(p. 792) bōbā dumb; speechless; mute; (fig.) inexpressible (বোবা ব্যথা). 44)

(p. 790) bēsarakāri non-official, unofficial; not belonging to the government; private, personal. 2)

(p. 760) bidhi a prescript, an edict; a prescription; a rule; a regulation; a law, an act; a means; a procedure; a method; a system; destiny, fate; God, Providence; Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). বিধি-অধিকারিক n. law officer. ̃জ্ঞ a. conversant with laws or rules; versed in scriptures. ̃নির্দেশক n. legal remembrancer. ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. regulated or prescribed or determined by rules or regulations. ̃নিষেধ n. restrictions or inhibitions. ̃প্রয়োগ n. application of a rule or law. ̃বদ্ধ a. regulated; enacted, codified; in keeping with form or established mode, formal. বিধিবদ্ধ করা v. to enact, to codify. ̃বিড়ম্বনা n. deception by fate; irony of fate. ̃বিড়ম্বিত a. beguiled by fate; suffered or suffering from irony of fate. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. unlawful; irregular; informal. ̃বিহিত a. lawful; law-abiding; regular; formal. ̃ভঙ্গ n. breaking the rules or regulations; infringement or violation of a rule or law. ̃মতো a. in keeping with scriptural prescripts or edicts or rules; in keeping with rules or laws; just, rightful (বিধিমতো শাস্তি); (loos.) adequate; formal; (loos.) utmost (বিধিমতো চেষ্টা). ̃লিপি n. the prescript of Providence; destiny, fate. ̃সংগত, ̃সম্মত a. in keeping with scriptural prescripts or edicts or rules; lawful, rightful; formal. 7)

(p. 751) bicchu the scorpion; (fig.) a very clever but naughty and mischievous person; (ছেলেটা একটা বিচ্ছু). a. (fig.) very clever but mischievous (বিচ্ছু ছেলে). 75)

(p. 738) bāchā2 to choose, to select; to pick and choose; to sort out or separate (ভালোমন্দ বাছা, খুদ বাছা); to eliminate unwanted elements from (চাল বাছা); to pick and eliminate or kill (উকুন বাছা). a. chosen, selected; sorted; freed from unwanted elements; choice, select (বাছা বাছা লোক = chosen or selected persons). 9)

(p. 721) balānō to make one say or speak or tell or confess or divulge. 144)

(p. 741) bātāsa air; wind; a gust of wind; fanning; (usu. dero.) influence or touch (নাস্তিকের বাতাস). বাতাস করা v. to fan. বাতাস খাওয়া v. to enjoy fanning; to cool oneself with fanning; to take the air. বাতাস দেওয়া v. to fan; (fig.) to kindle or encourage (ঝগড়ায় বাতাস দেওয়া). বাতাস পাওয়া v. to get air; (of boats etc.) to get favourable wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by. বাতাস লাগা v. to get air or (of boats etc.) wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by; to be possessed by an evil spirit. বাতাসে ওড়া v. to fly in air; (fig.) to move light-heartedly or airily. বাতাসে ভর করে চলা v. (fig.) to move as swiftly as the wind; (fig.) to move very lightly; (fig.) to move light-heartedly. 13)

(p. 751) bighata the space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger when fingers are extended, a span. ̃প্রমাণ a. equal to a span, about nine inches in length. 53)

(p. 715) bacasā altercation; a brawl. বচসা করা v. to altercate, to wrangle, to bandy words; to brawl. 26)

(p. 713) baktabya to be said; worth saying: under discussion; discussible. n. one's say; a subject or context or discussion.

(p. 782) bēgatika a helpless or unfavourable or awkward situation; a danger or difficulty; a tight corner. a. helpless or unfavourable; critical or difficult; awkward. 57)

(p. 767) biśikha an arrow, a shaft. 107)

(p. 767) bilakula entirely, wholly; unreservedly, outright; thoroughly, completely; altogether. 73)

(p. 713) b the twenty-third letter of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 782) bēijjata disgraced; insulted; put out of countenance; (of a woman) having one's modesty or chastity outraged. n. disgrace; insult; state of being put out of countenance; outrage of modesty or chastity. বেইজ্জত করা v. to disgrace, to put to shame, to drag in the mud; to outrage the modesty of. বেইজ্জতি n. same as বেইজ্জত (n.). 38)