(p. 669) pyān̐cā the owl; (sarcas.) an extremely ugly-looking man or boy. প্যাঁচার ডাক howling, hooting, screeching. প্যাঁচা ডাকে an owl; howls or hoots or screeches. প্যাঁচার বাচ্চা an owlet; (sarcas. -both masc. & fem.) an extremely ugly-looking person. প্যাঁচার বাসা an owlery. fem. পেঁচি । 10)

(p. 684) prabāha a stream, a current, a flow (as of a river or air); a series, a train (ঘটনাপ্রবাহ, চিন্তাপ্রবাহ); (fig.) continuous onward movement (জীবনপ্রবাহ). প্রবাহিণী a. flowing. n. a river, a stream. প্রবাহিত a. (of a river) flowing, streaming; (of air, wind etc.) blowing; (fig.) passing or continuously moving onward. fem. প্রবাহিতা । প্রবাহিত হওয়া v. to flow, to stream; to blow; (fig.) to pass, to move onward continuously (সময় বা জীবন প্রবাহিত হওয়া). প্রবাহী. a. flowing. প্রবাহী ঋণ floating debt. প্রবাহী পরিসম্পত্ floating assets. 21)

(p. 654) puliśa, pulisa the police; a policeman; a police constable. 73)

(p. 629) palu a species of silk-worm living on the mulberry tree. 32)

(p. 619) parikara a companion or assistant; (also used as a sfx.) a girdle, a girth (বদ্ধপরিকর). 34)

(p. 619) paripōṣaka nourishing; cherishing; supporting (পরিপোষক মূল্য); protecting, protective. 119)

(p. 605) paṭṭa a plank, a slab; a plate (তাম্রপট্ট); a wooden seat for sitting upon squattingly; a seat (রাজপট্ট); a throne (পট্টমহিষী); jute; silk, linen (পট্টবস্ত্র); a town, a city; a village (esp. a large one); a port; a turban; a scarf. ̃দেবী same as পট্টমহিষী । পট্টন n. a city, a town; a port. ̃বস্ত্র n. silk-cloth, linen. ̃মহিষী, ̃রাজ্ঞী n. the chief queen of a king, a queen consort. 20)

(p. 601) pakṣābalambana act of siding with or following or standing for or supporting or defending a particular (contending) party or person; partisanship; act of playing for a particular team. পক্ষাবলম্বন করা v. to side with; to follow, to adhere to; to stand for, to support, to defend; to play for. পক্ষাবলম্বী a. siding with; following, adhering to; standing for, supporting, defending; playing for a particular team. n. a party-man; a partisan; a follower, an adherent; a supporter, a defender; a player of a particular team. fem. পক্ষাবলম্বিনী । 22)

(p. 675) pratikārya redressible; remediable; that which can be or is to be avenged or counteracted; preventible. 8)

(p. 671) prakōpa virulence, severity (জ্বরের প্রকোপ); excess (পিত্তের প্রকোপ); violent outbreak (কলেরার প্রকোপ); great anger, rage; great excitement. ̃ন n. excitation, excitement; provocation; enragement. প্রকোপিত a. excited; provoked; enraged; (of a disease etc.) grown virulent, aggravated; (of an epidemic etc.) violently broken out. প্রকোপিত হওয়া v. to be excited or provoked or enraged; to grow virulent, to aggravate; to break out violently. 10)

(p. 654) pṛthibī the earth, the world. ̃তল n. the surface of the earth, the earth's crust or its outer part. ̃পতি, ̃পাল n. a king; an emperor. ̃ব্যাপী, ̃ময় a. extending all over the world; world-wide. ̃মণ্ডল n. the orb of the earth; the whole world. 117)

(p. 692) prābalya same as প্রবলতা (see প্রবল). 61)

(p. 650) pila karā (in certain games) to send (a ball or marble) into the pocket; to pocket (গাব্বু পিল করা). 38)

(p. 619) pariṇētā one who marries; a husband. 82)

(p. 606) patrābali, patrābalī, patrāli, patrālī letters collectively, correspondence; (of a tree) leaves collectively, foliage; (of a book) pages collectively; decorative painting on one's person with sandalpaste or similar articles. পত্রালিকা n. a tiny or concealed decorative painting on one's person with sandal-paste etc. 37)