(p. 615) paracchidra another's fault or weak point. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষণ n. fault-finding; captiousness. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষণ করা v. to find fault with others, to seek a hole in another's coat. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষী a. fault-finding; captious. fem. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষিণী । 9)

(p. 680) pratnajībabidyā palaeontology. প্রত্নোদ্ভিদবিদ্যা n. palaeo-botany. প্রত্নপ্রাণীবিদ্যা n. palaeozoology. 14)

(p. 628) paryābaraṇa environment; surroundings; the environs. 21)

(p. 665) pētani a female spirit; (sarcas.) an extremely ugly or dirty woman, a hag or a slut. পেতনির আলো will-o'-the-wisp. 7)

(p. 671) prakupita deeply enraged or angered, incensed, infuriated; excited. fem. প্রকুপিতা । 5)

(p. 625) parīkṣāmūlakabhābē by way of experiment, experimentally. 58)

(p. 669) pyāca pyāca denoting the noise caused by going along or wading through a slimy or miry place (প্যাচ প্যাচ করে চলা). প্যাচপেচে a. giving out or resembling the aforesaid noise; slimy or miry. 15)

(p. 687) prarōcana, prarōcanā (usu. dero.) inducement, instigation, abetment, persuasion, incitement. প্ররোচনা দেওয়া same as প্ররোচিত করা (see প্ররোচিত). প্ররোচনাদায়ক a. same as প্ররোচক (a.).

(p. 638) pāti3 (used as a pfx.) small or inferior. ̃কাক n. the common house crow. ̃লেবু n. a variety of lemon. ̃শিয়াল n. the fox. fem. ̃শিয়ালি the vixen. ̃হাঁস n. (fem.) the duck; (masc.) the drake. 47)

(p. 631) pān̐canara a five-tiered or five-stringed necklace. পাঁচনরি a. five-stringed or five-tiered পাঁচনরি হার.

(p. 606) padōnnati advancement in rank or office, promotion. 56)

(p. 684) prabhu a master, a lord; an overlord; an employer; a husband; an owner; a king; God; a superman; a holy or very reverend man. প্রভুতা, প্রভুত্ব n. mastery, authority; predominance; overlordship, supremacy; ownership; sovereignty, rule. প্রভুত্ব করা v. to lord it over; to rule, to govern. ̃ব্যঞ্জক a. imperious; authoritative; peremptory; domineering; bossy. ̃পত্নী n. fem. a mistress. ̃পরায়ণ same as প্রভুভক্ত । ̃পাদ n. a title of honour affixed to the names of the religious teachers of Vaishnavas (বৈষ্ণব). ̃ভক্ত a. devoted or faithful to one's master; loyal. ̃ভক্তি n. devotion or faithfulness to one's master; loyalty. ̃শক্তি n. governmental power or authority, ruling power; domination, dominance; authority; influence. 37)

(p. 652) pīḍ়ka oppressing, persecuting, tormenting; forcing; insisting, pressing, chastising; accepting esp. in marriage (পাণিপীড়ক). n. an oppressor; a persecutor, a tormentor; one who forces or insists (on) or presses; a chastiser; one who accepts esp. in marriage. 20)

(p. 644) pāradārya violation of another's marriagebed, adultery. 7)

(p. 629) palā2 a kind of tiny ladle or spoon. 19)