بـﮩ‍لانا‍‍‍ bahlānā H (trans. of بـﮩلنا) v. a. To divert, to amuse, to recreate.

بلاع ballāﻌ A adj. superl. (from بلع) used substan- tively, A glutton.

بهبهوکا bhabhūkā H 1. s. m. Blaze, flame, explo- sion. 2. adj. Red (as a coal, sometimes ap- plied to the splendour of a beloved personʼs countenance); splendid, beautiful.

بايب bāyab S̱. (वायव्य or वायुकोण) s. m. Northwest.

بيلو belū S̱. (from بيلنا) Rolling. P. S̱. بيلو be-lau, adj. Dispirited, heartless.

بنبي bumbī H s. f. Navel. ¶ bambī, See خرمن ḵẖirman.

بللانا bilalānā H v. n. To lament. See بلبلانا bil- bilānā.

بهونکس bhoṅkas H s. m. A wizard who preys upon children (or men or women) till he brings them to the grave.

ببر babar P s. m. A lion, a tiger.

بات bāt S̱. (Sans. वार्त्ता r. वृत Speak, be) s. f. 1. Speech, language, word, saying, report, dis- course. 2. Account, subject, question, cause, business, affair, matter, circumstance, particular, article. بات باندهنا bāt bāndhnā, To sophisti- cate, to prevaricate. بات بڙهانا bāt baṛhānā, To prolong a contest. بات بگاڙنا bāt bigāṛnā, To mar a plot, to spoil. بات بنانا bāt banānā, To make up a story, to make excuses. بات پانا bāt pānā, To accomplish oneʼs wishes, to effect oneʼs purpose. بات پهيرنا bāt phernā, To