(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. 681) pratyāśā hope; longing; prospect; expectation; awaiting. প্রত্যাশা করা v. to hope or long (for); to expect; to await. প্রত্যাশিত a. hoped; longed for; prospective; expected; awaited. প্রত্যাশী a. hoping or longing for; expectant; awaiting. 25)

(p. 654) pēm̐pē the papaw, the pawpaw, the papaya. 125)

(p. 638) pātagālā sheet-wax. 29)

(p. 645) pālapārbaṇa different festivals religious and secular collectively. 22)

(p. 654) pēn̐kō full of slime or silt, like slime or silt, slimy, silty, miry. 123)

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

(p. 675) pratibhā keen intelligence; presence of mind; inventive or creative faculty; genius; glow; brilliance. ̃বান same as প্রতিভাধর ।

(p. 654) pēkhama a peacock's plumage or tail esp. when expanded or spread out like a fan at the time of dancing. পেখম ধরা, পেখম ফোলানো v. (of a peacock) to expand or distend one's plumage or tail (when dancing); (fig.) to be beside oneself with joy, to be foolishly ostentatious in dress, to be vainglorious, to peacock. 127)

(p. 650) pilakhānā a stable for housing elephants. 39)

(p. 665) pēna1 a fountain-pen. 9)

(p. 688) prashāna act of going off or setting out, departure; act of going out; (in drama) exit. প্রস্হান করা v. to go off; to set out; to depart; to go out. প্রস্হানোদ্যত a. on the point of departing or going out, ready to go. প্রস্হানোদ্যোগ n. preparation for departure. 56)

(p. 654) puruṣa man; a man; a male creature; a manly man, a he-man (সে খাঁটি পুরুষ); (phil. & theol.) the soul (পুরুষ ও প্রকৃতি); God; a generation (অধস্তন পাঁচ পুরুষ); (gr.) person (উত্তম পুরুষ = the first person; মধ্যম পুরুষ = the second person; প্রথম পুরুষ = the third person). in comp. male, he (পুরুষ জন্তু). পরমপুরুষ n. a superman; God, the Absolute. পুরুষকার n. manliness, prowess; intelligence; manly effort. পুরুষজাতীয় a. male; masculine. ̃ত্ব n. masculinity; manhood; manliness, virility; vigour; masculine sexual power. পুরুষত্ববর্জিত. পুরুষত্ববিহীন, পুরুষত্বরহিত, পুরুষত্বশূন্য, পুরুষত্বহীন a. lacking in masculine sexual power, impotent; unmanly; effeminate; lacking in vigour; faint-hearted. পুরুষত্বহানি n. loss of masculine sexual power, impotency. ̃-পরম্পরা n. succession of generations, lineal succession, heredity. ̃পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. from generation to generation, hereditarily. ̃-পরম্পরাগত a. coming down from generation to generation; inherited; hereditary; traditional. ̃পুঙ্গব n. a high specimen of humanity; a great man; a big man. ̃প্রধান n. chief amongst men; (when attributed to God) Supreme. ̃ব্যাঘ্র n. a tiger of a man. ̃মানুষ n. a man; a male; a manly man. ̃শার্দুল same as পুরুষব্যাঘ্র । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ same as ̃প্রধান । ̃সিংহ n. a lion amongst men. ̃সুলভ a. common to or befitting a man; masculine. পুরুষাঙ্গ n. the male sex-organ, the penis. পুরুষাধম n. the basest or vilest of men; a dirty fellow; a rascal; an extremely cowardly man. পুরুষানুক্রম same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরা । পুরুষানুক্রমিক same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরাগত । পুরুষার্থ n. religious or spiritual attainment, earning of wealth, realization of desires and attainment of salvation; these four manly pursuits of life; happiness, bliss, salvation, beatitude. পুরুষালি n. masculinity; manliness, virility; (of a woman or a girl) tomboyishness. a. masculine; manly, virile; (of a woman or girl) tomboyish. পুরুষোচিত a. proper for a man; becoming or befitting a man; manly. পুরুষোত্তম n. an excellent man; a superman; the Supreme Being, God, Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 54)

(p. 649) pichē at the back of; on the back of; towards the back of. adv. backwards; towards or in the past. পিছে পিছে on the back of, at one's heels, following, pursuing. 2)

(p. 647) piupiu the note or cooing of the hawk-cuckoo. 26)