(p. 786) bēda any one of the four Vedas, a Veda. 16)

(p. 767) bilāta2 England or Europe and also America; (loos.) a western country overseas. ̃ফেরত, ̃ফেরতা a. returned from England or Europe, England-returned, Europe-returned, foreign-returned. 82)

(p. 800) brāhmaṇa a Brahman, a Brahmin; a Brahman priest; a part of the Vedas treating of religious rites. ̃ত্ব same as ব্রাহ্মণ্য । ̃পণ্ডিত n. a Brahman scholar. ̃সভা n. a council of Brahmans for theological and social discussion and arbitration. ̃সমাজ n. the community of the Brahmans. ব্রাহ্মণী n. a Brahman's wife; a female Brahman, ব্রাহ্মণ্য n. the state of being a Brahman; characteristics and especial powers of Brahmans; the peculiar functions and duties of Brahmans (also ব্রাহ্মণ্যধর্ম); the community of Brahmans. 19)

(p. 748) bāhulya numerousness or muchness; excess; superfluity. বলাই বাহুল্য (যে) (it) is needless to say (that); it goes without saying (that). ̃বর্জিত a. shorn of excesses or superfluities. ̃বোধে considering it superfluous or unnecessary. 57)

(p. 758) bidrābaṇa turning into liquid, liquefaction. বিদ্রাবিত a. liquefied. 21)

(p. 790) baidēśika foreign; external; (arch.) outlandish; exotic; alien. বৈদেশিক বাণিজ্য n. foreign trade. 42)

(p. 748) bāhānna fifty-two. যাহা বাহান্ন তাহা তিপান্ন (fig.) when scores have been lost, what does it matter to lose a little more; the difference is too small to merit serious attention. 45)

(p. 713) buli an earring or eardrop (বীরবউলি) 11)

(p. 743) bāpu a term for addressing a child or a junior person (in affection or disgust), my boy, my girl; an expression emphasizing disgust, amazement, interrogation etc. (একি জ্বালা বাপু, বাপুরে, কী হল বাপু). 28)

(p. 741) bādabāki remaining.

(p. 781) budha the planet Mercury (also বুধগ্রহ); Wednesday (usu. বুধবার); a learned or wise man (also বুধজন). 5)

(p. 767) bilōla quickly moving (বিলোল কটাক্ষ); greedy or wistful (বিলোল দৃষ্টি); dishevelled (বিলোল বেশবাস). 99)

(p. 761) bibaraṇa a description; a statement, an account; recounting, narration; a narrative. বিবরণ দেওয়া v. to give an account of. বিবরণী n. a written report, an account. 85)

(p. 748) bāhyē faeces, excrement, stool; evacuation of the bowels. বাহ্যে করা v. to evacuate one's bowels, to ease or relieve nature. বাহ্যে করানো v. to purge another's bowels. বাহ্যে পাওয়া v. to have a disposition to evacuate. বাহ্যে যাওয়া v. to go for the purpose of evacuation. 62)

(p. 740) bāta1 word, speech (লম্বা বাত); news, information ('পুছে বাত'). 15)