برس baras वर्ष S̱. s. m. Rain; a year. برس گانٿهـ baras-gānṭh, s. f. The ceremony of tying a knot on the anniversary birthday of a child; birthday.

بتسل batsal S̱. adj. See وتسل vatsal.

بـﮩ‍يليا baheliyā H s. m. 1. A fowler. 2. The name of a tribe of Hindūs.

بالين bālīn P s. f. A pillow.

بعلزبوب baʼaﻌlzabūb A s. m. Belzebub.

بڙهانا baṛhānā S̱. (trans. of بڙهنا) v. a. 1. To in- crease, augment, enlarge, to lengthen, to make advance, to forward, to exalt, elevate, to raise, to promote, aggrandize, rear up, extend, stretch out, amplify, dilate. 2. To extinguish. 3. To shut up (a shop). 4. To remove the tablecloth.

باچا bāchā S (for वाचा vāchā, r. वच Speak) s. f. 1. Speech, language, word. 2. Affirma- tion, agreement, promise.

برسا barsā S̱. s. m. See برشا or برکها.

بکن ba-kun P imper. 2d pers. sing. (of کردن) Do. ¶ ba-kan (from کندن) Dig.

ببدک baidik S (वैदिक) s. m. A Brāhmaṇ well versed in the Vedas. ¶ baidak (वैद्यक) s. m. The practice or science of physick.