(p. 786) bēẏāḍ়ā odd-looking; ungainly; awkward (বেয়াড়া অবস্হা); refractory or selfwilled (বেয়াড়া ছেলে); queer, odd, outlandish, difficult (বেয়াড়া প্রশ্ন). 76)

(p. 748) bāsakakṣa a bedroom, a bedchamber; (cp.) a living-room. 11)

(p. 713) bakari the she-goat, the nanny-goat; the goat. 32)

(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. 738) bāṭā2 a variety of small silvery-white fresh-water fish. 42)

(p. 715) baṭikā, baṭī a pill, a globule. 40)

(p. 779) bīra valiant, valorous; heroic; skilled in warfare; spirited. n. a valiant person; a heroic person, a hero; a skilled warrior; a spirited person; a great person (কর্মবীর). ̃চূড়ামণি n. the greatest of heroes. ̃জননী n. the mother of a hero. ̃জায়া n. the wife of a hero. ̃ত্ব n. valour; heroism. বীরত্বপূর্ণ a. valorous; heroic. বীরত্বব্যঞ্জক a. indicating valour or heroism; valorous, heroic. ̃দর্প n. a hero's challenge; a heroic assertion or declaration. ̃নারী same as বীরাঙ্গনা । ̃প্রসবিনী, ̃প্রসূ a. fem. giving birth to a hero or heroes; (of a country etc.) producing heroes. ̃বর n. a great hero. ̃বৌলি n. an earring worn by a hero (or generically by men). ̃ভোগ্যা a. fem. enjoyable only by heroes. বীরভোগ্যা বসুন্ধরা it is for the brave to conquer and enjoy the earth. ̃মাতা n. a hero's mother; a heroic mother. ̃রস n. (rhet.) a description that inspires heroism in the mind of a reader or hearer. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. the greatest among heroic men. n. a most valiant man. বীরা a. fem. of বীর (a.). n. a woman having both husband and son; a kind of wine. বীরাঙ্গনা n. a heroic woman; a hero's wife. বীরাচার n. a system of worship according to Tantrism. বীরাচারী a. one who has adopted this system. বীরাসন n. a particular posture of sitting on one's haunches whilst practising বীরাচার । বীরেশ্বর n. the greatest hero; Shiva (শিব). 9)

(p. 779) buka2 reservation in advance, booking (থিয়েটারের সিট বুক করা); railway-booking (মাল বুক করা). বুক করা v. to book (seats etc.); to book (goods) by rail. ̃কিপিং n. book-keeping. ̃পোস্ট n. book-post. বুকপোস্ট করা v. to send by book-post. ̃শেফল n. a book-shelf. 13)

(p. 751) bicchu the scorpion; (fig.) a very clever but naughty and mischievous person; (ছেলেটা একটা বিচ্ছু). a. (fig.) very clever but mischievous (বিচ্ছু ছেলে). 75)

(p. 721) balāka a kind of small goose capable of flying high. fem. বলাকা । বলাকা n. a flight of geese. 138)

(p. 721) bāōẏā2 not containing any embryo, barren, addle (বাওয়া ডিম = an addle egg, a wind-bag). 250)

(p. 794) byatirēka absence; lack; omission, exclusion; exception; distinction; difference; (rhet.) a figure of speech marked with excess of the subject over the object of comparison. ব্যতিরেকে prep. excluding, without, except, besides, in addition to. 28)

(p. 792) bōṭakā resembling the body odour of a billy-goat, goatish. 32)

(p. 782) bēgabāna fast-moving, speedy, swift; having a great velocity; sped up; having a strong current, flowing rapidly. 61)

(p. 773) bihaga, bihaṅga, bihaṅgama the bird. fem. বিহগী, বিহঙ্গী, বিহঙ্গমী । বিহঙ্গমা n. a kind of telltale or tattler birds mentioned in folktales. 69)