(p. 601) pakṣipālana aviculture. পক্ষিপালন করা v. to collect, keep and breed birds, to be engaged in aviculture. ̃শালা a. an aviary. 25)

(p. 696) priẏa a beloved person; a lover; a darling; (chiefly in address) a husband; a friend. a. dear; beloved; favourite (প্রিয় বস্তু); pleasant. প্রিয়ংবদ a. fair-spoken, sweet-tongued. fem. প্রিয়ংবদা । ̃কারক, ̃কারী a. doing agreeable things, causing pleasure by one's actions. fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃চিকীর্ষা n. desire of doing things agreeable to another, desire to do a good turn (to), benevolence. ̃চিকীর্ষু a. desirous of doing things agreeable to another, desirous of doing a good turn (to), benevolent. ̃জন n. a beloved person; a favourite; a kinsman or relative; a friend. ̃তম a. super. of প্রিয় । n. a most beloved person; a lover; a darling; a husband. fem. ̃তমা । ̃তর a. compar. of িয় (a.). ̃দর্শন a. good-looking, handsome, comely. fem. ̃দর্শনা । ̃দর্শী a. treating everybody with love or affection. fem. ̃দর্শিনী । ̃পাত্র n. a favourite, a beloved person fem. ̃পাত্রী । ̃বচন, ̃বাক্য n. pleasant or sweet words; adulatory words. ̃বাদী same as িয়ংবদ fem. িয়বাদিনী । ̃বিয়োগ n. loss or death of a dear one, bereavement. ̃বিরহ n. separation from one's lover or dear one. ̃ভাষণ n. pleasant or sweet speech; adulatory speech. ̃ভাষী same as িয়ংবদ । fem. ̃ভাষিণী । ̃সখ (pop.) ̃সখা n. a dear or bosom friend; a boon companion. fem. ̃সখী । ̃সমাগম n. union or re-union with a dear one or dear ones; visit of dear ones. প্রিয়া a. fem. of িয় । n. fem. a lady-love, a sweetheart; a darling; (chiefly in address) a wife. 22)

(p. 696) plāga a plug. 66)

(p. 687) pramukha (used as a sfx.) headed by, beginning with (কালিদাস প্রমুখ কবিগণ). 4)

(p. 652) piśāca a necrophagous evil spirit, a ghoul; (fig.) a man of vile or cruel or nauseating or abominable nature. fem. পিশাচী, (inc.) পিশাচিনী । ̃তত্ত্ব n. demonology. ̃সিদ্ধ a. one who has made a ghoul one's slave by means of rigorous ascetic practices. fem. ̃সিদ্ধা । 4)

(p. 644) pārāẏaṇa completeness, thoroughness; completion; completion of reading a book within the fixed time. 25)

(p. 642) pānabhōjana drinking and eating. 6)

(p. 666) pō denoting: a long and unchanging noise or note as of flute (শানাইয়ের পোঁ) . পোঁ করেin a trice, in a jiffy, instantly, very quickly. পোঁ ধরা v. to give out a long and unchanging note or sound (as by a flute); (sarcas.) to cringe or fawn (upon), to support blindly and insistently. পোঁ-ধরা a. cringing, fawning. 7)

(p. 618) paraśapāthara, paraśamaṇi a philosopher's stone. 3)

(p. 606) paḍ়tā a continuous succession of winning or lucky throws (as of dice); luck (পড়তা মন্দ); favourable time, fortune; good terms, amiability (তার সঙ্গে আমার পড়তা হলনা); an approximate number or amount, approximation (গড়পড়তা); (comm.) cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পড়া v. (at dice etc.) to be able to make winning or lucky throws in a row; to have a favourable or fortunate time; (comn.) to meet the cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পোষানো v. to meet or cover the cost of production or procurement. 3)

(p. 675) pratipādya to be ascertained or corroborated or confirmed or verified or proved or substantiated or accomplished or performed; ascertainable; confirmable; verifiable; provable; accomplishable, performable. 52)

(p. 675) pratipraśna a counter-question. 61)

(p. 647) pichānō to fall back; to recoil, to flinch; to back out; to retreat, to beat a retreat; to move (towards one's) back; to put off or be put off, to postpone or be postponed, to defer or be deferred. 45)

(p. 681) pratyānaẏana bringing back; act of bringing again. প্রত্যানয়ন করা v. to bring back; to bring again. 18)

(p. 629) paścāt & prep. after, at or to the back of (পশ্চাত্ আসিতেছে). □ adv. afterwards, later (পশ্চাত্ বলা); in or to the west. a. living at the back; reverse (পশ্চাত্ দিক). n. the back; the backside, the rear; the future. পশ্চাতে adv. behind (গৃহের পশ্চাতে); later, afterwards (পশ্চাতে বলব). 43)