(p. 738) bāṭā4 a Hindu rite of offering dishes of food to a son-in-law. 44)

(p. 792) bōnāi a sister's husband, a brother-in-law. 43)

(p. 721) baẏōtīta past youth, past the prime of life. 42)

(p. 758) bidhā sort, kind, variety, type; manner, mode; arrangement (সুবিধা). 27)

(p. 743) bāpa3, bāparē, bāpasa denoting: fright, amazement etc; O my God! O my! 19)

(p. 767) bilēpa, bilēpana smearing or anointing or painting; any substance to smear or anoint or paint with; an ointment, a balm, a salve, a paint, a plaster etc. বিলেপন করা v. to smear or anoint or paint. 92)

(p. 738) bājiẏē skilled in playing on a musical instrument. n. an instrumentalist. 28)

(p. 786) bēdabyāsa Vyasa (ব্যাস) the author of the Mahabharata. 29)

(p. 800) bratatī, bratati a creeper. 7)

(p. 761) biprayukta separated, severed, detached, disunited, disjointed. 72)

(p. 748) bāsita perfumed; scented. 30)

(p. 715) bagala the armpit; the flank; neighbourhood, proximity. বগলদাবা করা v. to carry or conceal under one's armpit; (fig.) to appropriate secretly to oneself; (fig.) to take possession of or to bring under one's control. বগল বাজানো v. to rap one's armpit by putting a palm in it as a mark of mad delight; (fig.) to rejoice madly. বগলে adv. in the armpit; near, beside. 14)

(p. 767) bilāti of or exported from England or Europe or a foreign country; English; European; foreign. বিলাতি আমড়া the hog-plum. বিলাতি কাপড় English or foreign textile materials or piece goods. বিলাতি কুমড়ো a sweetish variety of pumpkin. বিলাতি বেগুন the tomato, the love-apple. ̃য়ানা (dero.) adoption or imitation of English or European style in daily life and conduct, anglomania, (journ.) Englishness, Europeanism. 83)

(p. 782) bēguna the brinjal; the eggfruit or eggapple; the egg-plant. বেগুনি a. purple, violet. n. the purple or violet colour; a fried snack prepared by dipping slices of brinjal in a thin paste of pulse-powder.

(p. 782) bṛkṣa a tree; a plant. ̃কান্ড n. a treetrunk. বৃক্ষচ্ছায় n. extensive shade of rows of trees. ̃চ্ছায়া n. shade of a tree, tree-shade. ̃তল n. the foot of a tree. ̃তলে adv. under or underneath the tree. ̃নির্যাস n. exudation of a tree. ̃বাটিকা n. a garden-house. ̃ময় a. abounding in trees, woody. ̃মূল n. a tree-root; the foot of a tree; a treestump. ̃রোপণ n. planting trees. বৃক্ষরোপণ করা v. to plant a tree or trees. বৃক্ষহীন a. treeless. বৃক্ষাগ্র n. tree-top. বৃক্ষান্তরাল n. a place screened from the view by a tree or trees. বৃক্ষরূঢ় a. mounted or perched on a tree. বৃক্ষোপাসনা n. tree-worship. 2)