(p. 802) bh the twenty-fourth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 816) bhāsā to float, to drift; to swim; to be buoyant; to be flooded (with) (বন্যায় দেশ ভাসা); to rise or strike or appear in, to occur to (মনে ভাসা); (fig.) to be overflowing. ভাসান n. immersion (as of an image of a deity); a kind of folksong celebrating activities of some deities (মনসার ভাসান). ভাসা-ভাসা a. shallow, superficial. ভাসা-ভাসা জ্ঞান indexlearning, skin-deep or superficial knowledge. ভাসানো v. to cause to float; to float; to levitate, to set adrift; to flood or overflow. 6)

(p. 826) bhraṃśa, bhraṃśana detachment; fall; downfall; deviation; a casting off (জাতিভ্রংশ); deprivation, loss (বুদ্ধিভ্রংশ); (phys.) displacement. ভ্রংশ-হার n. (phys.) the rate of displacement. ভ্রংশিত a. detached; fallen; downfallen; deviated; cast off; deprived of; (phys.) displaced. 20)

(p. 802) bhaẏābhibhūta overwhelmed with fear. 63)

(p. 825) bhōra2 engrossed (চিন্তায় ভোর); stupefied, fuddled (নেশায় ভোর). 22)

(p. 826) bhyāñcānō to make faces (at), to grimace, to grin (at). 14)

(p. 826) bhōlṭīẏa (sc.) voltaic (ভোল্টীয় বিদ্যুত্). 6)

(p. 810) bhāpasā sultry (ভাপসা আবহাওয়া); musty (ভাপসা গন্ধ). ̃নো v. to become sultry; to swelter; to give out a musty odour. 39)

(p. 802) bhagabaddatta God-given. 15)

(p. 826) bhyānabhyāna denoting: buzzing noise (of flies, mosquitoes etc.); noise of continuous complaint. 17)

(p. 825) bhōjabāji, bhōjabidyā magic; jugglery, hocus-pocus, conjuring; illusion (সংসার এক ভোজবাজি). ভোজবাজিকর n. a juggler, a magician, a cojurer. 10)

(p. 820) bhūṣaṇa an ornament; a dress; ornamentation; dressing; personal embellishment; decoration; one who or that which adds to the beauty or glory (বিদ্বান দেশের ভূষণ = a learned man is the ornament of his country). ̃প্রিয়া a. fem. fond of ornaments. 20)

(p. 813) bhārui the skylark; the quail. 33)

(p. 802) bhartā a husband; a king; an overlord; a master; an employer; one responsible for maintenance, a maintainer. 87)

(p. 818) bhukha hunger. ̃মিছিল, ভুখামিছিল n. a hunger march. ভুখা a. hungry. ভুখা ভগবান the hungry mass; the proletariat, the have-nots. 15)