(p. 721) balibhuka the crow or any other bird, subsisting on orts of a meal. 152)

(p. 756) biṭa2 a bulbous plant, beet. 13)

(p. 755) bijigīṣā desire for attaining victory or success. 19)

(p. 785) bēḍ়ā same as বেড়া দেওয়া a. enclosing, surrounding (বেড়া আগুন, বেড়াজাল); enclosed, surrounded (বেড়া জায়গা). n. a fence; an enclosure; any object to enclose with. 21)

(p. 786) bēnārasi made in Banaras (বেনারসি সিল্ক); made of Banaras silk (বেনারসি শাড়ি). n. a woman's sari (cloth) made of Banaras silk. 57)

(p. 721) balā2 a sacrifice; sacrificing, sacrifice, immolation; a sacrificial beast, a victim; (fig.) one subjected to forcible death or suffering; a victim. বলি দেওয়া v. to immolate, to sacrifice; to victimize. 149)

(p. 794) byaṣṭi individuality; the individual as opposed to a collection. 48)

(p. 721) balātkāra doing forcibly; act of forcing, violence, outrage; forcible outrage of modesty or chasity, rape, ravishment. বলাত্কার করা v. to do forcibly; to force, to outrage; to outrage one's modesty or chastity forcibly, to rape, to ravish. 140)

(p. 721) barmi a Burmese, a Burman. a. Burmese. 117)

(p. 761) biprakarṣaṇa driving away to a remote place; repelling, repulsion. 70)

(p. 747) bālā1 a female child; a girl; a young woman; a daughter. 19)

(p. 721) balā to say; to deliver a lecture, to speak; to mention (ও কথা আর বোলো না); to inform; to tell (এ খবর কাউকে বোলো না); to permit (ডাক্তার ভাত খেতে বলেছে); to order or request, to ask (আসতে বলো); to counsel or advise (কী করি বল); to invite, to call (বিয়েতে কাউকে বলিনি); to speak out, to express (মনের কথা বলা); to narrate, to relate (গল্প বলা); to rubuke or censure; to consider (ধন বল, মান বল, সবই দুদিনের). 137)

(p. 721) baẏḥ age; longevity or lifetime; youth or majority. ̃ক্রম n. age. ̃প্রাপ্ত, ̃স্হ a. one who has attained youth or (loos.) marriageable age; of age, grown-up. fem. ̃প্রাপ্তা, ̃স্হা । বয়ঃপ্রাপ্ত পুরুষ বা স্ত্রীলোক an adult, a major. ̃সন্ধি n. adolescence. ̃সীমা n. age-limit. 25)

(p. 748) bāsara2, bāsaraghara a bride-chamber. বাসরশয্যা n. bridal bed. 23)

(p. 737) bāgha the tiger; (loos.) the panther, the leopard. fem. বাঘিনি the tigress. বাঘে গোরুতে এক ঘাটে জল খাওয়া (fig.) a very powerful administration under which even traditional antagonists behave as friends. বাঘের ঘরে ঘোগের বাসা (lit.) a tiger-wolf taking-up its abode in a tiger's lair; (fig.) a weakling settling in the lair of its deadly enemy. বাঘের বাচ্ছা a tiger's cub. বাঘের মাসি the cat. ̃ছড়ি, ̃ছাল n. the skin of a tiger. ̃নখ n. a tiger's nail; an ornamental pendant for the neck; an aromatic substance; (hist.) a nail-like weapon worn by Shivaji as handgloves. ̃বল্দি n. an indoor game akin to fox and geese. বাঘা n. (dero.) the tiger, a tigerling (গোবাঘা); (affec.) a traditional name of a dog. a. very large (বাঘা মাছ); very powerful (বাঘা শাসন); very efficient (বাঘা কেরানি, বাঘা খেলোয়াড়); extremely sour (বাঘা তেঁতুল); commanding submission from others, very imposing (বাঘা লোক). বাঘাম্বর n. a piece of tiger's skin worn as loincloth. 15)