بؤي būʼī H s. f. A word used to frighten children, a goblin.

بهيانک भयानक bhayānak S (from भय Fear) adj. Frightful, terrible, formidable, fearful, dread- ful, alarming, dismal.

بحثابحثي baḥs̤-ā-baḥs̤-ī A. s. f. Controversy, dis- cussion, argumentation. A.H. بحثنا baḥas̤nā (from بحث) v. a. To argue, dispute, debate, talk. P.A. بحدي ba-hadd-e, To such an extreme; to such a degree.

بستي basti वसति S̱. s. f. An abode, a village, a peopled or inhabited place, a population.

بنکاٴي bankāʼī वंकता S̱. s. f. A bending, cur- vature, reach or bend of a river.

برت वृति briti S or vr̤iti, s. m. Appointing; a proxy in the performance of religious duties.

بيا bayā वयः S̱. s. m. 1. The name of the little bird that learns to fetch and carry, &c. and which the Hindūs teach to snatch the orna- mental patch or wafer from the forehead of their mistresses. (Loxia Indica). 2. An assizer.

بڙانا baṛānā S̱. v. a. To talk in oneʼs sleep, &c. See برانا barrānā.

بهل bhal भद्र S̱. adj. Good, well. See بهلا bhalā. بهل گهوڙيا bhal-ghoṛiyā, Having a good horse; a cavalier.

بهدري bhadrī S̱. s. m. An astrologer, a palmister.