(p. 721) bāṃlā1 Bengal, the land or state of Bengal; the Bengali language. a. written in Bengali (বাংলা বই); relating or pertaining to or of Bengal or of Bengali (বাংলা সাহিত্য). 251)

(p. 721) barṇāli, barṇālī (phys.) a spectrum. শুদ্ধ বর্ণলি a pure spectrum. শোষণবর্ণালি n. spectrum absorption. সৌরবর্ণালি n. a solar spectrum. বর্ণালিগত, বর্ণালিবিষয়ক a. spectroscopic. বর্ণালিবিশ্লেষণ n. spectrum analysis. বর্ণালিবীক্ষণ n. a spectroscope. সমক্ষবর্ণালিবীক্ষণ a. direct vision spectroscope. বর্ণালিমাপক n. a spectrometer. বর্ণালি-লিখন n. spectrography. বর্ণালি-লেখ n. a spectrograph. বর্ণালি-লেখী a. spectrographic. 93)

(p. 742) bādalā2 of rain; of the rainy season; rain-soaked; (loos.) moist; born or found in the rainy season (বাদলা পোকা); rainy (বাদলা দিন). 2)

(p. 760) bidhāẏaka, bidhāẏī legislating; enacting; directing, controlling, regulating; issuing a rule; prescribing; making provision or arrangements for; causing to happen, bringing about. n. a member of a legislative assembly, an MLA. fem. বিধায়িকা, বিধায়িনী । 6)

(p. 773) biśbāsa belief, faith; trust, reliance; confidence; a religious faith; a notion. বিশ্বাস করা v. to believe, to put faith in; to trust, to rely (on), to confide in; to have a notion (that), to think. বিশ্বাস করে বলা v. to confide in. ̃ঘাতক, ̃ঘাতী a. treacherous; traitorous; betraying. n. a traitor (fem. a traitress); a betrayer. fem. ̃ঘাতিকা, ̃ঘাতিনী । ̃ঘাতকতা n. treachery; betrayal. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা v. to commit treachery; to betray; to play one false. বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করে ধরিয়ে দেওয়া v. to betray. ̃পাত্র n. a reliable or trustworthy person, a confidant (fem. a confidante). fem. ̃পাত্রী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. breach of trust; perfidy; treachery. ̃ভাজন n. same as ̃পাত্র । a. trustworthy; reliable. ̃যোগ্য a. believable, credible; trustworthy, reliable. ̃হন্তা same as ̃ঘাতক । fem. হন্ত্রী । 15)

(p. 721) banyā1 of বন্য । 14)

(p. 746) bāruda gunpowder, powder. ̃খানা n. a room for storing gunpowder, a magazine. 26)

(p. 792) bōn̐cakā a small bundle tied up in a piece of cloth, a pack. বোঁচকাবুঁচকি n. luggage. বোঁচকাবুঁচকিসমেত bag and baggage. 22)

(p. 765) bibudha a learned man; a deity. 19)

(p. 721) baraẏitā one who receives or accepts or nominates or elects devotionally or respectfully or cordially (and esp. ceremonially), a welcomer; one who accepts submissively or voluntarily. fem. বরয়িত্রী । 62)

(p. 748) bāsana1 perfuming; incensing. 13)

(p. 715) bakṣa the breast, the bosom; the chest; (fig.) the heart. বক্ষঃস্হ a. lying on the breast or chest or in the heart. বক্ষঃস্হল n. the region of the chest. ̃স্পন্দন n. palpitation or throbbing of the heart. 8)

(p. 767) bilānō to give away or distribute (esp. in charity). 84)

(p. 741) bāda1 an obstacle, a hindrance; opposition. বাদ সাধা v. to obstruct, to hinder; to get in the way of; to oppose; to foil. 25)

(p. 767) bilapamāna engaged in lamentation, lamenting, wailing, bewailing. 76)