. and in an adjectival sense) mother, progenitress. a. producing (স্বর্ণপ্রসূ = auriferous). 47)

(p. 675) pratibāsī living or residing in the neighbourhood. n. a neighbour. fem. প্রতিবাসিনী । 72)

(p. 684) prabañcanā cheating; deception; deceit; swindle; fraud; beguilement. প্রবঞ্চনা করা v. to cheat; to deceive; to swindle; to impose upon; to hoodwink; to beguile. ̃মূলক a. fraudulent; deceitful. 4)

(p. 666) pōn̐cha an instance or act of mopping or swabbing (ঝাড়পোঁছ). 9)

(p. 633) pākhā a wing; a feather; (rare) a fin; a fan; a propeller; vane or sail (as of a windmill). টানা পাখা n. a large fan suspended from a pole and moved by pulling, a punkah, a punka. বিজলি-পাখা n. an electric fan. হাত-পাখা n. a handfan. পাখা করা v. to fan. পাখা ঘোরানো v. to set a propeller or vane moving; to switch on an electric fan. পাখা ঝাপটানো v. (of a bird) to flutter or flap wings. পাখা টানা v. to pull a punkah. 42)

(p. 647) pāhāḍ় a hill, a rock; a mountain; a dune; a mound (বালির পাহাড়); bank or coast (esp. a steep and high one), upland; (fig.) a heap (টাকার বা মিষ্টির পাহাড়). ̃তলি n. a valley, a dale; a level tract of land at the foot of a hill. পাহাড়ি1, পাহাড়ে a. of hills and mountains; hilly; mountainous; lying or growing or dwelling on hills or mountains; hill-born; highland; (fig.) huge (পাহাড়ে ঢেউ), terrible (পাহাড়ে মেয়েমানুষ = a terrible woman; a virago), inveterate (পাহাড়ে বদমাশ). পাহাড়ি2 n. a hillman, a highlander; a hill-tribe. পাহাড়িয়া same as পাহাড়ি1 and পাহাড়ি2 । 21)

(p. 625) parīkṣita tested; examined; tried; investigated; experimented. 59)

(p. 669) pyān̐ka denoting the cry of the duck, quack. প্যাঁকপ্যাঁক int. quack! quack! 8)

(p. 601) pakṣābalambana act of siding with or following or standing for or supporting or defending a particular (contending) party or person; partisanship; act of playing for a particular team. পক্ষাবলম্বন করা v. to side with; to follow, to adhere to; to stand for, to support, to defend; to play for. পক্ষাবলম্বী a. siding with; following, adhering to; standing for, supporting, defending; playing for a particular team. n. a party-man; a partisan; a follower, an adherent; a supporter, a defender; a player of a particular team. fem. পক্ষাবলম্বিনী । 22)

(p. 675) pratibhā keen intelligence; presence of mind; inventive or creative faculty; genius; glow; brilliance. ̃বান same as প্রতিভাধর ।

(p. 628) parbata a mountain; a hill; a rock; a hillock; a mount. ̃কন্দর, ̃গুহা n. a mountain-cave, a cave, a cavern. ̃চূড়া n. a peak (of a mountain); a hill-top. ̃পার্শ্ব n. mountain-side, hillside. ̃প্রমাণ a. mountain-high, high as a mountain; mountainous; huge. ̃বাসী a. living on hills or mountains; highland. n. a hillman; a highlander. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃শিখর, ̃শৃঙ্গ same as ̃চুড়া । ̃শ্রেণি n. a mountainrange. ̃সংকুল a. mountainous, having many mountains; hilly. পর্বতাকার a. looking like a mountain; mountainous, huge. পর্বতারোহী n. a mountaineer. a. climbing a mountain. পর্বতীয় a. of or grown in or living on mountains or hills; mountainous, highland. 4)

(p. 682) pradatta given; bestowed; conferred. 13)

(p. 605) paṭamanḍapa a canopied pavilion. 6)

(p. 652) piṣṭaka a kind of cake or sweet pie. 10)

(p. 638) pāṭhya to be read; readable; prescribed for reading. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃তালিকা n. a syllabus; a book-list. পাঠ্যনির্বাচন সমিতি the Text-Book Committee. ̃পুস্তক n. a text-book. ̃সূচি n. curriculum. পাঠ্যাবস্হা n. student life. 6)