(p. 802) bh the twenty-fourth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 810) bhājana2 dividing, division; frying. 10)

(p. 810) bhāta boiled rice; the Hindu sacrament of letting a child eat rice for the first time (also মুখে ভাত). ̃-কাপড় n. food and clothing; (loos.) maintenance. ভাত ছড়ালে কাকের অভাব হয় না (fig.) be liberal with your purse and they will be liberal with support and flattery. ভাত বাড়া v. to serve rice. 23)

(p. 823) bhō1 ho, hoa, hullo. 23)

(p. 808) bhastrā a blacksmith's bellows; a large leathern bag for carrying water. 6)

(p. 808) bhākta minor, secondary, unimportant; simulating, hypocritical (ভাক্ত বৈষ্ণব); false (ভাক্ত কথা). 28)

(p. 823) bhōm̐sabhōm̐sa denoting: noise of deep and loud breathing (ভোঁসভোস করে ঘুমানো); heavy ফোঁস sound. 30)

(p. 802) bhabiṣyadbākya, bhabiṣyadbāṇī a prediction; a prophecy. ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা to predict; to prophesy. 58)

(p. 802) bhaga the six divine graces collectively, namely, riches, vigour, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation; godhead, divinity; glory; fortune, good luck; beauty (সুভগ); the vagina; the anus (ভগন্দর). 10)

(p. 810) bhāpasā sultry (ভাপসা আবহাওয়া); musty (ভাপসা গন্ধ). ̃নো v. to become sultry; to swelter; to give out a musty odour. 39)

(p. 818) bhujumbhāju false or flimsy arguments or allurements or consolation; cajolery. 23)

(p. 819) bhurō a kind of unrefined and coarse sugar. 10)

(p. 823) bhōktā eating; enjoying. n. an eater; an enjoyer; fem. ভোক্ত্রী । 32)

(p. 802) bhadrāsana homestead. 44)

(p. 818) bhīṣma terrible. n. a character of the Mahabharata. ভীষ্মের প্রতিজ্ঞা an unalterable or resolute vow or pledge; a firm resolve. 9)