(p. 813) bhāṣā speech; language; a dialect; mother-tongue, vernacular; an expression, a significant hint (বোবা ভাষা, আকাশের ভাষা); mode of speaking (রূঢ় ভাষা); (now obs.) any Indian language other than Sanskrit ('প্রেমদাস রচিল ভাষায়). স্পষ্ট ভাষায় in plain or clear language, plainly, frankly; categorically. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge in or of a language; knowledge as to how to use a language properly. ̃তত্ত্ব n. philology; linguistics. ̃তত্ত্বজ্ঞ, ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. a philologist; a linguist. a. versed in philology or linguistics. ভাষাতীত a. not describable in language, beyond speech or language; inexplicable. ̃ন্তর n. another language; rendering into another language, translation. ভাষান্তরিক n. a translator, an interpreter. ভাষান্তরিত a. translated. ভাষান্তরিত করা v. to translate. ̃বিজ্ঞান same as ভাষাতত্ত্ব । ̃বিজ্ঞানী same as ভাষাতত্ত্বজ্ঞ । 41)

(p. 813) bhābinī a charming woman who is the embodiment of an idea or concept ('ভাবের ভাবিনী রাধা'); (dero. or facet.) an emotional or wanton woman; a woman. 3)

(p. 826) bhōla2 a dress, a guise; a disguise; appearance. ভোল ফেরানো বা বদলানো v. to change one's dress; to improve one's appearance; (fig.) to improve one's social or financial condition. 3)

(p. 823) bhōgabatī (myth.) the name of the Ganges as flowing in the nether world. 34)

(p. 808) bhasabhasa expressing: noise of repeated emission of air. 5)

(p. 816) bhijē coll corrup. of ভিজা (a.).ভিজে বেড়াল (fig.) a terrible rogue appearing to be perfectly innocent and harmless, a wolf in sheep's skin. 19)

(p. 823) bhēḍ়ākānta (fig.) an utter fool. 9)

(p. 819) bhusā soot; collyrium. ̃কালি n. ink made of soot; lampblack. 15)

(p. 802) bhakti devotion; worship; devoutness, piety; profound admiration; strong attachment or addiction; obedience; trust or faith or reliance; inclination or relish or appetite (খাবারে ভক্তি); earnest pursuit, devotion (পড়াশোনায় ভক্তি). ভক্তি করা v. to be devoted to; to worship; to admire profoundly; to follow faithfully; to have trust or faith (in); to rely; to have inclination or relish or appetite (for); to be earnest (in), to pursue earnestly. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a devotional book. ̃চিহ্ন n. a mark or sign of devotion. ̃তত্ত্ব n. the doctrine or cult of or a treatise on devotion or devoutness or piety. ̃পথ n. devotion (without knowledge or practice) as the only means of attaining salvation, the path of devotionalism. ̃পরায়ণ a. devoted (to); worshipful; devout; strongly attached or addicted (to); having profound admiration (for); reverent; having trust or faith (in), reliant; having inclination or relish or appetite (for); earnest, earnestly pursuing. fem. ̃পরায়ণা । ̃পরায়ণতা n. devotion; worshipfulness; devoutness; strong attachment or addiction; profound admiration; earnestness, earnest pursuit, ̃পূর্বক adv. with devotion; reverentially; with trust or faith or reliance; willingly or with pleasure (ভক্তিপূর্বক খাওয়া বা নেওয়া); earnestly (ভক্তিপূর্বক প়ড়াশোনা করা). ̃প্লুতচিত্ত n. mind steeped in piety. ̃বাদ n. the doctrine holding that salvation is attainable by means of devotion only (without knowledge and practice); devotionalism. ̃বাদী a. devotionistic, devotionalistic. n. a devotionist, a devotionalist. ̃ভরে same as ভক্তিপূর্বক । ̃ভাজন n. a reverend or venerable or adorable person or object. a. reverend; venerable; adorable. ̃ভাব n. devout or worshipful or devoted or reverential disposition of mind. ̃ভাবে adv. devoutly; worshipfully; devotedly; devotionally; reverentially. ̃মান same as ̃পরায়ণ fem. ̃মতী । ̃মার্গ same as ̃পথ । ̃মূলক a. devotional. ̃যোগ n. worship of God or effort to attain beatitude by means of devotion only (irrespective of knowledge or practice). ̃রস n. (rhet.) the sentiment of devotion. ̃শীল same as ̃পরায়ণ । fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. devoid of devotion or devoutness; irreverent; having no attachment (to); having no trust or faith (in), unreliant; having no inclination or relish or appetite (for); devoid of earnestness or willingness. 5)

(p. 808) bhān̐ja a fold; a crease (জামার ভাঁজ); a plait (সিঁথির ভাঁজ). ভাঁজ করা v. to fold; to crease; to plait. ভাঁজ হওয়া v. to fold. ̃-করা a. folded. ̃হীন a. foldless. without a fold. 16)

(p. 802) bharjana frying in oil, fat etc. 82)

(p. 802) bhabī (ori. fem. but now also masc.) a pertinacious person. ভবী ভোলবার নয় (fig.) a pertinacious person will not give up his or her pursuit. 59)

(p. 810) bhāpa, bhāparā steam; vapour; heat; fomentation; vapour-bath. ভাপ বা ভাপরা দেওয়া v. to foment; to treat with or apply a vapour-bath. 38)

(p. 819) bhuḍ়bhuḍ় denoting: noise of effervescence. ভুড়ভুড় করা v. to effervesce. ভুড়ভুড়ানি, ভুড়ভুড়ি n. effervescence. 4)

(p. 813) bhāśura an elder brother or counsinbrother of one's husband, a brother-in-law. ̃ঝি n. a daughter of such a brother-in-law. ̃পো n. a son of an aforesaid brother-in-law. 39)