(p. 751) bighā a measure of flat area (= 64 sq. cubits = ⅓ or .33 acre approx). বিঘাকালি n. (arith.) square-measure in terms of bighas (বিঘা). 54)

(p. 751) bici a stone or seed of a fruit. বিচিগজগজে a. full of seeds. 68)

(p. 792) bōjhāpaḍ়ā an understanding; a compromise; a mutual agreement; confrontation (বিপক্ষ দলের সঙ্গে শেষ বোঝাপড়া). 29)

(p. 717) badha killing, slaughter. বধ করা v. to kill, to slay; to slaughter. ̃কর্তা n. a killer, a slayer; a slaughterer. fem. ̃কর্ত্রী । ̃দণ্ড n. capital punishment. ̃স্হলী, ̃স্হান n. a place of execution or slaughter; a slaughter-house. বধার্থ adv. for killing or slaughter. বর্ধাহ same as বধ্য । 38)

(p. 737) bāṅāla a native of East Bengal; (iron.) an unrefined rustic. a. of East Bengal (বাঙাল প্রথা); born in East Bengal. fem. n. বাঙালিনি, বাঙালনি । 18)

(p. 748) bāsanā2 desire, longing; wish; intention. বাসনা করা বা হওয়া v. to desire, to long (for); to wish; to intend. ̃কুল a. seized or overwhelmed with passion or desire. 16)

(p. 743) bābā2 a father, (coll.) dad. int. same as বাপু । বাবাজি n. a reverend father; a title applied to ascetics esp. to the Vaishnav ascetics; a term for addressing a son or a junior person. ̃জীবন n. a term for addressing a son-in-law or a son or a junior person. 34)

(p. 740) bāḍ়ā2 to grow up, to develop (গাছ বাড়া); to increase (লোক বাড়া); to augment (বিপদ বাড়া); to be expanded (রাজ্য বাড়া); to aggravate (রোগ বাড়া); to flourish, to thrive (ধনসম্পদ বাড়া); to mend or sharpen (পেনসিল বাড়া); to grow audacious (বদমাশটা বড় বেড়েছে); to serve on a dinner-plate (ভাত বাড়া). a. mended; served on a dinner-plate; more or greater than ('সে মাটি মায়ের বাড়া'). বাড়ানো v. to develop; to increase; to multiply (বংশ বাড়ানো); to augment; to expand; to aggravate; to cause to mend or sharpen; to stretch; to extend, to crane (হাত বাড়ানো, গলা বাড়ানো); to cause to serve on a dinner-plate; to exalt or extol unduly or give undue importance to (অযোগ্য লোককে বাড়ানো); to exaggerate (বাড়িয়ে লেখা); to over-indulge (ছেলেটাকে সে বাড়িয়েছে); to enhance falsely (বয়স বাড়ানো). ̃বাড়ি n. excess; immoderation; intemperance; overmuchness; aggravation (রোগের বাড়াবাড়ি). বা়ড়াবাড়ি করা v. to go beyond the limit. বাড়াবাড়ি হওয়া v. to be aggravated; to be in excess. বাড়া ভাতে ছাই দেওয়া v. (fig.) to frustrate or foil somebody's hopes or plans almost at the point of success. 9)

(p. 790) bēhāta passed out of one's hand or possession or control; gone into another's hand or possession or control. 10)

(p. 758) bidhātā a director, a controller, a regulator (ভাগ্যবিধাতা); God; Providence; Brahma (ব্রহ্ম). ̃পুরুষ n. Providence personified (who is believed to write down the future of a newborn baby on its forehead).

(p. 751) bikhanḍita cut or split, divided; refuted. 41)

(p. 747) bārtāku, bārtākī the brinjal, eggplant, aubergine. 6)

(p. 773) biśrāma rest, repose; temporary desistance or cessation of labour; an interval. বিশ্রাম করা, বিশ্রাম নেওয়া v. to take rest, to repose; desist from work or labour (permanently or temporarily). বিশ্রাম দেওয়া v. to give rest; to release from or relieve of work or labour (permanently or temporarily), to rest. ̃কাল n. a time for rest or repose; an interval. 21)

(p. 786) bēdya to be learnt; knowable. 47)

(p. 717) batriśa thirty-two. 27)