(p. 633) pācya that which can be or is to be cooked; digestive, digestible. 58)

(p. 675) pratipālana upbringing; rearing; fostering (সন্তান-প্রতিপালন); feeding; maintenance (পরিজন-প্রতিপালন); keeping, observance (প্রতিশ্রুতি-প্রতিপালন); act of obeying, compliance (আদেশপ্রতিপালন); protection, act of looking after the well-being of (প্রজা-প্রতিপালন). প্রতিপালন করা v. to bring up; to rear; to foster; to feed, to maintain; to keep, to observe; to comply with, to obey; to protect, to look after the well-being of. প্রতিপালনীয় same as প্রতিপাল্য । 54)

(p. 619) paribēttā a younger brother who marries whilst his elder is still unmarried. 144)

(p. 615) pararāṣṭra a foreign state or country. ̃নীতি n. (pol.) foreign policy. পররাষ্ট্র দপ্তর n. a foreign office. পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of external affairs. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the minister of external affairs. ̃সচিব n. a foreign secretary.

(p. 675) pratiniẏata every moment, constantly, always. 39)

(p. 692) prāthamika relating to inception or beginning, initial; early, primitive; primary. প্রাথমিক পুস্তক a primer. প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয় a primary school. প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা primary education. 43)

(p. 649) piṭapiṭa expressing: twitching as of the eye, flickering as of a lamp, peevishness, fastidiousness or mania for cleanliness. পিটপিট করা, পিটপিটানো v. (of the eye etc.) to twitch, to bat (an eyelid); (of a lamp etc.) to flicker; to behave peevishly or fastidiously; to show a mania for cleanliness. পিটপিটানি twitching as of the eye; flickering as of a lamp; peevishness; fastidiousness; a mania for cleanliness. পিটপিটে a. peevish; fastidious; over-scrupulous; stickler; stricken with a mania for cleanliness. 8)

(p. 681) pratyabhibāda, pratyābhibādana a salute or salutation in return. প্রত্যাভিবাদন করা v. to salute in return, to return a salute. 4)

(p. 671) pragaṇḍa the upper arm.

(p. 605) paṭā to be on terms with, to be friendly with (তোমাতে আমাতে পটে); to be familiar with or to be in (usu. illicit) love with (মেয়েটা তার সঙ্গে পটেছে); to come to terms, to agree, to give in. 9)

(p. 644) pārasparika reciprocal; mutual (পারস্পরিক সম্পর্ক). 16)

(p. 678) pratispardhā audacity, arrogance; defiance; challenge; spirit of challenge. প্রতিস্পর্ধী a. arrogant, audacious; challenging; emulative. 41)

(p. 631) pāika a foot soldier, an infantryman, a footman; a guard or messenger armed with a staff and also with other weapons (often a liveried one). পাইকবরকন্দাজ n. footmen and other followers. 20)

(p. 678) pratisbākṣara countersignature. প্রতিস্বাক্ষরিত a. countersigned. 42)

(p. 633) pān̐ji a calendar, an almanac, an ephemeris. ̃পুথি n. ephemerides and scriptures; books collectively. হাতে পাঁজি মঙ্গলবার worrying for ascertaining a date with the almanac in hand; unnecessary groping or search (for a solution that is already there). 11)