بوکا būkā H s. m. 1. Powder. 2. Small pearls.

بيگ beg T s. m. A Moghal title, corresponding with the English, Lord.

بادامه bādāma P s. m. 1. A silkworm in the aurelia or chrysalis state. 2. A sort of silk. 3. A dervisʼs garment formed of patches.

باني bānī H s. f. 1. The price paid for a work. 2. Ashes. 3. The thread with which cloth is woven. (Sans. वाणि Weaving).

بهاگيرتهـ bhāgīrath S̱. (for भगीरथ) s. m. Name of a pious king at whose intercession the river Ganges first descended from heaven.

بهرت भरत bharat S n. prop. Name of the son of Dasaratha and Kaikeyī, and younger bro- ther of Rāmachandra. بهرت کنڐ bharat-khanḍ, s. m. One of the nine divisions of the world, be- tween Lankā and Sumeru; India.

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.

بهگلي گـﮩنا bhaglī-gahnā H s. m. False jewels, trinkets.

بيالا bayālā S̱. (from वायु) adj. Flatulent.

بزان bazān H (بعدازآن) After that, afterwards.