(p. 748) bāhu the arm; (pop.) the hand; (geom.) a side, an arm. 51)

(p. 794) byāsili (as pl.) bacilli; (as sing.) a bacillus. ̃ঘটিত, ̃সংক্রান্ত a. bacillary, bacillar. 105)

(p. 721) bara rather, in preference. 46)

(p. 767) bibhūti Godhead; godhead, divinity; special powers of Shiva (শিব); sanctifying grace, unction; prosperity; riches, wealth; ashes. ̃ভূষণ n. one who smears one's body with ashes; Shiva (শিব). 10)

(p. 721) bargi (hist.) the Maratha cavalry notorious for their free-booting inroads. 82)

(p. 786) bēdhya that which is to be or can be bored or pierced. 53)

(p. 794) byāga a bag. 59)

(p. 740) bāṇī word; speech; a message; a maxim, an apophthegm; Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 14)

(p. 773) biśbasta faithful; trusty, trustworthy, reliable, true; bonafide; believing; trusting, trustful, relying; confident. fem. বিশ্বস্তা । ̃তা n. trustworthiness; sincerity, bona fides. ̃সূত্রে adv. from a reliable source. 14)

(p. 741) bātistambha a lightpost, a lamppost. 20)

(p. 781) bunaṭa texture or grain (of cloth); weaving; woven fabric. 6)

(p. 713) bula a bud, a blossom. বউল ধরা v. to put forth buds, to bud, to be in blossom. 10)

(p. 751) bikānō to be sold, to sell (সস্তায় বিকানো); (fig.) to give away (দেশের কাজে জীবন বিকানো); to be accepted, received warmly or with honour (নামে বিকানো). a. sold; (fig.) given away. 17)

(p. 767) bimūrta formless, unbodied; abstract (বিমূর্ত ভাব). 34)

(p. 782) bēēktiẏāra beyond jurisdiction, ultra vires; out of one's control. 41)