(p. 786) bērasika devoid of sense of humour; devoid of appreciative power; witless; (loos.) prosaic. 81)

(p. 789) bēśi excess (কমবেশি). a. in excess (বেশি হওয়া); many (বেশি লোক); much (বেশি দুধ). adv. excessively, much (বেশি হাসা). বেশির ভাগ the greater part or portion or number (বেশির ভাগ খাবার বা টাকা); for the most part. বেশির ভাগ লোক the majority; most people. 21)

(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. 741) bātāsa air; wind; a gust of wind; fanning; (usu. dero.) influence or touch (নাস্তিকের বাতাস). বাতাস করা v. to fan. বাতাস খাওয়া v. to enjoy fanning; to cool oneself with fanning; to take the air. বাতাস দেওয়া v. to fan; (fig.) to kindle or encourage (ঝগড়ায় বাতাস দেওয়া). বাতাস পাওয়া v. to get air; (of boats etc.) to get favourable wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by. বাতাস লাগা v. to get air or (of boats etc.) wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by; to be possessed by an evil spirit. বাতাসে ওড়া v. to fly in air; (fig.) to move light-heartedly or airily. বাতাসে ভর করে চলা v. (fig.) to move as swiftly as the wind; (fig.) to move very lightly; (fig.) to move light-heartedly. 13)

(p. 743) bāmābarta, bāmābartī sinistrose; counterclockwise; sinistral. 46)

(p. 761) biparītārthaka opposite in meaning. বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ n. a word opposite in meaning, an opposite word, an antonym. 60)

(p. 721) barābharaṇa dress and ornaments given as gifts to a bridegroom by the bride's party. 71)

(p. 767) bilāti of or exported from England or Europe or a foreign country; English; European; foreign. বিলাতি আমড়া the hog-plum. বিলাতি কাপড় English or foreign textile materials or piece goods. বিলাতি কুমড়ো a sweetish variety of pumpkin. বিলাতি বেগুন the tomato, the love-apple. ̃য়ানা (dero.) adoption or imitation of English or European style in daily life and conduct, anglomania, (journ.) Englishness, Europeanism. 83)

(p. 743) bābu a title affixed to the name of a gentleman, Mr (হরিবাবু); a clerk (হেড অফিসের বড়বাবু); a Baboo, a babu; a male member of a family (ঘোষেদের মেজোবাবু); a proprietor; a master, an employer; an officer; a landlord; (in endearment) a husband, a father, a son, a junior person; a gentleman; a fop, a dandy. a. given to luxury; dainty, fastidious; foppish; lazy. বাবু চাকর a dandy of a servant; a dainty servant; a lazy servant. ̃গিরি, ̃য়ানা n. indulgence in luxury; daintiness, fastidiousness, foppishness, foppery, dandyism. ̃জি, ̃মশাই n. a respectful term for addressing a man. 36)

(p. 773) bījana fanning. বীজন করা v. to fan. 86)

(p. 782) bēēktiẏāra beyond jurisdiction, ultra vires; out of one's control. 41)

(p. 721) balē says; speaks; talks. adv. & conj. because, as, on the plea of, owing to (মা বকেছেন বলে খাবে না?). □ adv. shortly, presently (বৃষ্টি এল বলে). 159)

(p. 782) bēkhēẏāla without attention or intent, inattentive; absent-minded. n. inattention; absent-mindedness. 54)

(p. 794) byākula, byākulita extremely eager or anxious or impatient or worried or curious or inquisitive or perplexed. fem. ব্যাকুলা, ব্যাকুলিতা । ব্যাকুলতা n. extreme eagerness or anxiety or impatience or worry or curiosity or perplexity. ব্যাকুলচিত্ত a. mentally disturbed or agitated. 56)

(p. 721) bahēḍ়ā the beleric myrobalan. 228)