(p. 785) bēḍ় encirclement; circumference; girth. বেড় দেওয়া v. to surround, to enclose, to encircle. 20)

(p. 721) bān̐dha a dam; a breakwater, a bulwark; (geog.) a dyke. বাঁধ দেওয়া v. to dam. (fig.) to restrain. বাঁধ নির্মান করা, বাঁধ বাঁধা v. to build a dam or breakwater or dyke. 273)

(p. 715) baṭēra a species of small partridge akin to the quail. 44)

(p. 794) byāja2 a pretext, a pretence, simulation, deceit; a hindrance; interest for money; interest, use; delay. ̃স্তুতি n. false praise or eulogy; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of praise in garb of censure or censure in garb of praise, (cp.) irony, sarcasm. 64)

(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) bēladāra1 a digger. 93)

(p. 717) batsala (used as a sfx.) affectionate, loving. fem. বত্সলা । বত্সলতা n. affectionateness, affection, love. 22)

(p. 786) bēdanā feeling; pain, ache; affliction; grief, sorrow; mental agony. বেদনা করা v. to pain, to ache. বেদনা দেওয়া v. to pain; to inflict pain on; to grieve; to agonize mentally. বেদনা পাওয়া v. to be pained; to feel pain; to be grieved. ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. painful; grievous; agonizing; pitiable; sad. ̃বোধ n. feeling of pain. ̃র্ত a. afflicted; pained; agonized; aggrieved. ̃হীন a. painless, unaching. 23)

(p. 713) baka a species of long-necked white bird, the stork; (cp.) the egret, the heron, the crane; a kind of heronshaped flower. বক দেখানো v. to taunt by cupping one's palms almost in the shape of a heron. ̃ঠুঁটো n. a species of river fish with a long and slender beak. ̃ধার্মিক a. feigning or simulating virtuousness or piety, sanctimonious; hypocritical. ̃বৃত্তি n. feigned virtuousness or piety, sanctimony; hypocrisy, dissimulation. ̃যন্ত্র n. a flask with a long bentback neck used in distillation, a retort, a still; stethoscope. 25)

(p. 717) b়ḍ়ē, bōḍ়ē (in chess) a pawn. বড়ের চাল (in chess) the move of a pawn; (fig.) a very unassuming and yet a dangerspelling move. 10)

(p. 761) bina a leguminous plant or its seed, bean. 3)

(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. 747) bālaka a boy, a male child; a tyro (রাজনীতিতে সে বালক); a greenhorn. ̃কাল n. childhood days, boyhood. ̃তা ̃ত্ব n. boyhood. ̃বয়স same as বালককাল । ̃ভৃত্য n. a boy-servant; a page. ̃সুলভ, বালকোচিত a. boyish; childish. 15)

(p. 773) biśbāsya believable, credible; trustworthy, reliable. 16)

(p. 721) ballabha a husband; a lover, a sweet-heart; a favourite. fem. বল্লভা, (inc.) বল্লভী । 164)