(p. 713) bakabakama denoting: the cooing of the pigeon or any similar noise. 28)

(p. 721) bākhāri a piece of split bamboo, a bamboo-slip. 287)

(p. 721) barāta charge, commission (কাজের বরাত); order (often pl.); necessity or business (এদিকে একটু বরাত ছিল); authority to represent, assignment; order (to supply goods): fate, luck (মন্দ বরাত). বরাত দেওয়া v. to entrust a charge, to commission; to authorize or assign. ̃চিঠি n. a letter of authority or assignment; (comm.) a bill of exchange. ̃গুণে adv. by virtue of good luck. ̃জোরে adv. through good luck, through a stroke of luck. বরাতি a. (of a task) entrusted. 66)

(p. 738) bājarā1 bulrush-millet, millet. 19)

(p. 785) bēṇu a kind of thin bamboo of which flutes are made, a reed (বেণুকুঞ্জ); a flute made of this bamboo, a pipe. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃রব n. the note of a bamboo-flute. ̃বাদক n. a player of a bamboo-flute. 30)

(p. 758) bidbēṣa malice, malignity; envy; grudge; animosity, animus. বিদ্বেষ করা v. to bear malice (against), to malign; to envy; to grudge; to treat with animosity. ̃পরায়ণ same as বিদ্বেষী । ̃প্রসূত a. caused or generated by malice or malevolence. ̃বুদ্ধি n. malicious or envious or spiteful disposition. ̃বুদ্ধিপ্রণোদিত, ̃বুদ্ধিপ্রসূত a. actuated by malicious or envious or spiteful inclination or disposition. ̃ভাজন n. an object of malice or envy or animosity. ̃মূলক a. malicious; malevolent; actuated by malice or malignity; spiteful. বিদ্বেষানল n. extreme malice, great malice. বিদ্বেষী, বিদ্বেষ্টা a. malicious, malignant; envious; grudging; full of animosity. 15)

(p. 767) biśīrṇa extremely shrivelled or lean and thin or withered, wizened. fem. বিশীর্ণা । ̃তা n. state of being extremely shrivelled or lean and thin or withered or wizened. ̃বদন a. wizen-faced. 109)

(p. 794) byaṅga mockery, taunt, ridicule; irony, sarcasm. ব্যঙ্গ করা v. to mock, to taunt, to ridicule, to jeer (at). ̃কবিতা n. a satire; a parody. ̃কাব্য n. satire. ̃চিত্র n. a cartoon. ̃প্রিয় a. given to taunting; satirical; given to sardonic merriment; jocose. ব্যঙ্গোক্তি n. a taunting remark or utterance, an ironical comment; an insinuation. 20)

(p. 773) bihāna (obs.) morning, daybreak, dawn. 72)

(p. 767) birāja graceful or conspicuous presence or existence. বিরাজ করা, (poet.) বিরজা v. to exist or be present gracefully or conspicuously; to exist, to be present. ̃মান, বিরাজিত a. gracefully or conspicuously existent or present; existent or present. fem. ̃মানা, বিরাজিতা । 58)

(p. 717) badhira deaf; (fig.) refusing to listen. বধির করা v. to deafen. বধির হওয়া v. to become deaf; (fig.) to turn a deaf ear (to). বধিরতা, বধিরত্ব n. deafness. 39)

(p. 742) bādaśā same as বাদশাহ । কুঁড়ের বাদশা a prince of idlers, an extremely lazy fellow. 4)

(p. 790) bēhēḍa having one's head turned; arrogant; bereft of common sense; bereft of power of thinking; thoughtless; off one's head (বেহেড মাতাল); besotted, sottish (নেশায় বেহেড). 19)

(p. 721) barṣaṇa rainfall; rain (বর্ষণহীন মেঘ); raining; act of falling down in a stream; showering; a shower; act of scattering or sprinkling or dispersing upon (আতরবর্ষণ কিরণবর্ষণ); (fig.) gracious bestowal (আশীর্বাদবর্ষণ, ধন্যবাদবর্ষণ, উপহারবর্ষণ). বর্ষণ করা v. to rain upon, to shower, to scatter or sprinkle or disperse upon; to bestow graciously (upon). ̃মুখর a. vibrant with the patter of rain. ̃শীল a. disposed to rain; raining. বর্ষণোন্মুখ a. on the point of coming down as rain; on the point of raining; (fig.) on the point of weeping, tearful (বর্ষণোন্মুখ আঁখি). 120)

(p. 721) barṣōpala hail-stone. 128)