(p. 800) brahmaḍāṅā the first person of the Hindu Trinity entrusted with the task of creation, Brahma. 12)

(p. 767) biśēṣa excess or excellence; difference, distinction, discrimination; a sort, a kind, a type (জীববিশেষ); variety or novelty; (phil.) individuality or an individual. a. superior; different; extraordinary, especial (বিশেষ বাধা, বিশেষ ঘটনা); remarkable (বিশেষ উত্সাহ); specific (বিশেষ দর); peculiar or characteristic (বিশেষ লক্ষণ); particular (বিশেষ কাজ); (log.) predicating of part of the class denoted by the subject, particular; (phil.) individual. বিশেষ করা v. to differentiate; to distinguish; to particularize; to specify.

(p. 721) balli, ballī a creeper. 168)

(p. 794) byāṇḍa a musical band; bandmusic; a strap for fastening, a band (ঘড়ির ব্যাণ্ড). ̃মাসটার n. a bandmaster. 78)

(p. 721) barṇa colour; complexion; a race; a letter of the alphabet (স্বরবর্ণ); any one of the four Hindu castes (চতুর্বর্ণ). ̃চোরা a. (chiefly of mangoes) of a deceptive colour; (fig.) hypocritical. বর্ণচোরা আম see আম4 । ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge of the alphabet; literacy. ̃জ্ঞানহীন a. illiterate. ̃জ্যেষ্ঠ n. a Brahmin. fem. ̃জ্যেষ্ঠা । ̃দৃক n. a chromoscope. ̃পরিচয় n. same as ̃জ্ঞান । ̃বিদ্বেষ n. hatred towards other (usu. lower) castes. ̃বিপর্যয় n. metathesis. ̃বিশ্লেষণ n. analysis or separation of the letters of a word. বর্ণবিশ্লেষণ করা v. to analyse or separate the letters of a word. ̃বৈচিত্র্য n. variety of colour. ̃মণ্ডল n. the alphabet. ̃রেখাচ্ছটা n. (phys.) line of spectrum. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. a Brahmin. a. belonging to the highest caste. fem. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠা । ̃সঙ্কর a. hybrid, half-bred; mongrel, crossbred. n. a hybrid, a half-caste, a half-breed; a mongrel; a cross-breed. ̃সাম্য n. resemblance or symmetry in colour. ̃হীন a. colourless; pale. 88)

(p. 767) biśikha an arrow, a shaft. 107)

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

(p. 792) bōddhā able to understand or comprehend or appreciate, knowing, knowledgeable. 39)

(p. 782) bēgama (Mus.) a queen; a lady (married or unmarried). 63)

(p. 779) bakuni a particle; affected witty talk or remarks; tall talk; ludicrous mixture of a foreign language with one's own. বকুনি ঝাড়া v. (infor.) to indulge in witty talk or remarks affectedly; talk big; to mix a foreign language ludicrously with one's own. 15)

(p. 738) bāṭṭā (comm.) a discount. আসল বাট্টা true discount. 50)

(p. 773) bihāri a man from Bihar, a Bihari. a. of or about Bihar. 74)

(p. 721) bahana carrying, bearing, conveying (যাত্রীবহন, সংবাদবহন); enduring, suffering (দুঃখবহন); flowing. বহন করা v. to carry, to bear, to convey; to endure or suffer. ̃যোগ্য, বহনীয় a. carriageable; bearable; conveyable; portable. 189)

(p. 751) biki sale. ̃কিনি n. buying and selling; traffic, trafficking. 22)

(p. 755) bichānā a bed. বিছানা করা, বিছানা পাতা v. to make a bed. বিছানা নেওয়া v. to keep one's bed; take to one's bed, take to bed; to be ill. 6)