(p. 692) prāẏa2 (chiefly used in comp. as a sfx.) resembling, like (গতপ্রায়); nearing, about, nearly, a little less than (প্রায় প্রতিদিন, প্রায় লাখ টাকা). 69)

(p. 615) paraba a feast or festival (esp. a holy one); a fiesta. 42)

(p. 647) pāhārā watching or guarding; a watch, a watchman, a watcher, a sentinel, a sentry, a guard, a guardsman. পাহারা দেওয়া v. to watch, to guard, to sentinel, to patrol. ̃ওয়ালা, ̃ওলা n. a watchman; a constable; a policeman. 22)

(p. 675) pratibāda a counter-plea, a counter-argument; a protest; a counter. প্রতিবাদ করা v. to put forth a counter-plea or counter-argument; to protest. ̃সভা n. a protest meeting. প্রতিবাদী a. pleading against; pleading in reply; protesting; opposing, contending (against). n. (in law) a defendant, a respondent. fem. প্রতিবাদিনী । 71)

(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. 615) parajībī parasitic, parasitical. n. a parasitic plant or organism, a parasite. পরজীবিতা n. parasitism. পরজীবীয় a. parasitic. 11)

(p. 619) paridarśana, paridarśa (careful) observation; inspection; supervision. পরিদর্শন করা v. to observe (esp. carefully); to inspect; to supervise. 96)

(p. 601) pa2 (used as a sfx.) breeding or keeping (গোপ), drinking (মধুপ).. 3)

(p. 605) paṭā to be on terms with, to be friendly with (তোমাতে আমাতে পটে); to be familiar with or to be in (usu. illicit) love with (মেয়েটা তার সঙ্গে পটেছে); to come to terms, to agree, to give in. 9)

(p. 629) palli, pallī a small area of human habitation containing a cluster of houses, a locality (গোপপল্লি); a hamlet; a village; a municipal division, a ward. ̃অঞ্চল n. a rural area; countryside. পল্লি উন্নয়ন n. village development, rural uplift. ̃গীতি n. folksong, village song. ̃গ্রাম n. a village. ̃জীবন n. rural life, countrylife. ̃নৃত্য n. a country-dance. ̃বধু n. a country-woman, a country-wife. ̃বালা, ̃বালিকা n. a country-girl; a countrymaid. ̃বাস n. a village home; a country residence; act of living in a country. ̃বাসী a. living in a country, rural; (dero.) rustic. n. a countryman (fem. a country-woman), a villager. (dero.) a rustic. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃বাসী ভদ্রলোক a country gentleman. ̃ভবন n. a village home; a country residence; a country-house, a country seat. ̃মঙ্গল সমিতি village welfare society. ̃সংগঠন n. rural organization, rural development. ̃সংস্কার n. rural reconstruction; village upliftment. ̃সমিতি n. a village society. 37)

(p. 650) pinaddha tied, fastened (esp. to one's body); put on, worn. 15)

(p. 675) pratibimba a reflected image, a reflection, an image. প্রতিবিম্বন n. act of being reflected, reflection. প্রতিবিম্বিত a. reflected. 77)

(p. 654) pustani, pustāni (in book-binding) a fly leaf. 81)

(p. 642) pārakya alienage. ̃যোগ্য a. alienable. 50)

(p. 654) purāpuri complete; thorough; full, entire; downright. adv. completely; thoroughly; fully, entirely; in a downright manner; in extenso. 48)