(p. 669) pyāḍēla a paddle; paddling. প্যাডেল করা v. to paddle. 16)

(p. 619) parikara a companion or assistant; (also used as a sfx.) a girdle, a girth (বদ্ধপরিকর). 34)

(p. 615) paramādṛta greatly loved; highly treasured; punctiliously cared for or attended to; received with great cordiality. fem. পরমাদৃতা । 58)

(p. 619) paribardhana development; improvement; magnification; enlargement; amplification. 130)

(p. 674) praṇidhi a spy; an emissary; a guide (কন্যাপ্রণিধি); close attention; meditation; deep consideration; earnest application; solicitation. 9)

(p. 625) parisara extent; area; limit, boundary, end; width, breadth. 42)

(p. 615) parabrahma the Absolute Being, the Supreme Being, God. 47)

(p. 629) paśama wool; fur. পশম পরিস্কার করা to card or comb wool. পশমিনা n. a kind of very fine woollen cloth. পশমি a. woollen; made of fur. 39)

(p. 629) paryēṣaṇa, paryēṣaṇā search, investigation; research. 4)

(p. 652) pīnasa ozaena. 32)

(p. 601) pakṣa a lunar fortnight (কৃষ্ণপক্ষ, শুক্লপক্ষ); a period of fifteen days, a fortnight (দুই পক্ষকাল); (of birds) a wing, a feather; (of fish) a fin; (of an arrow) a feather; a team, a party, a side (পক্ষভুক্ত); a direction or side or hand (পক্ষান্তরে); a flank, a side (পক্ষাঘাত); question or answer in a debate, support or opposition, a thesis or an antithesis (পূর্বপক্ষ, উত্তরপক্ষ); behalf (তার পক্ষে উকিল দাঁড়ায়নি); state or condition (পারতপক্ষে); (of a person married, more than once) marriage (দ্বিতীয় পক্ষের স্ত্রী); a husband or wife, spouse (এটি তার তৃতীয়পক্ষ). ̃ক n. (bot.) a. a pinule. ̃গ্রহণ same as পক্ষাবলম্বন । ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন n. act of cutting off or clipping one's wings; (fig.) act of making powerless; refutation of one's argument. পক্ষচ্ছেদ করা, পক্ষচ্ছেদন করা v. to cut off or clip one's wings; (fig.) to render powerless. ̃ধর a. winged. n. a bird; the moon. ̃পাত, ̃পাতিতা, ̃পাতিত্ব n. partiality; unreasonable love or fondness (for), favouritism, bias, preference (ছেলের প্রতি মায়ের পক্ষপাত). ̃পাতদুষ্ট a. biased, partial; corrupted with partiality or favouritism. পাতশূন্য a. impartial, unbiased. পক্ষপাতী a. partial, prejudicial; biased, prejudiced; inclined to favouring, prone or leaning to. fem. ̃পাতিনী । ̃পুট n. the inner part or inside of a wing. ̃পুটে adv. under cover of wings, within the wings; (fig.) under one's protection. ̃ভুক্ত a. included in a side or team. ̃ভেদ n. act of distinguishing one side from another; (chiefly pol.) disintegration of a party; differentiation of the two opposing sides of an argument. ̃ল a. winged; having a fin or fins; (bot.) pinnate. ̃শিরাবিন্যাস n. (bot.) pinnate venation. ̃শিরিত a. (bot.) pinnately veined. ̃সঞ্চালন n. act of flapping or moving one's wings (as by a bird). ̃সঞ্চালন করা v. to flap or move one's wings. ̃সমর্থক same as পক্ষাবলম্বী । ̃সমর্থন same as পক্ষাবলম্বন । ̃সমর্থনকারী same as পক্ষাবলম্বী । fem. ̃সমর্থনকারীণী । 16)

(p. 678) pratihantā one who kills a slayer. fem. প্রতিহন্ত্রী । 45)

(p. 696) prārthanā, prārthana a prayer (secular or religious); act of asking for, solicitation; supplication; application. প্রার্থনা করা v. to pray; to say one's prayer; to ask for, to solicit; to supplicate; to apply (for); to petition. প্রার্থনা পূর্ণ করা to grant a prayer. 8)

(p. 625) pariṣēbā care of the sick, nursing. 34)

(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)