(p. 742) bādāmi almond-coloured, brown; almond-shaped; almond-like. 11)

(p. 721) bāgdēbī Saraswati, the goddess of speech. 298)

(p. 794) byāpāra an incident, a happening, an occurrence; a ceremony, a function (বিবাহ ব্যাপার); an affair, a matter (সর্বব্যাপারে); trade, commerce. ব্যাপার কী what's the matter? ̃স্যাপার n. happenings; goingson; matter, business (ব্যাপারস্যাপার ভালো ঠেকছে না); behaviour; system, working. ব্যাপারী n. a trader, a dealer, a trafficker, a merchant. 84)

(p. 751) bigarhita abominable, detestable; forbidden (শাস্ত্রবিগর্হিত); disgraceful. 46)

(p. 738) bājā to sound or be sounded (মোটরের হর্ন বাজা); to ring or be rung, to toll (ঘন্টা বাজা); to be played on (বীণা বাজা); to be beaten (ঢাক বাজা); to strike (ঘড়ি বাজা, তিনটে বাজা); to be announced by a sound (প্রহর বাজা); to be felt (হাতে বাজ); to jar on (কানে বাজা); to smart or pain (মনে বাজা). ঘড়ি বাজে the clock chimes or strikes. ঘড়িতে একটা বাজে the clock strikes one, it is one o'clock. স্কুলের ঘন্টা বাজ the school-bell goes. 21)

(p. 740) bāḍ়na2 a besom, a broom. 4)

(p. 761) bibaraṇa a description; a statement, an account; recounting, narration; a narrative. বিবরণ দেওয়া v. to give an account of. বিবরণী n. a written report, an account. 85)

(p. 721) baraja2 a plantation or (loos.) a plant of betel-leaves. 51)

(p. 721) baśī perfectly continent; free, independent; (erron.) dependent. 171)

(p. 758) bidyut lightning; electricity. ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with electricity; charged with electricity. ̃প্রবাহ n. an electric current. ̃প্রভ a. as dazzlingly bright as a flash of lightning. fem. ̃প্রভা । ̃স্পন্দন, ̃স্ফুরণ n. electric vibration. ̃স্পৃষ্ট a. struck by lightning. ̃স্ফুলিঙ্গ n. an electric spark. বিদ্যুদ্দাম n. a flash of lightning; a garland-like series of lightning flashes. বিদ্যুদ্বর্ষী a. discharging electricity. বিদ্যুদ্বেগ n. lightning speed. বিদ্যুদ্বেগে adv. as speedily as lightning. বিদ্যুন্মালা same as বিদ্যুদ্দাম । বিদ্যুল্লতা n. a streak of lightning. 18)

(p. 790) baidika Vedic. n. one of a class of Brahmans; a Vedist. 40)

(p. 742) bādasāda partial discount or deduction or allowance. 6)

(p. 794) byāja2 a pretext, a pretence, simulation, deceit; a hindrance; interest for money; interest, use; delay. ̃স্তুতি n. false praise or eulogy; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of praise in garb of censure or censure in garb of praise, (cp.) irony, sarcasm. 64)

(p. 717) banaspati a tree that bears fruit apparently without blossoms (such as, the fig tree); a very large tree. 46)

(p. 748) bālya age up to one's sixteenth birth day; boyhood or girlhood, childhood, infancy. ̃কাল n. childhood, infancy. ̃প্রণয়, ̃প্রেম n. calf-love; childhood friendship. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend of one's childhood days. ̃বিধবা same as বালবিধবা । see বাল ।̃বিবাহ n. early marriage, child-marriage. ̃শিক্ষা n. child education; primary education. ̃সখা same as বাল্যবন্ধু । ̃সস্গী, ̃সহচর n. a companion of one's childhood days. বাল্যাবস্হা n. childhood. 3)