(p. 755) bijali, bijalī lightning; electricity. ̃তার n. electric wire. ̃পাখা n. an electric fan. ̃বাতি n. an electric light or lamp. 15)

(p. 792) baiśya a member of the third caste amongst Hindus. fem. বৈশ্যা । ̃বৃত্তি n. trade; the profession of a trader; business as a profession. 16)

(p. 748) bāstu a dwelling-place; a dwelling; a dwelling-house; a piece of land on which a dwelling-house stands, a homestead; (also বাস্তুভিটা); a permanent and usually ancestral homestead (also বাস্তুগৃহ); buildings. ̃কর্ম n. building-construction; public works. ̃কার n. a civil engineer. ̃কৃত্যক n. the engineering service. ̃ঘুঘু n. (fig.) a vile person who resides irremovably in a family and brings it to ruin. ̃দেবতা ̃পুরুষ n. the guardian or tutelar deity of a homestead or family. ̃ভিটা n. homestead. ̃সংস্হান n. provision for dwelling. ̃সাপ n. a snake living in a house for a long time and without harming anybody. ̃হারা a. displaced from a homestead. n. a displaced person. 38)

(p. 721) baẏalāra a boiler. 30)

(p. 721) barṇīẏa relating to colour; (phys.) chromatic. 97)

(p. 792) bōṭa a boat. 31)

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

(p. 737) bāgindriẏa the organ of speech. 11)

(p. 748) bāsagṛha a dwelling-house. 12)

(p. 782) bṛhattara of বৃহত্ । 26)

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

(p. 789) bēlā4 a time of day (and not of night) (বেলা বারোটা); daytime (বেলাশেষ); advance of the morning (বেলা বাড়া); delay (esp. made in the morning) (বালা করা); length, duration (জীবনের বেলা); time, specified time (খাওয়ার বেলা); turn (তোমার বেলা); an opportunity, an advantageous point of time (এইবেলা). 4)

(p. 747) bāli sand; gravel; grit. বালি ধরানো v. (in building construction) to plaster. ̃পূর্ণ, ̃ময় a. sandy; full of sand. বালির বাঁধ (fig.) an ineffectual action or measure (বালির বাঁধ দিয়ে দুঃখ ঠেকানো); (fig.) a transitory object, a deceptive foundation ('বড়র পীরিতি বালির বাঁধ').বালির প্রাসাদ (fig.) a house of cards; a very transitory or deceptive foundation. 26)

(p. 748) bāsaba Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. 18)

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