(p. 667) pōṣaṇa upbringing; feeding; maintenance (পরিবার-পোষণ); cherishment; nourishment; act of supporting. পোষণ করা v. to bring up; to maintain; to cherish; to nourish; to support. পোষণীয় var. of পোষ্য । 20)

(p. 688) pralēpa a coating; an ointment; act of coating or smearing. প্রলেপ দেওয়া v. to apply a coating or an ointment (to); to coat or smear (with). প্রলেপক a. coating; smearing. প্রলেপন n. coating or smearing. প্রলেপন করা v. to coat; to smear. 11)

(p. 665) pērēka a nail, a wire-nail, a spike. 26)

(p. 606) panḍita learned, erudite; au fait, versed; wise; experienced; expert, skilled. n. a teacher of Bengali and Sanskrit literature and language, a pundit. ̃চূড়ামণি n. (lit. and fig.) the most precious jewel amongst learned men; the most learned man. ̃প্রবর, ̃বর same as পন্ডিতশ্রেষ্ঠ । ̃মন্ডলী n. an assembly of learned people; the learned community, the intelligentsia. ̃মুর্খ a. versed in bookish learning but bereft of common sense, learned but unpractical; a wise fool, a wiseacre. n. such a man, a learned fool, a pedant. ̃মানী same as পন্ডিতম্নন্য । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. most learned. n. the most learned man. পন্ডিতম্নন্য, পন্ডিতাভিমানী a. one who unduly assumes an air of (superior) learning or wisdom. পন্ডিতম্নন্য ব্যক্তি a wiseacre. পন্ডিতি n. the post or office of a teacher of Sanskrit and Bengali; (sarcas). wisdom or learning (পন্ডিতি ফলানো). a. of or like ancient pundits (পন্ডিতি চালচলন); abounding in Sanskrit words and strictly following rules of Sanskrit grammar পন্ডিতি ভাষা. 20)

(p. 669) pyān̐ka denoting the cry of the duck, quack. প্যাঁকপ্যাঁক int. quack! quack! 8)

(p. 619) paridarśana, paridarśa (careful) observation; inspection; supervision. পরিদর্শন করা v. to observe (esp. carefully); to inspect; to supervise. 96)

(p. 671) prakrīta chartered. 18)

(p. 684) prabāda a proverb, an adage; hearsay (জনপ্রবাদ). প্রবাদ আছে যে there is a saying that, it is said that. ̃বাক্য n. a proverb. 18)

(p. 642) pāẏu the anus. 46)

(p. 606) pathipārśbasha wayside, roadside. 46)

(p. 696) plēna3 an aeroplane, a plane. 82)

(p. 684) prabartaẏitā an initiator; an inciter; an inducer. fem. প্রবর্তয়িত্রী । 11)

(p. 667) paun̐chā to arrive at, to reach (বাড়ি পৌঁছাল, হাত পৌঁছেছে); to come within reach; to come to hand (চিঠি পৌঁছায়). ̃নো v. to arrive at, to reach; to come within reach; to come to hand; to escort; to convey or carry (to); to bring to hand. 36)

(p. 625) parisampat assets. 41)

(p. 619) paritōṣa thorough satisfaction or gratification; deep pleasure. ̃পূর্বক adv. with a great or thorough satisfaction; to the point of satiety or to one's heart's content (পরিতোষপূর্বক ভোজন করা). ̃জনক a. thoroughly or highly satisfactory or gratifying. 88)