(p. 654) pūrta public works. ̃বিভাগ n. the Public Works Department. 107)

(p. 638) pāṭhārthī desirous of reading or studying. n. a student, a pupil; a prospective student. fem. পাঠাথির্নী । পাঠোদ্ধার n. deciphering an obscure piece of writing or passage. 2)

(p. 606) paḍ়uẏā a student, a pupil; a scholar. a. given to study, studious; scholarly (পড়ুয়া ছেলে); employed in study, studying (পড়ুয়া অবস্হা). 13)

(p. 601) pakṣiśālā an aviary. 29)

(p. 614) parakha test; trial; experiment; examination. পরখ করা, (poet.) পরখা v. to test; to try; to experiment; to examine.

(p. 606) patnī a wife. পত্নীত্যাগ করা v. to desert or divorce one's wife. ̃বিয়োগ n. loss or death of one's wife. 34)

(p. 614) paẏamāla spoiled; annihilated, destroyed. 6)

(p. 642) pānā3 width, breadth. 13)

(p. 619) paribalana (bot.) circumnutation. 132)

(p. 601) pakṣābalambana act of siding with or following or standing for or supporting or defending a particular (contending) party or person; partisanship; act of playing for a particular team. পক্ষাবলম্বন করা v. to side with; to follow, to adhere to; to stand for, to support, to defend; to play for. পক্ষাবলম্বী a. siding with; following, adhering to; standing for, supporting, defending; playing for a particular team. n. a party-man; a partisan; a follower, an adherent; a supporter, a defender; a player of a particular team. fem. পক্ষাবলম্বিনী । 22)

(p. 629) paścādgati retrograde motion, backward movement. পশ্চাদ্গমন n. retrogression, going after, following. পশ্চাদ্গমন করা v. to follow, to go after. পশ্চাদ্গামী a. following, going after. পশ্চাদ্গামী হওয়া v. to follow, to go after. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী a. lying behind; lagging behind; following, coming after or behind. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী হওয়া v. to lie behind; to lag behind; to follow. পশ্চাদনুসরণ n. act of following; pursuit. পশ্চাদনুসরণ করা v. to follow; to pursue. পশ্চাদনুসরণকারী a. following; pursuing. n. a follower; a pursuer. fem. পশ্চাদনুসরণকারিণী । 46)

(p. 654) pēm̐pē the papaw, the pawpaw, the papaya. 125)

(p. 696) plyākārḍa a placard. 83)

(p. 654) purī2 a house, a palace, a residence (রাজপুরী, ইন্দ্রপুরী); a city; a title of certain ascetics (ঈশ্বরপুরী). 51)

(p. 696) plaba leaping or hopping; swimming; floating; a raft, a float. ̃কেন্দ্র n. the centre of buoyancy. ̃তা n. buoyancy. ̃ন n. swimming; floating; buoyancy; act of going by leaps, hopping. ̃মান a. floating, buoyant. ̃শক্তি n. buoyancy. 65)