بندهاٴي bandhāʼī S̱. (from بندهانا) s. f. Bond, binding, fastening.

بهدرهونا bhadr honā S̱. v. n. To be clean or pu- rified by shaving oneʼs head and beard after mourning or in a holy place.

بڙ baṛ S̱. 1. (for वट) s. m. The Bengal fig-tree. (Ficus Bengalensis or Indica). 2. in compos. a contraction of بڙا Great; as, بڙبولا baṛ-bolā, A noisy talkative person; بڙبهکوا baṛ-bhakūʼā, A blockhead; بڙپيٿا baṛ-peṭā, adj. Big-bellied; a great eater; greedy, avaricious.

بتا batā H s. m. 1. A bamboo lath, a thin slip of bamboo. 2. An oblong stone on which pow- ders are levigated.

بنياکنڐا banayā kanḍā S̱. s. m. Cow-dung dried for fuel (not made up). See under s. بن ban.

بوالهوس bu-l-hawas A (بو Endowed with, and هوس Desire) adj. 1. Desirous. 2. Whimsical, ca- pricious, a wavering fickle (person), a block head.

بطون bat̤ūn A 1. s. m. Interiour part. 2. Heart, mind. 3. adj. Concealed.

بله بند bila-band H s. m. Settlement, regulation.

بود būd P (from بودن) s. f. Being, existence.

بهوکهـ bhūkh बुभुक्षा S̱. s. f. Hunger, appetite. بهوکهون مرنا bhūkhoṅ marnā, To die with hunger, to famish, to starve.