(p. 737) bāgha the tiger; (loos.) the panther, the leopard. fem. বাঘিনি the tigress. বাঘে গোরুতে এক ঘাটে জল খাওয়া (fig.) a very powerful administration under which even traditional antagonists behave as friends. বাঘের ঘরে ঘোগের বাসা (lit.) a tiger-wolf taking-up its abode in a tiger's lair; (fig.) a weakling settling in the lair of its deadly enemy. বাঘের বাচ্ছা a tiger's cub. বাঘের মাসি the cat. ̃ছড়ি, ̃ছাল n. the skin of a tiger. ̃নখ n. a tiger's nail; an ornamental pendant for the neck; an aromatic substance; (hist.) a nail-like weapon worn by Shivaji as handgloves. ̃বল্দি n. an indoor game akin to fox and geese. বাঘা n. (dero.) the tiger, a tigerling (গোবাঘা); (affec.) a traditional name of a dog. a. very large (বাঘা মাছ); very powerful (বাঘা শাসন); very efficient (বাঘা কেরানি, বাঘা খেলোয়াড়); extremely sour (বাঘা তেঁতুল); commanding submission from others, very imposing (বাঘা লোক). বাঘাম্বর n. a piece of tiger's skin worn as loincloth. 15)

(p. 790) bēhāi the father-in-law or an uncle-in-law of a son or daughter. 8)

(p. 767) bimā insurance. বিমা করা v. to insure. বিমার কিস্তি an insurance premium. বিমার দালাল an insurance agent. অগ্নিবিমা n. fire-insurance. জাহাজি বিমা marine insurance. জীবনবিমা n. life insurance. ̃কারী n. the insured (বিমাকারী ব্যক্তি). or the insurer (বিমা প্রতিষ্ঠান). ̃পত্র n. an insurance policy. 25)

(p. 747) bālāma a superior variety of rice; a boat for carrying this rice. 23)

(p. 717) banaspati a tree that bears fruit apparently without blossoms (such as, the fig tree); a very large tree. 46)

(p. 748) bāhyika external; outward; material; visible but unreal or superficial. 61)

(p. 800) brāhma relating to Brahma (ব্রহ্ম) or God; endowed with knowledge about God. n. a Brahmo, a Brahmoist. ̃ধর্ম n. Brahmoism. ̃বিবাহ n. act of inviting a bridegroom versed in scriptures and marrying him to a bride with due obeisance; marriage (by registration) in accordance with the rules of the Brahmo Samaj. ̃সমাজ n. the Brahmo Samaj ̃মূহুর্ত n. the period of forty-eighth minute immediately preceding sunrise. 18)

(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. 786) bērōnō to go or get out, to come out; to be out; to be published (পরীক্ষার ফল বেরিয়েছে); to emerge. 84)

(p. 741) bātānukūla air-conditioned. বাতানুকূলতা n. air-conditioning. 5)

(p. 773) bisphārita widened; enlarged; trembling, trembled, shaken. ̃নেত্রে adv. with eyes opened wide, looking widely. 57)

(p. 794) byatīpāta a disaster; a natural calamity (such as, earthquake); (astrol.) an astral conjunction portending a natural calamity. 31)

(p. 715) baca the sweet-flag. 24)

(p. 721) ballā (dial.) the wasp. 166)

(p. 785) bēṇi, bēṇī a braid, a plait; pigtail; a tress; a stream (ত্রিবেণী). বেণি বাঁধা v. to tress; to braid, to plait. ̃বদ্ধ a. tressed. ̃সংহার n. braiding or plaiting the hair; tressing the hair into a plait. 29)