(p. 667) pōsṭa2 a pillar, a post (ল্যাম্প-পোস্ট). 27)

(p. 654) pura2 a house, a dwelling-house, an abode (নন্দপুর); a city, a town, a village (হস্তিনাপুর). ̃দ্বার n. the gate of a city or a house. ̃নারী n. fem. a woman usually keeping to the zenana; a housewife; a female member (esp. a married one) of a family. ̃ন্দর n. a name of Indra (ইন্দ্র), the king of gods. ̃ন্ধ্রী, ̃ন্ধ্রি n. a housewife; a married woman having her husband and children living. ̃বাসী a. inhabiting a town or a village; living in a family. n. a citizen, townsman, a villager; a member or inmate of a family. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃রক্ষক n. a warder or warden of a house; a city guard. ̃ললনা n. same as পুরনারী । ̃শাসক n. a presidency magistrate. ̃স্ত্রী same as পুরনারী । 28)

(p. 615) paracā a settlement record. 7)

(p. 667) pōẏā a fourth part, a quarter; onefourth of a seer (সের); half-a-mile. a. one-fourth, quarter. চারপোয়া a. complete, full. ̃বারো n. a particular throw at dice; (sarcas.) an extraordinary piece of luck, success in everything, a run of luck, a lucky hit. 10)

(p. 680) pratīkṣyamāṇa one being waited for; that is being waited for. 6)

(p. 682) pratyuṣa, pratyūṣa the dawn; daybreak; the morning. প্রত্যুষে adv. at dawn or daybreak, early in the morning. 6)

(p. 606) patrāṅka (of a book) page-number, pagemark. পত্রাঙ্কন n. pagination. পত্রাঙ্কিত a. paginated. পত্রাঙ্কিত করা, পত্রাঙ্ক দেওয়া v. to paginate, to page. 36)

(p. 619) paribṛtti alteration, change; transition; exchange, barter. ̃কাল n. (phys.) transition period. 143)

(p. 692) prāpta obtained, got; received; found; acquired, gained, attained, learnt (শিক্ষাপ্রাপ্ত); informed of (সংবাদপ্রাপ্ত). প্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to obtain, to get; to receive, to be given; to find, to come across; to acquire, to gain; to attain; to learn; to be informed. ̃কাল a. on the point of death, dying; having attained the fullness of age. ̃বয়স্ক a. one who has attained majority, of age, adult, grown-up. ̃ব্য a. same as প্রাপ্য (a.). ̃যৌবন a. adult. fem. ̃যৌবনা । 56)

(p. 654) puñjīgaṇitaka capital accounts. 3)

(p. 654) puṣā, pōṣā to bring up; to cherish (মনে আশা পুষছে); to nourish; to feed; to maintain, to support (পরিজনদের পোষা); to rear; to keep, to breed, to fancy (বাঁদর পোষা, পাখি পোষা). 74)

(p. 645) pārbata, pārbatya of a mountain or hill; mountainous, hilly; born or living on a mountain or hill or in a hill-district; highland. পার্বতী n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); the daughter of the Himalayas. পার্বত্য অঞ্চল, পার্বত্য প্রদেশ a hill-district, a hilly region or country. পার্বত্য উদ্ভিদ mountain vegetation. পার্বত্য জাতি a hilltribe. পার্বত্য জাতির লোক a hill-man, a highlander (pl. hill-folk). 3)

(p. 666) pōn̐ca a coating. পোঁচ দেওয়া v. to apply a coating (to), to coat. পোঁচড়া, পোঁচলা n. a coating; a brush for whitewashing made of jute fibres. 8)

(p. 682) pradarśikā of প্রদর্শক । 19)

(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)