(p. 652) puchā, pōchā to ask, to inquire, to question, to interrogate; to pay heed to, to attach importance to (তাকে কেউ পোছে না).

(p. 696) prēta an evil spirit, a goblin, a ghoul; a ghost; the spirit or ghost of a dead person. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য, ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. funeral rites; obsequial rites. ̃তত্ত্ব n. spiritism, spiritualism. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. a spiritist, a spiritualist. ̃তর্পণ n. offering of water to the spirit of a deceased person. ̃দেহ n. a ghost (of a dead person), an apparition. ̃নদী n. (myth.) the river Baitarini (বৈতরণী) which the soul of the dead has to cross, (cp.) the Styx. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark lunar fortnight ending with the Mahalaya (মহালয়া). ̃পিন্ড n. lump of food offered to the spirit of a deceased person. ̃ভূমি n. a burial ground, a cremation ground. ̃পুরী n. the abode of the dead, the spirit-world, (cp.) Hades. ̃মূর্তি n. a ghost, an apparition. ̃যোনি n. an evil spirit, a goblin, a ghoul. ̃লোক same as েতপুরী । প্রতাত্মা n. the soul or spirit of a dead person, a ghost, a spirit. েতাশৌচ n. impurity of one's body caused by carrying a dead person. েতিনী n. fem. a female evil spirit, a female goblin or ghoul. 34)

(p. 645) pārlāmēnṭa a parliament. 4)

(p. 614) paẏōdhi the ocean, the sea. 15)

(p. 667) pōddāra a professional examiner of the genuineness of coins; a moneychanger; a pawn-broker; a banker, a money-lender. পোদ্দারি n. the profession of a coin-examiner or money-changer or pawn-broker or banker or moneylender; (sarcas.) display of false authority or power. পরের ধনে পোদ্দারি see পর3 । 7)

(p. 654) purīṣa faeces, excrement, stool; ordure, dung, droppings. পুরীষোত্সর্গ n. evacuation of ordure on something or somebody. 52)

(p. 615) parapālita brought up or fostered by others, fostered or brought up, by people other than one's parents. 36)

(p. 629) parśukā a rib, a vertebra. 5)

(p. 665) pēru the turkey. 24)

(p. 665) pēstā pistachio. 42)

(p. 619) paricchēda a part, a division; a section; (of books) a chapter; a limit প্রাণান্তকর পরিচ্ছেদ; ascertainment; fixation. 72)

(p. 619) parikṣipta scattered; abandoned; surrounded. 45)

(p. 619) pariṇāma last stage or state; conclusion; consequence; change of state, transformation; future. ̃দর্শী a. foreseeing; farsighted. ̃দর্শিতা n. foresight; farsightedness. ̃বাদ n. the theory of evolution. পরিণামে adv. finally, ultimately, in the end; in the long run; in future. 79)

(p. 696) prārthita prayed for, asked for; applied for; desired. 10)

(p. 675) pratidbandba, pratidbandbitā mutual hostility or strife; rivalry; competition. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করা v. to fight or contend with; to rival; to vie or compete with. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতামূলক a. competitive. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী a. contending; rivalling; competing; hostile. n. a contender; a rival; a competitor; an adversary. fem. প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিনী । 33)