(p. 751) bicaraṇa roaming, wandering, loitering; a ramble. বিচরণ করা v. to ramble, to wander, to loiter. ̃কারী a. wandering, roaming; one who wanders or roams or rambles. ̃শীল a. same as বিচরণকারী । 61)

(p. 721) ballā (dial.) the wasp. 166)

(p. 743) bāpī2 (in endearment) father; son. 25)

(p. 742) bādinī of বাদী2 । 15)

(p. 747) bārdhaka superannuation. 8)

(p. 717) baḍ়, baḍ়ō large, big; high, tall, lofty; long; lengthy; fat; loud; excessive; severe; magnanimous, great; respectable, noble; older; elder; eldest; senior in position; rich, aristocratic; most important, principal, chief; leading; eminent; highly contested. adv. very thoroughly (বড় মন্দ) int. denoting: slight contempt (চাকরি তো বড়); amazement (বড়ো যে এলে). বড়ো করা v. to make one flourish; to extol usu. unduly; to enlarge (as a photograph); to lengthen (as a story); to expand (রাজ্য বড়ো করা) to increase (নামযশ বড় করা); to magnify, to exaggerate (বড় করে দেখা বা বলা); to elevate or edify (চরিত্র বড়ো করা); to liberalize (মন বা হাত বড় করা); to make louder, to raise (গলা বড় করা); to dilate (চোখ বড় করা); to heighten (আশা বড় করা); to bring up (ছেলে বড়ো করা). বড় দেখানো v. to look large or big; to loom large; to magnify. বড় হওয়া v. to grow up; to come of age; to flourish; to be expanded; to be edified; to be liberalized; to be glorified (মুখ বড় হওয়া). বড় একটা না not much, not at all; hardly; rarely; seldom; once in a blue moon. বড় কথা the most important word, chief words; tall-talk. ̃কর্তা n. a master or head of a family; the chief or boss of an organization; a headman. ̃কুটুম্ব, ̃কুটুম n. a wife's brother, a brother-in-law. বড় খেলা a highly contested match; a big or important match; a great game. বড় গলা loud voice (বড় গলায় গান); proud or arrogant tone (বড় গলায় ঘোষণা). বড় গল্প a long story. বড় গাছে নৌকা বাঁধা (fig.) to resort to a great patron. বড় ঘর a large or spacious room; a hall; a high or aristocratic or noble family. বড় জোর at most, at best. বড় জ্বালা a great or severe affliction. বড় ঝড় a great or violent storm. ̃ত্ব n. seniority in age or position; greatness; magnanimity. বড় দরের লোক a man of high status. ̃দাদা (coll.) ̃দা n. the eldest brother. বড় দাম a high or exorbitant price. ̃দিদি (coll.) ̃দি n. fem. the eldest sister. ̃দিন n. (astr.) the winter solstice; (pop.) the Christmas Day. বড় দুঃখ deep or intense sorrow. বড় দুর্দিন terribly hard times. বড় পেট a large belly; voracious appetite; (fig.) exorbitant demand or tremendous greed. বড় বড় বানরের বড় বড় পেট (fig.) the more one has, the more one demands; the wealthier a man, the greater is his demand. বড় বই an enormous book, a fat volume; (fig.) magnum opus. বড় বংশ a high or respectable or noble family. ̃বাবু n. a head clerk; the seniormost male member of a family. বড় বোন n. fem. an elder sister, the eldest sister. বড় ব্যাপার a great affair. বড় ভাই n. an elder brother, a big brother, the eldest brother. বড় মোকদ্দমা a big or leading case. বড় মজা a great fun. বড় মন a magnanimous heart; a high mind; a master mind; an optimistic outlook. ̃মানষি n. ostentatious display or wealthiness or riches. ̃মানুষ n. a rich man; a great man. বড় মুখ elated or proud in speech (বড় মুখে বলা); nourishing a great hope (বড় মুখ দিয়ে আসা); dignified countenance; prestige; renown. বড় মুখ ছোট হওয়া to feel disgraced; to be put out of countenance. ̃রানি n. the chief queen (of a king who has several wives). বড় লড়াই a hard fight; a great battle. ̃লাট see লাট2 । ̃লোক same as বড়মানুষ । বড়লোকি same as বড়মানষি । বড় শরিক the senior partner of an estate. বড় শিকার a big game; big game hunting. বড় শীত severe cold. বড় সাহেব n. the senior partner of a firm; the boss of an office. বড় হাজরি see হাজরি । 2)

(p. 741) bātānukūla air-conditioned. বাতানুকূলতা n. air-conditioning. 5)

(p. 785) bēcārā, bēcāri a helpless or wretched or pitiable person; a harmless or innocent person. 5)

(p. 782) bēguna the brinjal; the eggfruit or eggapple; the egg-plant. বেগুনি a. purple, violet. n. the purple or violet colour; a fried snack prepared by dipping slices of brinjal in a thin paste of pulse-powder.

(p. 721) banya grown or growing or dwelling or roving in the forest, wild; of the forest, silvan; unfit for civilized society; uncivilized; savage. 13)

(p. 748) bāhikā of বাহক । 47)

(p. 794) byājāra2 a badger, a dark-grey furry animal usu, going about at night. 65)

(p. 738) bāḍ় growth, development (গাছের বাড়); increase (বেতনের বাড়); aggravation (রোগের বাড়); audacity. বাড় বাড়া to grow audacious, to become intolerably haughty, to be high and mighty.

(p. 721) barṇita described; narrated; delineated; stated; depicted; painted, portrayed. 96)

(p. 785) bēṇu a kind of thin bamboo of which flutes are made, a reed (বেণুকুঞ্জ); a flute made of this bamboo, a pipe. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃রব n. the note of a bamboo-flute. ̃বাদক n. a player of a bamboo-flute. 30)