(p. 747) bārtā news, information; a message; a report; a dispatch. ̃জীবী n. a journalist. 5)

(p. 741) bāti a lamp, a light; a candle; a stick or rod (গালার বাতি). 16)

(p. 773) bihāna (obs.) morning, daybreak, dawn. 72)

(p. 779) bun̐da besotted (নেশায় বুঁদ); absorbed, engrossed (চিন্তায় বুঁদ). 11)

(p. 792) baiśēṣika a system of philosophy propounded by Kanada (কণাদ). 14)

(p. 773) biśēṣaṇa attribution; an attribute; a peculiarity or characteristic; (gr.) the adjective. ক্রিয়া-বিশেষণ n. an adverb. বিশেষণের বিশেষণ (gr.) an adverb. বিশেষণীয় a. attributable; distinguishable; adjectival. 4)

(p. 789) bēśumāra innumerable, countless. 23)

(p. 721) bahuta much or many. বহুত আচ্ছা int. very good, excellent. 226)

(p. 756) -bida var. of বিত্ । 45)

(p. 713) bu wife; a daughter-in-law; a brother's wife, a sister-in-law; a married woman esp. one who usually keeps to a gynaeceum (usu. ঘরের বউ); a housewife; a newly-married wife (বউভাত). বউ-কথা-কও n. the Indian nightingale. বউ-কাটকি n. a woman given to torturing her daughter-in-law. ̃ড়ি n. a young wife; a childwife. ̃দিদি, (coll.) ̃দি n. an elder brother's wife, a sister-in-law. ̃ভাত same as পাকস্পর্শ (see পাক2). ̃মা n. a son's wife, a daughter-in-law; a younger brother's wife, a sister-in-law. ̃মানুষ n. a married woman usually keeping to a gynaeceum; a newly-married woman. 8)

(p. 717) bandita glorified in songs, hymned; lauded, extolled; saluted; worshipped, adored. fem. বন্দিতা । 64)

(p. 721) bahāla appointed, employed (চাকরিতে বহাল); installed, continuing in (পদে বহাল); (still) in force or effective (বহাল আদেশ বা চুক্তি); hale, healthy (বহাল তবিয়ত). বহাল করা v. to appoint, to employ; to instal; to bring in force, to make effective. বহাল থাকা v. to continue in; to be in force. বহাল রাখা v. to let (one) continue in; to keep in force; to keep up, to maintain (ঠাট বহাল রাখা). বহাল তবিয়তে in good or sound or perfect health. 194)

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

(p. 743) bāndā a slave; a servant; an obedient or devoted person; (iron.) a man (সহজ বান্দা নয়). fem. বান্দি, বাঁদি a slavewoman; a maid-servant; an obedient or devoted woman. 15)

(p. 741) bātābi the shaddock, the pompelmoose, the pomelo (also বাতাবি লেবু). 11)