(p. 765) bibiẏānā the style of living in ease and foppishness (as of a European lady); adoption of this style by a non-European woman. 18)

(p. 773) biṣṇu the second person of the Hindu Trinity who sustains the creation; Narayana (নারায়ণ), Hari (হরি). ̃প্রিয়া n. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) the wife of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃লোক n. the abode of Lord Vishnu. 38)

(p. 794) byārōmiṭāra a barometer. 100)

(p. 743) bāpaka one who causes to sow or weave; a sower; a weaver. 20)

(p. 746) bāriẏāri, bārōẏāri performed by the public for the public, public; joint, combined. n. a public function organized by the public. 2)

(p. 713) bakaśi high government official of the Muslim regime in India whose chief duty was to act as a paymaster. 36)

(p. 782) bṛṣṭi rain; rain-water; a shower (শরবৃষ্টি); বৃষ্টি পড়া, বৃষ্টি হওয়া v. to rain. বৃষ্টি পড়ে v. it rains; বৃষ্টিচ্ছায় n. (geog.) rain-shadow. ̃জল n. rain-water. ̃পাত n. rainfall; (meteor.) precipitation. ̃বাদল n. rains. বৃষ্টিবাদলের দিন n. a rainy day. ̃বিন্দু n. a rain-drop. ̃মান, ̃মাপক n. a rain-gauge, a pluviometer. বৃষ্টি সম্বন্ধীয় a. pluvial. ̃স্নাত a. drenched or soaked in rain. ̃হীন a. rainless. 21)

(p. 747) bārtābaha a messenger; a courier. 7)

(p. 738) bāṭi a hemispheroidal cup without handles. বাটি চালা v. to set a cup chasing a culprit by means of occult incantations. এক বাটি a cup (of); a cupful (of). 47)

(p. 779) buka2 reservation in advance, booking (থিয়েটারের সিট বুক করা); railway-booking (মাল বুক করা). বুক করা v. to book (seats etc.); to book (goods) by rail. ̃কিপিং n. book-keeping. ̃পোস্ট n. book-post. বুকপোস্ট করা v. to send by book-post. ̃শেফল n. a book-shelf. 13)

(p. 717) banṭana distribution; apportionment, division. বন্টন করা v. to distribute; to apportion, to divide. 16)

(p. 756) bidāẏa1 a gift or present, anything given in charity (ব্রাহ্মণবিদায়, কাঙালবিদায়). 52)

(p. 786) bēdē one of a gypsy tribe of India. fem. বেদেনি । 46)

(p. 773) bīci1 a stone or pip or seed (of fruits); a testis (pl. testes), a testicle. 83)

(p. 755) bijṛmbhaṇa yawning; a yawn.