بـﮩانه bahāna P s. m. Pretence, evasion, contri- vance, excuse, pretext, feint, affectation. بـﮩانه جو bahāna-jo, Seeking a pretence.

بيس bīs विंशति S̱. adj. Twenty.

بقله baḳla A s. A potherb.

بهبکنا bhabaknā H v. n. 1. To be enraged, to rush on with rage. 2. To catch fire. 3. To run with great rapidity (a horse).

بـﮩ‍يليا baheliyā H s. m. 1. A fowler. 2. The name of a tribe of Hindūs.

بامهن bāmhan S̱. (see براهمن) s. m. A Brahman.

باوگ bāwag H s. m. Seedtime.

بسنت basant S (वसन्त) s. f. 1. The spring. 2. One of the Rāgs or musical modes of the Hindūs. 3. The name of the first of the six seasons, comprising Chait and Baisākh. 4. The small pox (a phrase peculiar to the Bangālīs). بسنت پهولنا basant phūlnā, v. n. To put forth the blossoms of mustard plants. آنکهون مين بسنت پهولني ānkhoṅ meṅ basant phūlnī, To dazzle. بسنت کي خبر basant kī ḵẖabar, Knowledge of, or care about, futurity.

بچهوا bichhūʼā वृश्चिक S̱. s. m. A scorpion.

بهيروي भैरवी bhairavī S s. f. The name of a rāginī, the wife of bhairoṅ rāg.