(p. 669) pyān̐cānō to twist or wring spirally, to screw; to writhe; to make intricate deliberately; to complicate; to entangle; to involve (তাকে এ ব্যাপারে প্যাঁচাচ্ছ কেন); to employ a shrewd or tricky turn in one's speech. a. twisted or wrung spirally; spiral; intricate, complicated; entangled; tortuous, full of angularity (প্যাঁচানো মন); having shrewd or tricky turns (প্যাঁচানো কথাবার্তা). 11)

(p. 625) parimlāna very pale or jaded or worn out; glum or sombre. 13)

(p. 642) pābadā a species of fish without scales. 34)

(p. 649) piñjara a cage; the ribs; the thorax. পিঞ্জরাবদ্ধ a. incaged. encaged. পিঞ্জরাবদ্ধ করা v. to incage, to encage. 5)

(p. 692) prātarāśa, prātarbhōjana the first meal of the day, the morning meal, breakfast. প্রাতর্ভোজন করা v. to take the morning meal or the first meal of the day, to breakfast. 34)

(p. 601) pacā to rot, to putrefy, to decompose; (med.) to become septic; (fig.) to become too old or hackneyed. a. rotten, putrefied, decomposed; (med.) that which has become septic; (fig.) too old or hackneyed (পচা খবর). পচা ভাদ্র (ভাদ্দর) the humid and sweltering month of Bhadra. 45)

(p. 601) pachanda choice; liking; selection; approbation. a. chosen; liked; selected; approved. পছন্দ করা v. to choose; to like; to select; to approve. ̃সই a. to one's liking; choice, select. 50)

(p. 633) pākkā emphatical var. of পাকা (a). 37)

(p. 684) prabāda a proverb, an adage; hearsay (জনপ্রবাদ). প্রবাদ আছে যে there is a saying that, it is said that. ̃বাক্য n. a proverb. 18)

(p. 644) pāripāṭya orderliness; neatness; tidiness, spruceness. 28)

(p. 645) pārbaṇa obsequies to be performed on certain lunar days; (usu. পার্বণশ্রাদ্ধ); a fast, a festival, a festive day (পৌষপার্বণ). পার্বণী n. a present or tip given on feast days (esp. to servants and employees). 2)

(p. 619) paribēttā a younger brother who marries whilst his elder is still unmarried. 144)

(p. 654) puṣkara the lotus; water; cloud; the tip of an elephant's trunk; a holy lake near Ajmir. 75)

(p. 696) prīẏamāṇa in the state of being pleased or satisfied or delighted. 27)

(p. 606) paẏagambara (Mus.) a human being accredited as a messenger of God, a prophet.