(p. 740) bāḍ়i a carpenter, a joiner. 2)

(p. 773) bihaga, bihaṅga, bihaṅgama the bird. fem. বিহগী, বিহঙ্গী, বিহঙ্গমী । বিহঙ্গমা n. a kind of telltale or tattler birds mentioned in folktales. 69)

(p. 786) bēlana, bēlanā rolling (esp. chapaties) with a roller; a rolling-pin; a cylindrical roller to roll chapaties; a cylinder. বেলনাকার a. cylindrical. 95)

(p. 751) bikrīḍ়ita various sports and frolics, gambol. 32)

(p. 767) billi the cat. 101)

(p. 781) bubhukṣā craving for food; hunger. বুভুক্ষিত, বুভুক্ষু a. hungry. 9)

(p. 748) bāsanta, bāsantika of spring or springtime, vernal. বাসন্তী a. fem. vernal; light orange-coloured (বাসন্তীবাস পরা). n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). বাসন্তীপূজা n. a spring-festival when Goddess Durga is worshipped. 17)

(p. 738) bāṭakhārā a mass of metal adjusted to a standard and used in weighing or in calculating weight, a weight. 39)

(p. 741) bātāsa air; wind; a gust of wind; fanning; (usu. dero.) influence or touch (নাস্তিকের বাতাস). বাতাস করা v. to fan. বাতাস খাওয়া v. to enjoy fanning; to cool oneself with fanning; to take the air. বাতাস দেওয়া v. to fan; (fig.) to kindle or encourage (ঝগড়ায় বাতাস দেওয়া). বাতাস পাওয়া v. to get air; (of boats etc.) to get favourable wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by. বাতাস লাগা v. to get air or (of boats etc.) wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by; to be possessed by an evil spirit. বাতাসে ওড়া v. to fly in air; (fig.) to move light-heartedly or airily. বাতাসে ভর করে চলা v. (fig.) to move as swiftly as the wind; (fig.) to move very lightly; (fig.) to move light-heartedly. 13)

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

(p. 740) bāta1 word, speech (লম্বা বাত); news, information ('পুছে বাত'). 15)

(p. 721) bali1 a line or folding of the skin (ত্রিবলি); a wrinkle of the skin; a protrusion of the large intestine as in piles. 148)

(p. 779) bīra valiant, valorous; heroic; skilled in warfare; spirited. n. a valiant person; a heroic person, a hero; a skilled warrior; a spirited person; a great person (কর্মবীর). ̃চূড়ামণি n. the greatest of heroes. ̃জননী n. the mother of a hero. ̃জায়া n. the wife of a hero. ̃ত্ব n. valour; heroism. বীরত্বপূর্ণ a. valorous; heroic. বীরত্বব্যঞ্জক a. indicating valour or heroism; valorous, heroic. ̃দর্প n. a hero's challenge; a heroic assertion or declaration. ̃নারী same as বীরাঙ্গনা । ̃প্রসবিনী, ̃প্রসূ a. fem. giving birth to a hero or heroes; (of a country etc.) producing heroes. ̃বর n. a great hero. ̃বৌলি n. an earring worn by a hero (or generically by men). ̃ভোগ্যা a. fem. enjoyable only by heroes. বীরভোগ্যা বসুন্ধরা it is for the brave to conquer and enjoy the earth. ̃মাতা n. a hero's mother; a heroic mother. ̃রস n. (rhet.) a description that inspires heroism in the mind of a reader or hearer. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. the greatest among heroic men. n. a most valiant man. বীরা a. fem. of বীর (a.). n. a woman having both husband and son; a kind of wine. বীরাঙ্গনা n. a heroic woman; a hero's wife. বীরাচার n. a system of worship according to Tantrism. বীরাচারী a. one who has adopted this system. বীরাসন n. a particular posture of sitting on one's haunches whilst practising বীরাচার । বীরেশ্বর n. the greatest hero; Shiva (শিব). 9)

(p. 792) bōjhā1 to understand, to comprehend; to sound (মন বোঝার চেষ্টা). ̃নো v. to make one understand or comprehend; to explain; to comfort or console. 27)

(p. 761) bipatnīka one whose wife is dead. বিপত্নীক ব্যক্তি a widower. 53)