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বালেন্দু [ bālēndu ] n the moon of second lunar night of the light fortnight; (geog.) the cres cent. ̃শৃঙ্গ n. (geog.) horns of the cres cent.

বাল্য [ bālya ] n 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 mar riage, 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.

বাশুলি [ bāśuli ] n a female deity of Bengal identi fied with Chandi (চণ্ডী).

বাষট্টি [ bāṣaṭṭi ] n. & a sixty-two.

বাষ্প [ bāṣpa ] n vapour; steam; smoke; tears (বাষ্পপূর্ণ নয়ন); (fig.) faintest knowl edge or appearance, ghost (সম্ভাবনার বাষ্পও নেই = there is not the ghost of a chance). বাষ্প হওয়া v. to be vaporized; to evaporate. ̃চালিত a. steam-driven. ̃টান n. (phys.) vapour-tension. ̃দাহ n. scald. ̃পোত n. a steam-vessel, a steamship, a steamer. ̃মান n. a hy grometer; a gasometer. ̃মোচন n. weeping; (bot.) transpiration. ̃যান, ̃শকট n. a stream-driven vehicle; a railway train. ̃স্নান n. a vapour bath. বাষ্পাকার a. in the form of vapour, va porous. বাষ্পাকুল a. filled with or steam ing with tears. বাষ্পাকুল নয়ন tearful eyes, steaming eyes; (sl.) piping eyes. বাষ্পীকরণ, বাষ্পীভবন n. vaporization; evaporation. বাষ্পীকৃত, বাষ্পীভূত, a. vapor ized; evaporated: বাষ্পীয় a. relating to steam or vapour; vapoury; vaporous; steam-driven. বাষ্পীয়যান, বাষ্পীয়শকট same as বাষ্পযান ।

বাস1 [ bāsa1 ] n an omnibus, a bus.

বাস2 [ bāsa2 ] n smell (good or bad).

বাস3 [ bāsa3 ] n a dwelling-place, an abode; home; a habitation (মানুষের বাস দেখা যায় না); a habitat; staying, stay, residence (বিদেশবাস); cloth (পট্টবাস); clothing, garment, habiliments. বাস করা v. to live; to dwell; to abide, to reside; to stay.

বাসক2 [ bāsaka2 ] n a bedchamber, a bedroom. ̃শয়ন n. a bed in the bedchamber. ̃সজ্জা, বাসসজ্জা n. a woman who tidies up her bedchamber and dresses herself to receive her expected lover.

বাসকক্ষ [ bāsakakṣa ] n a bedroom, a bedchamber; (cp.) a living-room.

বাসগৃহ [ bāsagṛha ] n a dwelling-house.

বাসন1 [ bāsana1 ] n perfuming; incensing.

বাসন2 [ bāsana2 ] n a vessel or container; a utensil. ̃কোসন n. pl. utensils collectively.

বাসনা1 [ bāsanā1 ] n a dried bark or spathe of the ba nana and other plants.

বাসনা2 [ bāsanā2 ] n desire, longing; wish; inten tion. বাসনা করা বা হওয়া v. to desire, to long (for); to wish; to intend. ̃কুল a. seized or overwhelmed with passion or desire.

বাসন্ত, বাসন্তিক [ bāsanta, bāsantika ] a of spring or springtime, vernal. বাসন্তী a. fem. vernal; light or ange-coloured (বাসন্তীবাস পরা). ☐ n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). বাসন্তীপূজা n. a spring-festival when Goddess Durga is worshipped.

বাসব [ bāsaba ] n Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods.

বাসভবন [ bāsabhabana ] n a dwelling-house; a residence.

বাসভূমি [ bāsabhūmi ] n place or country of residence; home country; motherland.

বাসযোগ্য [ bāsayōgya ] a habitable.

বাসর1 [ bāsara1 ] n a day (জন্মবাসর); a day of the week or a gathering on a particular day (রবিবাসর).

বাসর2, বাসরঘর [ bāsara2, bāsaraghara ] n a bride-chamber. বাসরশয্যা n. bridal bed.

বাসরীয় [ bāsarīẏa ] a pertaining to a (particular) day (রবিবাসরীয়).

বাসস্হান [ bāsashāna ] n a dwelling-place, an abode; a residence; a habitat.

বাসা1 [ bāsā1 ] v to deem or feel (বেসেছি ভালো).

বাসা2 [ bāsā2 ] n a medicinal plant, Justicia gandrussa. বাসারিষ্ট n. extract of Justicia gandrussa.

বাসা3 [ bāsā3 ] n a dwelling-house; a dwelling place; a lodging-house; a rented or temporary residence; a habitat or a nest; (dero.) a haunt, a den (চোরের বাসা, দুর্নীতির বাসা). ̃ড়িয়া, ̃ড়ে n. a lodger. ̃বাড়ি n. a rented lodging-house.

বাসি [ bāsi ] a washed; placed for washing; not washed or cleansed since morning (বাসি মুখ, বাসি ঘর); stale, not fresh (বাসি দুধ, বাসি খবর); used or made or collected etc. overnight (বাসি কাপড় বা ভাত বা মাল বা জল). বাসি করা v. to wash (কাপড় বাসি করা). বাসি বিয়ে solemnities to be per formed on the morning following the wedding night. বাসি মড়া the body of a person dead overnight.

বাসিত [ bāsita ] a perfumed; scented.

-বাসিনী [ -bāsinī ] fem of -বাসী2

বাসিন্দা [ bāsindā ] n an inhabitant, a native; a resi dent, an inmate; a dweller.

বাসুকি [ bāsuki ] n (myth.) the snake-king.

বাসুদেব [ bāsudēba ] n Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) the son of Vasudeva (বসুদেব).

বাস্তব [ bāstaba ] a true, genuine; real; factual; ac tual; objective; material; materialistic. ☐ n. truth; reality; (phys.) an objective. বাস্তব তথ্য facts. ̃তা n. trueness, genu ineness; reality; factuality; actuality; objectivity; materiality. ̃বাদ n. real ism; objectivism; materialism. ̃বাদী a. realistic; objectivistic; materialistic. ☐ n. a realist; an objectivist; a materialist.

বাস্তবিক [ bāstabika ] a true, real, actual; sure. ☐ adv. indeed, really. ̃পক্ষে adv. as a matter of fact.

বাস্তব্য [ bāstabya ] a habitable. ̃বিদ্যা n. (bio.) ecol ogy.

বাস্তু [ bāstu ] n a dwelling-place; a dwelling; a dwelling-house; a piece of land on which a dwelling-house stands, a homestead; (also বাস্তুভিটা); a perma nent and usually ancestral homestead (also বাস্তুগৃহ); buildings. ̃কর্ম n. build ing-construction; public works. ̃কার n. a civil engineer. ̃কৃত্যক n. the engi neering service. ̃ঘুঘু n. (fig.) a vile person who resides irremovably in a family and brings it to ruin. ̃দেবতা ̃পুরুষ n. the guardian or tutelar deity of a homestead or family. ̃ভিটা n. homestead. ̃সংস্হান n. provision for dwelling. ̃সাপ n. a snake living in a house for a long time and without harming anybody. ̃হারা a. displaced from a homestead. ☐ n. a displaced person.

-বাহ [ -bāha ] sfx denoting: carrying, bearing, conveying (ভারবাহ).

বাহক [ bāhaka ] a carrying, bearing, conveying. ☐ n. a carrier, a bearer (বাহক মারফত); a porter; (rare) a conveyance.

বাহন [ bāhana ] n a riding animal, a mount; a ve hicle; a medium (শিক্ষার বাহন); (iron.) a faithful follower; (dial.) rowing. ☐ sfx. denoting: mounting on (মহিষবাহন).

বাহা2 [ bāhā2 ] v the High Bengali form of বাওয়া2

বাহাত্তর [ bāhāttara ] n. & a seventy-two. বাহাত্তুরে a. (lit. & rare) aged seventy-two years; (pop. & facet.) senile. বাহাত্তুরে ধরা, বাহাত্তুরে পাওয়া v. to be stricken with se nility.

বাহাদুর [ bāhādura ] a performing a great feat; work ing wonders; skilful; valorous, brave; creditable, praiseworthy. ☐ n. a title of honour (রায়বাহাদুর). বাহাদুরি n. perfor mance of a great feat; an achievement; skilfulness; a display of skill; valour, bravery; praiseworthiness; credit; (dero.) bravado. বাহাদুরি করা v. to brag; to make a display of skill or bravery. বাহাদুরি দেওয়া v. to give credit. বাহাদুরি দেখানো v. to make a show of skill or courage. বাহাদুরি কাঠ n. the trunk of the sal (শাল) and similar large trees; the timber of the aforesaid trunk.

বাহান্ন [ bāhānna ] n. & a fifty-two. যাহা বাহান্ন তাহা তিপান্ন (fig.) when scores have been lost, what does it matter to lose a little more; the difference is too small to merit serious attention.

বাহার [ bāhāra ] n a beautiful show or exhibition; an ostentatious display; glamour; beauty; an Indian musical mode. বাহারে, বাহারি a. having a beautiful show; showy, osten tatious; glamorous; beautiful.

বাহিকা [ bāhikā ] fem of বাহক ।

বাহিত [ bāhita ] a rowed, steered; propelled; paddled; driven; carried, borne; con veyed; transported; caused to flow. fem. বাহিতা ।

বাহিনী1 [ bāhinī1 ] fem of বাহী ।

বাহিনী2 [ bāhinī2 ] n (ori.) a division of army com prising 81 elephant-riders, 81 chari oteers, 243 horsemen and 45 footsoldiers; an army, a battalion; a river, a stream.

বাহু [ bāhu ] n the arm; (pop.) the hand; (geom.) a side, an arm.

বাহুত্র, বাহুত্রাণ [ bāhutra, bāhutrāṇa ] n an armour for the arm, an arm-plate.

বাহুবন্ধন [ bāhubandhana ] n a hug; an embrace.

বাহুবল [ bāhubala ] n physical strength. ̃দৃপ্ত a. proud of physical stregnth or vigour.

বাহুমূল [ bāhumūla ] n the armpit.

বাহুযুদ্ধ [ bāhuyuddha ] n wrestling; a scuffle.

বাহুল্য [ bāhulya ] n numerousness or muchness; ex cess; superfluity. বলাই বাহুল্য (যে) (it) is needless to say (that); it goes without saying (that). ̃বর্জিত a. shorn of ex cesses or superfluities. ̃বোধে consider ing it superfluous or unnecessary.

বাহ্বাস্ফোট [ bāhbāsphōṭa ] n slapping of one's arms as a mark of parading one's strength or abilities (as done by a wrestler).

বাহ্য2 [ bāhya2 ] a portable, bearable.

বাহ্য3 [ bāhya3 ] a external; exterior; outer; meterial; visible but unreal or superfi cial (এক বাহ্য). ̃জগত্ n. the material world. ̃জ্ঞান n. knowledge or con sciousness about external or surround ing objects; sense-perception: con sciousness. ̃জ্ঞানরহিত, ̃জ্ঞানশূন্য a. (so dazed as to be) deprived of conscious ness about external or surrounding ob jects; deprived of sense-perception or consciousness; stupefied; rapt; frantic; beside oneself. ̃ত adv. externally: outwardly; superficially. ̃দৃশ্য n. extern nal or outward view or form. ̃বস্তু n. a visible or material object.

বাহ্যিক [ bāhyika ] a external; outward; material; visible but unreal or superficial.

বাহ্যে [ bāhyē ] n faeces, excrement, stool; evacua tion of the bowels. বাহ্যে করা v. to evacuate one's bowels, to ease or re lieve nature. বাহ্যে করানো v. to purge another's bowels. বাহ্যে পাওয়া v. to have a disposition to evacuate. বাহ্যে যাওয়া v. to go for the purpose of evacuation.

বাহ্যেন্দ্রিয় [ bāhyēndriẏa ] n the eye, the ear, the nose, the tongue, the skin; any one of these five external sense-organs.

বি- [ bi- ] pfx denoting: opposition or antipa thy, and (বিপক্ষ); lack, non-, un (বিকল); badness or wrongness, mis in(বিপথ); speciality or uncommon ness (বিখ্যাত) etc.

বিউলি [ biuli ] n a variety of husked pigeon-pea.