(p. 652) puchā, pōchā to ask, to inquire, to question, to interrogate; to pay heed to, to attach importance to (তাকে কেউ পোছে না).

(p. 642) pāntā old by more than one night; overnight; cooked overnight and kept steeped in water (পান্তা ভাত); stale (পান্তা খবর). n. rice cooked overnight and kept steeped in water. (পান্তা ভাতে ঘি (fig.) unnecessary or ludicrous spending of a good or costly thing. 21)

(p. 654) pēṭō1 made of jute; related to jute; trading jute (পেটো সাহেব).

(p. 675) pratikṣēpaṇa act of throwing back or rebounding. প্রতিক্ষেপণ করা v. to throw back, to rebound. 16)

(p. 665) pēẏārā the guava. 19)

(p. 675) pratibāta windward. প্রতিবাতে adv. windwards. 70)

(p. 678) pratiśabda a synonym; an echo. 25)

(p. 654) purḥsara advanced. in comp. (used as a sfx.) having in front of, having first made or done (প্রণামপুরঃসর = having made obeisance). 29)

(p. 644) pāratapakṣē if it is possible or if it can be avoided. 2)

(p. 692) prācīna old; ancient; antique; aged; outof-date; old-fashioned, antiquated. fem. প্রাচীনা । প্রাচীনতা, প্রাচীনত্ব n. oldness; ancientness; antiqueness; agedness; oldfashionedness, antiquatedness. 22)

(p. 633) pākhā a wing; a feather; (rare) a fin; a fan; a propeller; vane or sail (as of a windmill). টানা পাখা n. a large fan suspended from a pole and moved by pulling, a punkah, a punka. বিজলি-পাখা n. an electric fan. হাত-পাখা n. a handfan. পাখা করা v. to fan. পাখা ঘোরানো v. to set a propeller or vane moving; to switch on an electric fan. পাখা ঝাপটানো v. (of a bird) to flutter or flap wings. পাখা টানা v. to pull a punkah. 42)

(p. 692) prācīra a wall; a rampart; a parapet. ̃চিত্র n. wallpainting, a drawing on the wall. ̃পত্র n. a wallpaper, a wall magazine. ̃বেষ্টিত a. enclosed with a wall, walled (প্রাচীরবেষ্টিত নগর). 23)

(p. 638) pānagōṣṭhī a den of drunkards; a drinking party.

(p. 619) paricchinna divided, parted; separated; severed; detached; limited, bounded; individualized; moderate. 71)

(p. 671) prakṛta true, real; genuine, pure; actual; right, correct; veritable (প্রকৃত বদমাশ). ̃পক্ষে, ̃প্রস্তাবে adv. in fact; actually; really, truly. ̃রূপে adv. really; rightly. 6)