(p. 800) brīḍ়ā bashfulness, shyness, coyness. ̃নত, ̃বনত a. hanging down one's head in coyness. 25)

(p. 738) bāchāi choosing, choice, selection; picking and choosing; sorting or separating; elimination of unwanted elements. a. same as বাছা2 (a). বাছাই করা same as বাছা2 । 10)

(p. 721) bā2 or adv. possibly, perhaps (হবেও বা); alternatively (তুমিই বা গেলে); used to emphasize a question (হবেই বা না কেন ?). 232)

(p. 767) bilāta1 (of bills etc.) non-realization. ̃-বাকি n. outstanding or unrealized dues or bills, arrears. 81)

(p. 773) biṣaẏa an object of sense-perception, a perceptible object; an object; a thing for enjoyment, earthly enjoyment or interests; worldly possessions; a property, an estate; (rare) domain, territory, a district; a topic, subject-matter, a theme; a cause (দুঃখের বিষয়); what relates to or concerns (এ ব্যাপার তারই বিষয়). prep. same as বিষয়ে । বিষয়আশয় n. property and riches. বিষয়ক sfx. denoting: concerning, relating to, about. ̃কর্ম n. earning one's living; management of an estate. ̃তৃষ্ণা n. thirst for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বাসনা n. desire for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বিতৃষ্ণ, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments; stoical. ̃বিতৃষ্ণা ̃বিমুখতা n. aversion to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃বুদ্ধি n. shrewd tact for management of an estate or for maintenance of domestic economy; worldly wisdom. ̃বৈরাগ্য same as ̃বিতৃষ্ণা । ̃লালসা n. greed for property and riches or for worldly pleasures and enjoyments. ̃সূচি,, (rej.) ̃সূচী n. agenda; a table of contents serially arranged. বিষয়ানুরাগ, বিষয়াসক্তি n. attachment to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. বিষয়ানুরাগী, বিষয়াসক্ত a. attached to property and riches or to worldly pleasures and enjoyments. fem. বিষয়ানুরাগিণী । বিষয়ান্তর n. another topic; a different topic. বিষয়ী a. attached to worldly riches and pleasures; possessing property; possessing an estate, landed. বিষয়ীভূত a. included in the domain or jurisdiction of (আইনের বিষয়ীভূত); included in the agenda (আলোচনার বিষয়ীভূত). বিষয়ে prep. concerning, relating to, regarding, about. 29)

(p. 738) bāṭōẏārā apportionment; division; partition. 49)

(p. 767) biśāla very large, huge; vast, extensive; magnanimous. ̃তা n. hugeness; vastness; magnanimity; expanse. ̃হৃদয় a. large-hearted, magnanimous. বিশালাক্ষ a. large-eyed. বিশালাক্ষী a. fem. of বিশালাক্ষ n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 106)

(p. 790) baidagdha, baidagdhya wit; witticism; connoisseurship; erudition; learning; cleverness; adeptness. 37)

(p. 761) biparītārthaka opposite in meaning. বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ n. a word opposite in meaning, an opposite word, an antonym. 60)

(p. 767) bimiśra mixed; adulterated; (bot.) polygamous. বিমিশ্র প্রক্রিয়া (arith.) alligation. 29)

(p. 747) bālā2 a bangle for the wrist. 20)

(p. 746) bārō twelve. বারো হাত কাঁকুড়ের তেরো হাত বীচি an instance of unseemly overmuchness. ̃ই n. the twelfth day of a month. বারো মাস ত্রিশ দিন adv. every day; throughout the year. বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ overnumerousness of religious festivities. 30)

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

(p. 790) baibasbata solar (বৈবস্বত মন্বন্তর = the solar dissolution). n. God Sani (শনি); Yama (যম) the god of death. 53)

(p. 781) buli speech, language, a word or phrase or lingo or jargon (ইংরেজি বুলি); babble or prattle (as of a child or bird); a crammed speech; a maxim; a slogan. বুলি আওড়ানো v. to babble or prattle; to utter a crammed speech or a maxim or a slogan; to talk jargon; to use cliches (esp. of foreign origin) in one's speech. বুলি ঝাড়া v. same as বুলি আওড়ানো (except in the first sense). বাঁধা বুলি n. cant, a cliche. 16)