(p. 741) bātābi the shaddock, the pompelmoose, the pomelo (also বাতাবি লেবু). 11)

(p. 751) bikarṣī pulling in the opposite direction; (sc.) repulsive. 10)

(p. 781) bunana sowing; weaving; knitting. বুননি alt. form of বুনানি (see বুনা). 7)

(p. 748) bāsanā2 desire, longing; wish; intention. বাসনা করা বা হওয়া v. to desire, to long (for); to wish; to intend. ̃কুল a. seized or overwhelmed with passion or desire. 16)

(p. 721) bara rather, in preference. 46)

(p. 781) bṛka the wolf; pancreatin, the pancreatic juice; (loos.) hunger. বৃকোদর n. one with as voracious an appetite as that of a wolf; Bhima of the Mahabharata. 18)

(p. 789) bēśi excess (কমবেশি). a. in excess (বেশি হওয়া); many (বেশি লোক); much (বেশি দুধ). adv. excessively, much (বেশি হাসা). বেশির ভাগ the greater part or portion or number (বেশির ভাগ খাবার বা টাকা); for the most part. বেশির ভাগ লোক the majority; most people. 21)

(p. 773) bisphōraṇa explosion. বিস্ফোরণ ঘটা বা হওয়া v. to explode. 61)

(p. 790) baidēśika foreign; external; (arch.) outlandish; exotic; alien. বৈদেশিক বাণিজ্য n. foreign trade. 42)

(p. 789) bēlābhūmi sea-beach, coastland. 8)

(p. 741) bātyā a strong wind, a gale, a storm. ̃পীড়িত a. storm-stricken, storm-beaten. ̃বিক্ষুদ্ধ a. storm-tossed; tempestuous (as the sea), agitated by stormy wind. 22)

(p. 794) bōrā2 a community of Mussalmans (usu. of Surat). 7)

(p. 721) barāṅga the best part of the body; the head. a. fine-limbed. 64)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)

(p. 721) bastā a sack, a large bag; a bale. ̃পচা a. rotted or spoilt by being packed in a sack for a long time; (fig.) hackneyed. banal, trite. ̃বন্দি a. packed in a bale or sack. 182)