(p. 675) pratibākya an answer, a reply; a retort; an adverse comment. 69)

(p. 652) pucha interrogation, questioning; inquiry. 49)

(p. 619) parigṛhīta solemnly taken, accepted; put on; won; assumed. 52)

(p. 618) parākrama strength, power, might; prowess, valour; heroism.

(p. 665) paitāmaha relating to a paternal grandfather.

(p. 619) parābṛtta2 returned, receded, retreated; fled. পরাবৃত্তি n. return, retreat; flight. 18)

(p. 654) puruṣa man; a man; a male creature; a manly man, a he-man (সে খাঁটি পুরুষ); (phil. & theol.) the soul (পুরুষ ও প্রকৃতি); God; a generation (অধস্তন পাঁচ পুরুষ); (gr.) person (উত্তম পুরুষ = the first person; মধ্যম পুরুষ = the second person; প্রথম পুরুষ = the third person). in comp. male, he (পুরুষ জন্তু). পরমপুরুষ n. a superman; God, the Absolute. পুরুষকার n. manliness, prowess; intelligence; manly effort. পুরুষজাতীয় a. male; masculine. ̃ত্ব n. masculinity; manhood; manliness, virility; vigour; masculine sexual power. পুরুষত্ববর্জিত. পুরুষত্ববিহীন, পুরুষত্বরহিত, পুরুষত্বশূন্য, পুরুষত্বহীন a. lacking in masculine sexual power, impotent; unmanly; effeminate; lacking in vigour; faint-hearted. পুরুষত্বহানি n. loss of masculine sexual power, impotency. ̃-পরম্পরা n. succession of generations, lineal succession, heredity. ̃পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. from generation to generation, hereditarily. ̃-পরম্পরাগত a. coming down from generation to generation; inherited; hereditary; traditional. ̃পুঙ্গব n. a high specimen of humanity; a great man; a big man. ̃প্রধান n. chief amongst men; (when attributed to God) Supreme. ̃ব্যাঘ্র n. a tiger of a man. ̃মানুষ n. a man; a male; a manly man. ̃শার্দুল same as পুরুষব্যাঘ্র । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ same as ̃প্রধান । ̃সিংহ n. a lion amongst men. ̃সুলভ a. common to or befitting a man; masculine. পুরুষাঙ্গ n. the male sex-organ, the penis. পুরুষাধম n. the basest or vilest of men; a dirty fellow; a rascal; an extremely cowardly man. পুরুষানুক্রম same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরা । পুরুষানুক্রমিক same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরাগত । পুরুষার্থ n. religious or spiritual attainment, earning of wealth, realization of desires and attainment of salvation; these four manly pursuits of life; happiness, bliss, salvation, beatitude. পুরুষালি n. masculinity; manliness, virility; (of a woman or a girl) tomboyishness. a. masculine; manly, virile; (of a woman or girl) tomboyish. পুরুষোচিত a. proper for a man; becoming or befitting a man; manly. পুরুষোত্তম n. an excellent man; a superman; the Supreme Being, God, Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 54)

(p. 644) pārāẏaṇa completeness, thoroughness; completion; completion of reading a book within the fixed time. 25)

(p. 629) palō a pail-shaped wicker-basket for catching fish. 33)

(p. 654) pējōmi baseness; roguishness, roguery, knavishness, knavery; mischiefmongering. পেজোমি করা v. to commit an act of roguery or knavery; to make a mischief. 131)

(p. 667) pōsṭāpisa a post-office. 32)

(p. 665) pētani a female spirit; (sarcas.) an extremely ugly or dirty woman, a hag or a slut. পেতনির আলো will-o'-the-wisp. 7)

(p. 666) pōkharāja topaz. 18)

(p. 601) pa2 (used as a sfx.) breeding or keeping (গোপ), drinking (মধুপ).. 3)

(p. 619) parikalpanā, parikalpana planning, devising, designing a plan, a design. পরিকল্পনা করা v. to plan, to devise, to contrive, to design. পরিকল্পনাধিকারিক n. a planning officer. 38)