(p. 742) bādāma2 nut, almond. বাদামের খোলা a nutshell. 10)

(p. 721) bahbāḍ়mbara excessive pomp or éclat; great fuss. 230)

(p. 721) barīẏasī of বরীয়ান । 76)

(p. 756) bidāraka splitting, rending; cleaving; piercing; causing to burst. হৃদয়-বিদারক a. heart-rending. 55)

(p. 790) bēhadda extreme; out-and-out, thorough (বেহদ্দ বদমাশ); boundless (বেহদ্দ শয়তানি). বেহদ্দ বেহায়া shameless to the core. 7)

(p. 782) bṛhatī of বৃহত্ । 24)

(p. 794) byādha a hunter or a fowler (by caste or profession). ̃বৃত্তি n. hunting; fowling. 70)

(p. 779) bujha consolation; gumption; mutual understanding or agreement; explanation or manipulation (হিসাবের বুঝ); বুঝ থাকা v. to have mutual understanding or agreement. বুঝ দেওয়া v. to console or comfort; to explain or manipulate (accounts). বুঝ মানা v. to agree to be consoled, to accept consolation. ̃সুঝ n. gumption and patience. 19)

(p. 741) bātistambha a lightpost, a lamppost. 20)

(p. 756) biṭalē knavish, roughish. বিটলেমি n. knavery, roguery. 19)

(p. 767) biśuṣka very dry; wizened (বিশুষ্ক দৃষ্টি); glum, morose (বিশুষ্ক মুখ). ̃তা n. extreme dryness; state of being wizened, glumness, moroseness. 111)

(p. 741) bātsalya affection; love; parental love, philoprogenitveness; the sentiment of parental love. 3)

(p. 721) bāki remaining (বাকি জীবন); outstanding (বাকি কাজ); unrealized or unpaid, overdue (বাকি পাওনা). n. the remainder, the balance; arrears (বাকি শোধ); credit (বাকিতে বেচা). বাকি পড়া v. to fall into arrears, to be overdue. বাকি খাজনা arrears of rent. বাকি জায় a list of unrealized rent or revenue. ̃তে adv. in arrears; on credit (বাকিতে জিনিস কেনা). ̃বকেয়া n. dues. বাকি রাখা v. to keep arrears; to default; to keep unpaid. 282)

(p. 760) bidhāẏaka, bidhāẏī legislating; enacting; directing, controlling, regulating; issuing a rule; prescribing; making provision or arrangements for; causing to happen, bringing about. n. a member of a legislative assembly, an MLA. fem. বিধায়িকা, বিধায়িনী । 6)

(p. 782) bṛṣala a Shudra (শূদ্র); a sinner. fem. বৃষলী a Shudra (শূদ্র) woman; an adulteress or a profligate woman. 19)