(p. 667) pauruṣēẏa (rare) pertaining to a man, masculine; man-made. 44)

(p. 678) pratirakṣā defence. প্রতিরক্ষা-মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of defence. 18)

(p. 665) paitāmaha relating to a paternal grandfather.

(p. 631) paścārdha the lower half of the human body; the lower half; the latter half; the other half. 5)

(p. 678) pratisaraṇa (phys.) refraction. প্রতিসরণ করা v. to refract. প্রতিসরণ কোণ angle of refraction. প্রতিসরণীয় a. refrangible. 34)

(p. 601) pa1 the twenty-first consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 692) prāmāṇika authoritative, authentic. ̃তা n. authoritativeness, authenticity. 66)

(p. 674) praṇaẏana act of making; composition (গ্রন্হপ্রণয়ন), compilation; creation (সৃষ্টিপ্রণয়ন); act of drawing up (আইন প্রণয়ন). প্রণয়ন করা v. to make; to compose, to compile; to create; to draw up. 3)

(p. 650) pitrālaẏa father's house (esp. of a married woman). 12)

(p. 614) paẏōdhi the ocean, the sea. 15)

(p. 654) purōga, purōgāmī going before in point of time or place, preceding, leading; pioneering. পুরোগত a. gone before in point of time or place. 56)

(p. 647) pica4 a black residue of distillation of tar, pitch. ̃-ঢালা a. pitched, tarred (পিচ ঢালা রাস্তা). পিচ দেওয়া, পিচ ঢালা v. to pitch, to tar. 39)

(p. 675) pratipada the first lunar day of a month. 44)

(p. 633) pāṭha reading, perusal; study; recitation; lesson; a reading of text (পুঁথির মূল পাঠ); a text-book. পাঠ করা v. to read, to peruse; to study; to reci.e. পাঠ তৈরি করা v. to learn or prepare one's lesson. পাঠ দেওয়া v. to give one a lesson. পাঠ নেওয়া v. to take lessons (from a teacher). পাঠক n. a reader; one who studies; a student, a pupil; a reciter; one who reads out or recites from scriptures; a professional narrator of mythological stories; a teacher, a reader. ̃গৃহ n. a reading-room, a study; a library. পাঠন n. teaching. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃নিবিষ্ট, ̃মগ্ন a. absorbed in reading or study. ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির n. a reading-room, a study; a library; a school. ̃ভেদ same as পাঠান্তর । ̃রত a. engaged in reading or studying. ̃শালা n. a primary school. পাঠানুরাগ n. fondness for reading; devotion to study. পাঠানুরাগী a. fond of reading; devoted to study. পাঠান্তর n. another text or a different text or reading or version. পাঠাভ্যাস করা v. to learn one's lessons.

(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)