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).

بافنده bāfanda P part. act. (of بافتن) Weaver.

بـﮩايم bahāʼịm A s. plur. (of بـﮩيمه Heb. ) Beasts.

باچهنا bāchhnā S̱. (r. वाछ Desire) v. a. To choose, to select. S. باچيه वाच्य (r. वच Speak) bāchya or vāchya, 1. s. m. A sentence (in grammar). 2. adj. Speakable, fit to speak.

باڙي bāṛī वाटी S̱. s. f. An enclosed piece of ground, a garden, orchard, kitchen garden; a house with the garden, orchard, &c. attached to it.

بغاوت bag̠ẖāwat A. (from بغي) s. f. Rebellion.

بٿير baṭer S̱. (Sans. वर्त्तक) s. f. A kind of quail (Perdix olivacea. Buch.).

براٿ birāṭ S s. m. 1. (विराट्) The em- bodied spirit. 2. (विराट) A sovereign.

بگسنا bigasnā S̱. v. a. See بکسنا bikasnā.

بدن badan A s. m. The body. بدن پهل جانا badan phal jānā, v. n. To be covered with an eruption of pustules.