(p. 782) bēkāra unemployed (বেকার অবস্হা, বেকার লোক); unoccupied, without work (বেকার সময়); useless (বেকার পরিশ্রম). ̃ত্ব n. unemployment; worklessness, occupationless. ̃সমস্যা n. the unemployment problem. 52)

(p. 773) biśēṣita attributed; specified, distinguished; (gr.) qualified (as by an adjective). 5)

(p. 751) bikāla, bikālabēlā the afternoon. 20)

(p. 773) biśbāsa belief, faith; trust, reliance; confidence; a religious faith; a notion. বিশ্বাস করা v. to believe, to put faith in; to trust, to rely (on), to confide in; to have a notion (that), to think. বিশ্বাস করে বলা v. to confide in. ̃ঘাতক, ̃ঘাতী a. treacherous; traitorous; betraying. n. a traitor (fem. a traitress); a betrayer. fem. ̃ঘাতিকা, ̃ঘাতিনী । ̃ঘাতকতা n. treachery; betrayal. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা v. to commit treachery; to betray; to play one false. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করে ধরিয়ে দেওয়া v. to betray. ̃পাত্র n. a reliable or trustworthy person, a confidant (fem. a confidante). fem. ̃পাত্রী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. breach of trust; perfidy; treachery. ̃ভাজন n. same as ̃পাত্র । a. trustworthy; reliable. ̃যোগ্য a. believable, credible; trustworthy, reliable. ̃হন্তা same as ̃ঘাতক । fem. হন্ত্রী । 15)

(p. 721) baragā2 a temporary lease of land on condition that a fixed portion of crop will be paid as revenue. ̃দার n. a lessee holding a piece of land under the aforesaid condition, a sharecropper. 50)

(p. 721) balidāna immolation, sacrifice. বলিদান দেওয়া v. to immolate, to sacrifice; to victimize. 151)

(p. 767) birata discontinued; dissuaded; (loos.) prevented; desisting or abstaining from (ভোগবিরত). fem. বিরতা । বিরত করা v. to cause to leave off, to dissuade; (loos.) to prevent; to cause to abstain from. বিরত হওয়া v. to desist (from); to discontinue, to leave off; to abstain (from). বিরতি n. desistance; abstinence; cessation; termination; pause; recess; interval. 53)

(p. 748) bālēndu the moon of second lunar night of the light fortnight; (geog.) the crescent. ̃শৃঙ্গ n. (geog.) horns of the crescent. 2)

(p. 746) bārā (poet.) to prohibit; to prevent; to ward off; to resist. 17)

(p. 747) bālāmaci horse-hair. 24)

(p. 721) bahni fire. ̃জ্বালা n. a flame; glow or heat of fire. ̃মান a. flaming, blazing. ̃শিখা n. a tongue of fire, a flame. ̃সংস্কার n. cremation of a dead body. 229)

(p. 721) banyā2 a flood; an inundation; a deluge. বন্যার জল floodwater. ̃পীড়িত a. floodstricken. ̃প্লাবিত a. flooded. ̃বিধ্বস্ত a. devastated by the flood; flood-stricken. 15)

(p. 721) bahu3 many, numerous; much, manifold, diverse; profuse, abundant; long; more than one, poly-, multi-. ̃কষ্টে adv. with great difficulty. ̃কাল n. a long time. বহুকাল ধরে for a long time. for long. বহুকাল পরে after a long time. বহু কাল পূর্বে long ago. ̃কালব্যাপী a. long continued or long-lasting; very old. ̃কেলে a. very old, antique. ̃কেশর a. (bot.) polyandrous. ̃কোষ্ঠ a. (bot.) multilocular. ̃ক্ষণ n. a long while, a long time. ̃গর্ভপত্রী a. (bot.) polycarpellary. ̃গুচ্ছ a. (bot.) polyadelphous. ̃গুণ a. multiplied many times; many times over; many more, much more. ̃জাতিক a. multinational. ̃জ্ঞ a. polymathic, having varied or vast experience. বহুজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি a polymath; a man of varied or vast experience. ̃তর a. many more; too many; too much; diverse, various; manifold; many, numerous; much, profuse. ̃তল a. multi-storeyed. ̃তলক n. (geom.) a polyhedron. ̃তা same as বহুত্ব । ̃ত্ব n. numerousness; muchness; profusion, abundance; excessiveness; diversity. ̃ত্র adv. at or in many or diverse places. ̃দর্শিতা n. varied or wide or vast experience. ̃দর্শী a. having seen much; having varied experience or vast experience. fem. ̃দর্শিনী । ̃দূর a. very far, far-away, far-off, distant. adv. very far, far off, far away, at a great distance. n. a great distance, a far cry. ̃দূরবর্তী a. far-off, remote. ̃ধা adv. in many and diverse modes or methods or ways or directions or parts; diversely; many times. ̃পতিত্ব n. polyandry. ̃পত্মীক a. having many wives, ploygamous. ̃পদ a. (alg.) polynomial; (zoo.) polypod. পদ প্রাণী a ploypod, a multiped. ̃বহুপার্শ্বীয় a. (bot.) multiparous; multilateral. ̃প্রসবিনী a. fem. bearing many children; prolific; fertile. প্রান্তীয় a. parietal. ̃ফলকপত্র n. (bot.) a compound leaf. ̃বচন see বচন । ̃বর্ষজীবী a. (bot.) perennial; (of man) long-lived. ̃বল্লভ n. one beloved of many women; Krishna. (কৃষ্ণ). fem. ̃বল্লভা a woman beloved of many men; a flirt; a prostitute. ̃বিধ a. of many and diverse sorts. ̃বিবাহ polygamy. ̃বিবাহকারী a. polygamous. n. a polygamist. ̃বিবাহকারিণী a. polyandrous. n. a polyandrist. ̃বিস্তীর্ন a. spread over a wide or large area, far-flung. ̃বীজপত্রী (bot.) a. polycotyledon. ̃ব্যয়সাধ্য a. very expensive or costly. ̃ব্যয়ে adv. at a great cost or expense. ̃ব্রীহি n. (gr.) mode of forming compound words (a compound word formed by this mode gives a meaning which neither of the constituent words implies). ̃ভর্তৃক a. having many husbands. ̃ভাগ, ̃ভাগ্য, a. very fortunate. n. a great fortune. ̃ভাষিতা n. speaking many languages; garrulity, talkativeness. ̃ভাষী a. speaking many languages, polyglottic; garrulous, talkative. বহুভাষী ব্যক্তি a polyglot; a garrulous or talkative person. ̃ভুজ a. (geom.) polygonal; (bio.) polypous. n. a polygon; a polyp. ̃ভুজক্ষেত্র n. (geom.) a polygon. ̃ভ্রূণবীজতা n. (bot.) polyembryony. ̃ভ্রূণবীজী a. (bot.) polyembryonic. ̃মত a. highly esteemed; greatly honoured. ̃মান n. high esteem; great honour. ̃মানাস্পদ a. highly esteemed or revered. ̃মুখ a. multifaced; multifarious; multiplex (বহুমুখ টেলিগ্রাফ); (of a school or co-operative society) multipurpose. fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মূত্র n. diabetes. ̃মূত্রগত a.diabetic. ̃মূত্রপীড়িত a. diabetic. ̃মূর্তি a. multiform. মূল্য a.very costly; very precious. ̃যৌগিক a. (bot.) decompound. ̃রাশিক n. (arith.) the double rule of three. ̃রূপ1 a. diverse. multifarious. ̃রূপ2, বহুরূপী a. assuming different forms; polymorphic, multiform. n. the chameleon; an itinerant showman who amuses people by assuming various forms. fem. a. ̃রূপিনী । ̃রূপতা a. polymorphism. ̃শ adv. many times, many a time and oft; in a great measure, to a great extent. ̃শাখ a. having many branches. ̃শাস্ত্রজ্ঞ a. polymathic. ̃বহুশাস্ত্রজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি a polymath. ̃শিরাল a. (bot.) multicostate. ̃শ্রুত a. profoundly or vastly learned, erudite, well-versed in many disciplines. ̃স্বামিক a. having to serve many masters; having many owners. 224)

(p. 751) bikala lacking in or crippled of a part or limb (বিকলাঙ্গ); worn-out or exhausted or disabled (বিকল শরীর); impaired or ruined (বিকল স্বাস্হ্য); out of order; out of service (বিকল যন্ত্র); confused or overwhelmed with worries etc.. harried (বিকল প্রাণ). বিকল করা v. (rare) to cripple; to exhaust or fatigue; to disable; to impair or ruin; to put out of order; to confuse or overwhelm, to harry, to harrow. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. crippledom; exhaustion; disability; impairment, ruin; unserviceable or disordered or breakdown state; overwhelmed or confused or harried state. 11)

(p. 781) budbuda bubble. বুদ্বুদ ওঠা v. to effervesce. বুদ্বুদন n. effervescence. 4)