(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. 654) pudinā spearmint, mint. 22)

(p. 682) prapūrita completely filled up. 43)

(p. 619) paricaẏa acquaintance; familiarity; introduction; identity; particulars about one's identity such as name, address, lineage etc.; experience or practice (এ কাজের সঙ্গে পরিচয়); a sign, a token (প্রেমের পরিচয়); same, reputation (সাহিত্যিক হিসাবে পরিচয়); love, amour ('নবপরিচয় কালিয়া বঁধুর সনে'). পরিচয় করা v. to make an acquaintance (with), to acquaint oneself (with); to experience. পরিচয় গোপন করা v. to conceal one's identity; hide one's identity. পরিচয় দেওয়া v. to introduce, to give one's introduction; to reveal one's identity; to apprise. পরিচয় নেওয়া v. to ask for one's introduction; to get acquainted; to learn particulars or details (of). ̃পত্র n. a letter of introduction; credentials. 56)

(p. 665) pēṣaka one who or that which pulps or grinds or presses. 37)

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

(p. 638) pātā3 to spread, to lay out (বিছানা পাতা); to place ready for use (পাত পাতা); to lay (ফাঁদ পাতা); to install (পূজার ঘট পাতা); to set up, to establish (সংসার পাতা, দোকান পাতা); to set, to employ (আড়ি পাতা, কান পাতা); to stretch out to catch or hold (হাত পাতা); to bend down submissively (পিঠ পাতা); to curdle, to congeal, to freeze (দই পাতা). 40)

(p. 696) prāyuktika a technologist. 2)

(p. 696) plābana a flood, a deluge. ̃পীড়িত floodstricken (বন্যাপীড়িত more usual). 68)

(p. 619) paribartē in place of, instead of, in lieu of, in exchange for. 128)

(p. 615) paraspara serial, successive (পরস্পর বিষয়সমূহ). পরস্পরা n. a serial succession or sequence; a series. পরস্পরায়, পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. serially; seriatim, one after another; in regular succession. পরম্পরীণ a. serial, successive. 70)

(p. 629) palli, pallī a small area of human habitation containing a cluster of houses, a locality (গোপপল্লি); a hamlet; a village; a municipal division, a ward. ̃অঞ্চল n. a rural area; countryside. পল্লি উন্নয়ন n. village development, rural uplift. ̃গীতি n. folksong, village song. ̃গ্রাম n. a village. ̃জীবন n. rural life, countrylife. ̃নৃত্য n. a country-dance. ̃বধু n. a country-woman, a country-wife. ̃বালা, ̃বালিকা n. a country-girl; a countrymaid. ̃বাস n. a village home; a country residence; act of living in a country. ̃বাসী a. living in a country, rural; (dero.) rustic. n. a countryman (fem. a country-woman), a villager. (dero.) a rustic. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃বাসী ভদ্রলোক a country gentleman. ̃ভবন n. a village home; a country residence; a country-house, a country seat. ̃মঙ্গল সমিতি village welfare society. ̃সংগঠন n. rural organization, rural development. ̃সংস্কার n. rural reconstruction; village upliftment. ̃সমিতি n. a village society. 37)

(p. 671) prakrīta chartered. 18)

(p. 674) praṇaẏa love; amour; affection; attachment; friendship; amicable relation, good terms. ̃গাথা n. a love-lyric, a romantic ballad. ̃গীতি n. a lovesong, a love-lyric, an amorous ditty. ̃ঘটিত a. amatory, amorous. ̃পত্র n. a loveletter, a billet-doux. ̃পাত্র n. an object of love; a lover. ̃পীড়িত a. love-sick; lovelorn. ̃বন্ধন n. the ties of love; a love-knot, a lover's knot. ̃ভাজন n. same as প্রণয়পাত্র । a. worthy of being loved; beloved. ̃লিপি same as প্রণয়পত্র । ̃লীলা n. a lover's sport, an amorous sport; (pop.) a love-affair (esp. a secret one), an affaire de coeur. ̃সম্ভাষণ n. amorous talk. প্রণয়াকাঙ্ক্ষা n. a longing for love, desire for love. প্রণয়াকাঙ্ক্ষী a. longing for or desirous of love. প্রণয়ানুরাগ n. love or passion (for). প্রণয়ানুরাগী a. enamoured of. fem. প্রণয়ানুরাগিনী । প্রণয়াসক্ত a. in love with; smitten with love (for). প্রণয়াস্পদ same as প্রণয়ভাজন । 2)

(p. 666) pōḍ়ā to burn; to be scalded or singed or calcined; scorched or incinerated; to inflame; to become very hot (জ্বরে গা পোড়ে); a. burnt; scalded; scorched; inflamed; incinerated; calcined; greatly heated. ̃নি n. affliction; distress. ̃নো v. to burn or scald or scorch or calcine or inflame. পোড়া কপাল hard luck, bad luck; (int.) ah me! পোড়াকপালি fem. unlucky, unfortunate. mas. পোড়াকপালে । পোড়ারমুখি a. & n. accursed (one), unfortunate; hateful (one); wicked. 22)