(p. 667) pōẏā a fourth part, a quarter; onefourth of a seer (সের); half-a-mile. a. one-fourth, quarter. চারপোয়া a. complete, full. ̃বারো n. a particular throw at dice; (sarcas.) an extraordinary piece of luck, success in everything, a run of luck, a lucky hit. 10)

(p. 667) pōẏāti pregnant (পোয়াতি বউ); recently delivered of a child (প্রসবের পরে পোয়াতি সুস্হ আছে). n. a pregnant woman; a woman recently delivered of a child. পোয়াতি হওয়া to conceive, to be in the family way. 11)

(p. 667) pōẏāla straw. 12)

(p. 863) mālapōẏā, mālapō a saucer-shaped sweetmeat made of flour or rice-powder fried in ghee or oil and then (sometimes) dipped in sugarjuice. 10)