بتيسي battīs-ī H s. f. 1. A set of teeth. 2. Any aggregate consisting of thirty-two parts. بتيسي دکهانا battīsī dikhānā, v. a. To show teeth; to laugh, to scoff or make faces at any one.

باسک bāsak S̱. (वासुकि) s. m. The chief of serpents, which is fabled to support the universe, and which was used as a string to whirl the mountain Mandar in churning the ocean for the amr̤it, &c.

بيڙا bīṛā S̱. s. m. 1. The same as s̱. بيرا bīrā, q. v. 2. A thong tied to the hilt of a sword by which it is retained in the scabbard, a sword knot. بيڙااٿهانا bīṛā uṭhānā, v. a. To undertake a bu- siness. بيڙاڐالنا bīṛā ḍālnā, To propose a pre- mium for the performance of a task. (These expressions originate in a custom that prevailed of throwing a bīṛā of betel into the midst of an assembly, in token of proposal to any person to undertake some difficult affair then requisite to be performed; and, the person who took up the betel bound himself to perform the business in question).

بلولا balūlā बुद्बुद S̱. s. m. A bubble.

بسان bisān S̱. (वास Smell) s. f. An offensive smell (as of fish, onions, &c.). See بساهن.

بافت bāft P s. f. Weaving, web, texture.

بکاين bakāyan H s. f. The name of a tree. (Melia sempervirens. Sans. महानिम्ब).

بهپکنا bhapaknā H (dakh.) v n. See بهبهکنا bha- bhaknā.

بيض baiẓ A s. m. A mark fixed to publick wri- tings by the magistrate or any principal officer.

بـﮩشت bihisht P s. f. Paradise.