(p. 786) bēdhana boring, piercing; perforation. বেধনী, বেধনিকা n. an instrument for boring; a drill, an auger; an awl. 51)

(p. 786) bēladāra1 a digger. 93)

(p. 713) bi2 a book; a register. বইয়ের পোকা (lit. & fig.) a bookworm. ˜পত্র n. books and similar other things. বই বাঁধানো v. to bind books; to get books bound. ̃মেলা n. a book fair. 4)

(p. 738) bāchā1 (in affectionate address) a son or a daughter or a person deserving to be treated as such (cp. My child.) 8)

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

(p. 721) balē says; speaks; talks. adv. & conj. because, as, on the plea of, owing to (মা বকেছেন বলে খাবে না?). □ adv. shortly, presently (বৃষ্টি এল বলে). 159)

(p. 743) bāẏanākkā a detailed description, details; fastidiousness or capriciousness or unreasonable insistence about details; a pretext, an excuse. 51)

(p. 761) binirgata what has emerged, come out, issued forth. বিনির্গত হওয়া v. to emerge, to come out, to issue forth. 30)

(p. 721) bān̐cana living, keeping alive, subsisting; resuscitation, revival; rescue or relief; state of remaining unimpaired, freedom from involvement. 259)

(p. 721) balā-kōẏā earnest solicitation or request (অনেক বলা-কওয়ার পর রাজি হওয়া); without any mention even (বলা-কওয়া নেই, একটা কাজ করে বসল). 139)

(p. 721) bahirbāsa a thin scarf or wrapper for the upper body; an outer-garment. 212)

(p. 713) baṃśāṅkura a bamboo shoot. 14)

(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. 717) banōẏāri one wearing a garland of wild flowers; an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 58)

(p. 747) bārtāku, bārtākī the brinjal, eggplant, aubergine. 6)