(p. 782) bēn̐ṭē dwarfish, short-statured. ̃খাটো, ̃খেঁটে a. dumpy. 46)

(p. 721) bām̐ōẏā (dial.) left-handed. 256)

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

(p. 751) bigarhita abominable, detestable; forbidden (শাস্ত্রবিগর্হিত); disgraceful. 46)

(p. 756) bitāḍ়ita turned out; expelled. বিতাড়িত করা v. to turn out; to expel. 39)

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

(p. 773) bisamillā, bisamillāh (Mus.) an invocation of Allah whilst starting a work. বিসমিল্লায় গলদ (fig.) a mistake at the very beginning, an erroneous start. 41)

(p. 742) bādī2 denoting: speaking or accustomed to speak (সত্যবাদী); obedient to or practising an ism, -ist, -istic (সাম্যবাদী). n. a plaintiff or a complainant. ̃-প্রতিবাদী n. complainant and defendant. 17)

(p. 738) bāṭā4 a Hindu rite of offering dishes of food to a son-in-law. 44)

(p. 717) badamāśa, badamāiśa, badamāẏēśa wicked; roguish, mischievous; profligate; (in affection) naughty. বদমাশি, বদমায়েশি n. wickedness; roguery, mischief; profligacy; naughtiness. বদমাশি করা v. to indulge in wickedness or roguery or profligacy; to be naughty. 31)

(p. 773) biṣaṇṇa sorrowful, sad, morose, glum, melancholy, depressed; gloomy, darkened (বিষণ্ণ আকাশ). fem. বিষণ্ণা । ̃চিত্ত a. sad at heart; down-hearted; down in the mouth, low-spirited. ̃তা n. sorrowfulness, sadness, moroseness, melancholy, depression; paleness; gloominess, gloom, darkness. ̃দৃষ্টি n. a sorrowful glance, a sad or sullen look. ̃নয়ন, ̃নেত্র n. sad eyes. ̃প্রকৃতি a. of a melancholy temperament; hypochondriac. ̃বদন, ̃মুখ a. having a sorrowful countenance, dejected. fem. ̃বদনা, ̃মুখী । 27)

(p. 737) bāṅmaẏa full of words, wordy; composed of words, worded. বাঙ্ময়ী a. fem. of বাঙ্ময় । n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 21)

(p. 721) bān̐di maidservant, a handmaid; a woman slave. 272)

(p. 756) bitṛṣṇa (ori.) not thirsty; disinterested; callous; averse to, apathetic; disgusted (with). বিতৃষ্ণা n. disinterestedness; callousness; aversion, apathy; disgust. 41)

(p. 743) bāmētara right. 47)