بام bām S̱. 1. (for ब्राह्मी) s. f. An eel. (Ophi- dium simack. Buch). 2. (for वाम) s. m. The left (side, &c.), reverse; an enemy. بام انگ bām-ang, s. m. The left side. 3. (for वार्मा) s. f. A woman.

بلي billī विडाली S̱. s. f. A she cat.

بستاني bustān-ī P adj. Of the flowergarden.

باتي bātī वर्त्ति S̱. s. f. 1. A candle. 2. The wick of a lamp. 3. A tent or bougie put into a wound to keep it open.

بادخورا bād-ḵẖorā P Scaldhead. (Tinea capitis).

بلهري bilahrī H s. f. 1. A ladle for taking out oil. 2. A small basket for holding betel leaf.

بلاند bilānd H s. f. A span.

بيڙا bīṛā S̱. s. m. 1. The same as s̱. بيرا bīrā, q. v. 2. A thong tied to the hilt of a sword by which it is retained in the scabbard, a sword knot. بيڙااٿهانا bīṛā uṭhānā, v. a. To undertake a bu- siness. بيڙاڐالنا bīṛā ḍālnā, To propose a pre- mium for the performance of a task. (These expressions originate in a custom that prevailed of throwing a bīṛā of betel into the midst of an assembly, in token of proposal to any person to undertake some difficult affair then requisite to be performed; and, the person who took up the betel bound himself to perform the business in question).

بلانا billānā H v. n. To weep or complain from grief or pain. See بلبلانا bilbilānā.

بلاو bilāʼo S̱. s. m. A cat. See بلا billā.