(p. 672) pracāra introduction; currency; announcement, proclamation; circulation; propaganda, publicity; preaching; disclosure; publication. প্রচার করা v. to introduce; to give currency (to); to announce, to proclaim; to circulate; to propagate; to give publicity to, to publicize; to preach; to disclose; to publish; to make public. প্রচার হওয়া v. to be introduced; to gain currency; to be announced or proclaimed or circulated or propagated; to get publicity; to be preached or disclosed or published; to become public. প্রচারক a. introducing; giving currency (to); announcing; circulating; giving publicity to; preaching; disclosing; publishing. n. an introducer; one who gives currency (to); an announcer, a proclaimer; a circulator; a missionary; a propagandist, a publicist; a preacher; a discloser; a publisher. প্রচারণ n. same as প্রচার and— a communique. প্রচারণা same as প্রচার । প্রচার-অধিকর্তা n. director of publicity. ̃পত্র n. a pamphlet; a propaganda magazine. ̃মাধ্যম n. medium for publicity; mass media. ̃যন্ত্র n. same as প্রচারমাধ্যম । প্রচারিত a. introduced; that which has gained currency, current; announced, proclaimed; circulated; propagated; publicized; preached; disclosed; published. 12)

(p. 614) parakha test; trial; experiment; examination. পরখ করা, (poet.) পরখা v. to test; to try; to experiment; to examine.

(p. 601) pañcāẏēta a village council (ori. consisting of five members), a panchayet. পঞ্চায়েতি n. work or arbitration of a panchayet; councilship of a panchayet. a. relating to a panchayet. 56)

(p. 650) pittala brass. ̃নির্মিত a. made of brass, brazen. ̃ফলক n. a brass-plate. 9)

(p. 669) prakaraṇa a chapter or a part of a book; a process, a procedure; (self-sufficient) part of a process or procedure; technique; a context; a discourse. গত a. technical; procedural; contextual. 27)

(p. 644) pārā2 (usu. poet.) like, as, resembling (পাগলপারা). 19)

(p. 606) paḍ়tā a continuous succession of winning or lucky throws (as of dice); luck (পড়তা মন্দ); favourable time, fortune; good terms, amiability (তার সঙ্গে আমার পড়তা হলনা); an approximate number or amount, approximation (গড়পড়তা); (comm.) cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পড়া v. (at dice etc.) to be able to make winning or lucky throws in a row; to have a favourable or fortunate time; (comn.) to meet the cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পোষানো v. to meet or cover the cost of production or procurement. 3)

(p. 629) paścādbhūmi the rear; the background; hinterland.

(p. 654) putali a puppet, a doll, a marionette; a favourite or pet (স্নেহের পুতলি); the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye (নয়নপুতলি). 15)

(p. 642) pāni (usu. among Mus. of Bengal) water. ̃পাঁড়ে n. an up-country Brahman selling or supplying drinking water (esp. to railway passengers.) ̃ফল, (dial.) পানফল n. an aquatic fruit, cress(es), (cp.) water-chestnut. ̃বসন্ত, (pop.) পানবসন্ত n. chickenpox. 18)

(p. 606) padabi a title, an appellation; a nickname; a family name, a surname. 52)

(p. 681) pratyukti an answer, a reply; a retort. 30)

(p. 675) pratipādikā of প্রতিপাদক । 50)

(p. 619) paridṛṣṭa observed, noticed; espied; inspected; supervised. 99)

(p. 615) paratra in the world beyond death, in the life beyond; in future. 14)