(p. 786) bēdē one of a gypsy tribe of India. fem. বেদেনি । 46)

(p. 1006) sāpa a snake, a serpent; (fig.) a malicious person. সাপও মরে লাঠিও ভাঙ্গে (fig.) accomplishment of a difficult job without sustaining any loss or damage. সাপ হয়ে কাটা আর রোজা হয়ে ঝাড়া (fig.) to hunt with the hound and run with the hare. সাপের ছুঁচো গেলা (fig.) involvement in a nauseating or unpleasant affair which cannot now be shaken off. সাপের পাঁচ-পা দেখা (fig.) to get extremely audacious as if one has come into possession of some rare power. সাপের হাঁচি বেদেয় চেনে (fig.) a jeweller knows the shine of a gem. 2)