(p. 800) blāuja blouse. 34)

(p. 767) birūpākṣa one with eyes beyond the measure of beauty; Shiva (শিব). 66)

(p. 748) bālēndu the moon of second lunar night of the light fortnight; (geog.) the crescent. ̃শৃঙ্গ n. (geog.) horns of the crescent. 2)

(p. 715) bañcā (poet.) to deceive, to beguile; (poet.) to deprive (of); (poet.) to spend or pass ('সুখে বঞ্চিবে দিন'); (poet.) to live, to lead one's life. 33)

(p. 782) bēkāra unemployed (বেকার অবস্হা, বেকার লোক); unoccupied, without work (বেকার সময়); useless (বেকার পরিশ্রম). ̃ত্ব n. unemployment; worklessness, occupationless. ̃সমস্যা n. the unemployment problem. 52)

(p. 751) bicchinna separated; torn or broken away; detached; isolated; estranged; stray or sporadic. fem. বিচ্ছিন্না । বিচ্ছিন্ন করা v. to separate; to tear or break away; to detach; to isolate; to estrange; to alienate. বিচ্ছিন্নতা n. separation; detachment; isolation; secession; estrangement; alienation; lack of compactness, strayness. বিচ্ছিন্নতাবাদ n. separatism; disintegration. বিচ্ছিন্নতাবাদী n. & a. separatist; a separatist. 74)

(p. 790) baidhabya widowhood. ̃বাস n. widow's weeds. 47)

(p. 713) bakarida a Muslim festival commemorating Ibrahim's (cp. Abraham) sacrifice of his own son to God. 33)

(p. 743) bāmana2 a Brahman; a Brahman priest or cook. fem. বামনি । বামন গেল ঘর তো লাঙল তুলে ধর (fig.) when the master is away, servants neglect their work. বামনের গোরু (fig.) a person or a thing that yields maximum benefit at the minimum cost. ̃ঠাকুর n. a Brahman priest or cook. fem. ̃ঠাকরুন a female Brahman cook. বামনাই n. (dero.) practice of a Brahman or an exhibition of this. 41)

(p. 779) buṭi diaper. বুটি তোলা v. to diaper. ̃দার a. diapered. 23)

(p. 721) bara a desire granted by a deity or a superior person, a boon; a benison, a benediction, a blessing; a bridegroom; a husband. a. desired; greatest, most distinguished (নৃপবর); excellent, splendid, fine (বরতনু). বর দেওয়া v. to grant a boon. বর পাওয়া v. to obtain a boon. বরের ঘরের মাসি কনের ঘরের পিসি (fig.) one who hunts with the hound and runs with the hare. ̃কনে n. pl. the bride and the groom. ̃কর্তা n. the head of the bridegroom's party. ̃দ a. granting a boon; benedictory. ̃দা a. fem. of বরদ । n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দাতা a. & n. one who grants a boon. fem. ˜দাত্রী । বরদান করা v. to grant a boon. ̃দান n. act of granting a boon or prayer. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's party. ̃পণ n. a dowry in cash paid by the bride's parents or party to the bridegroom. ̃পুত্র n. a minion (esp. of a deity), a darling, a favourite. ̃প্রদ same as বরদ । fem. ̃প্রদা । ̃বর্ণিনী n. an excellent woman; a woman of peerless beauty. ̃মাল্য n. a garland of flower which the bride puts ceremonially round the neck of the bridegroom whilst accepting him as her husband; a garland of highest honour. ̃যাত্রী, ̃যাত্র n. one who accompanies a bridegroom to a wedding. 45)

(p. 761) binirdēśa ruling. 34)

(p. 779) buḍ়ōṭē grown old prematurely; oldish; precocious. 28)

(p. 721) barēṇya honourable; best; desirable; deserving honourable or cordial reception or welcome. fem. বরেণ্যা । 79)

(p. 721) bandh a strike, a cease-work movement; closure. 6)