(p. 721) basti1 quarters for the poor people (কুলি-বস্তি); a slum esp. one consisting of cutcha huts. ̃বাসী n. a slum-dweller, inhabitant of a slum. 183)

(p. 773) biśbāsya believable, credible; trustworthy, reliable. 16)

(p. 721) balānō to make one say or speak or tell or confess or divulge. 144)

(p. 786) bētālā (of music) failing in measure, (of a musician) failing to maintain measure; (fig.) upset; confounded; confusing (বেতালা অবস্হা); (fig.) wayward or outlandish (বেতালা লোক). 11)

(p. 765) bibācaka censor. বিবাচক-পর্ষদ n. board of censors. বিবাচন n. censorship. 11)

(p. 767) bilāta1 (of bills etc.) non-realization. ̃-বাকি n. outstanding or unrealized dues or bills, arrears. 81)

(p. 721) bargi (hist.) the Maratha cavalry notorious for their free-booting inroads. 82)

(p. 715) bagala the armpit; the flank; neighbourhood, proximity. বগলদাবা করা v. to carry or conceal under one's armpit; (fig.) to appropriate secretly to oneself; (fig.) to take possession of or to bring under one's control. বগল বাজানো v. to rap one's armpit by putting a palm in it as a mark of mad delight; (fig.) to rejoice madly. বগলে adv. in the armpit; near, beside. 14)

(p. 741) bādaka an instrumentalist. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. a musical band. 28)

(p. 761) binirṇaẏa ascertainment; award (of arbitration etc.) 32)

(p. 721) bān̐dipōtā a chequered cloth having multi-coloured stripes. 271)

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

(p. 743) bāmētara right. 47)

(p. 786) bēladāra1 a digger. 93)

(p. 794) bōẏāla a kind of large fish akin to the flounder. 4)