بچن bachan S (वचन r. वच Speak) s. m. Speech, talk, discourse, word, expression; pro- mise, agreement. بچن بندکرلينا bachan band- kar lenā or بچن بنده کرنا bachan bandh karnā, To bind by promise. بچن بنده هونا bachan bandh honā, To give oneʼs word, to promise, to be agreed upon. بچن پالنا bachan pālnā, To abide by a promise. بچن توڙنا bachan toṛnā, To break oneʼs word. بچن چهوڙنا bachan chhoṛnā, To break oneʼs promise. بچن دينا bachan denā, To promise, to agree. بچن ڐالنا bachan ḍālnā, To question, to ask, to inquire. بچن لينا bachan lenā, To receive a promise. بچن مارنا bachan mārnā, To conclude an agreement. بچن ماننا bachan mānnā, To obey. بچن نبهانا bachan ni- bhānā, To abide by a promise. بچن هارنا bachan hārnā, To promise, to agree, to give or pledge or plight oneʼs word, to affirm.

بيده bedh S (वेध r. विध Pierce) s. m. Bore, crack, hole.

بهتنا bhutnā S̱. (from भूत بهوت) s. m. A small devil, an imp, a demon, a ghost.

بلوغت bulūg̠ẖat A s. f. Puberty, adolescence.

بيوه bewa P s. f. A widow. See بيوا bewā.

بانوسا bānūsā H s. m. A kind of cloth.

بالنا bālnā H v. a. To kindle, &c. See H. بارنا.

بدهوتي बुद्धिवती buddhi-watī S adj. f. Wise, intelligent.

بور būr H adj. Barren (land). s. f. Chaff, husk. بورکالڐو būr kā laḍḍū, A sort of sweetmeat made with the husk of grain. (The confectioners avow the imposition and cry out to passengers, "youʼll repent if you eat it, or regret not tasting it." Hence, great men are sometimes called بورکالڐو when they make a practice of encou- raging their dependants to hope, but do nothing for them at last; as, dancing attendance on them and neglecting them are each likely to produce regret. The term also means, any person or thing, which is fair without and foul within, or

بنيٿي banaiṭī H s. f. A torch lighted at both ends and whirled round so as to form a double circle of fire.