بيا bayā वयः S̱. s. m. 1. The name of the little bird that learns to fetch and carry, &c. and which the Hindūs teach to snatch the orna- mental patch or wafer from the forehead of their mistresses. (Loxia Indica). 2. An assizer.

بطيخ bit̤t̤īḵẖ A s. m. A muskmelon. P. A. بظاهر ba-z̤āhir, In appearance, on the outside, externally.

بنونا binaunā S̱. (from विनय) v. a. To adore, ve- nerate, revere, laud.

برچهيت barchhait H (from برچهي) s. m. A spearman. P. A. برحق bar-ḥaḳḳ, In truth, by right, rightful.

بهيتر bhītar अभ्यंतर S̱. adj. Within.

بهوسڙي bhosṛī H s. f. Vulva magna.

بالابند bālā-band P s. m. A part of dress, a kind of turband: a coat of a particular kind. S. H. بالابهولا bālā-bholā, adj. Innocent, artless as a child. s. m. An artless child. S. H. بالاپن bālā-pan, s. m. Childhood, infancy.

بانس bāṅs वंश S̱. s. m. 1. A bamboo. 2. A measure of about ten feet, used to measure tanks, ditches, and excavations in general. (A cube of one bāṅs is called a chaukā). بانس پرچڙهنا bāṅs par chaṛhnā, v. n. To be branded with infamy.

بلا बला balā S s. m. A medicinal plant. (Sida rhombifolia, rhomboidea and cordifolia).

باجنا bājnā S̱. (from वाद्य see باجا) v. n. To sound (as a musical instrument); to be pub- lished, to resound.