بدو badū A s. f. 1. Beginning, appearance. 2. The desert. 3. (for بدوي) A tribe of Arabs in- habiting the desert.

بيلک bel-ak P s. f. 1. A small mattock. 2. The iron point of an arrow.

بر वर bar S or var, 1. s. m. A choice, a boon, a blessing, a good. 2. A bridegroom. (Lat. Vir). 3. adj. Excellent. 4. (वट) s. m. The In- dian fig tree. 5. (वरम्) conj. But, more- over, even. برداٴي bar-dāʼī, Giver of a choice or blessing.

بگهار baghār H s. m. The spices which are mixed with food to give it relish; seasoning, condiment.

بردي bardī A s. f. Papyrus.

باروت bārūt T s. f. Gunpowder.

برده biruddha S (विरुद्ध) adj. Opposite, opposed to, contrary to, against.

بندوبستي band-o-bast-ī P s. f. Arrangement, eco- nomy.

باسک bāsak S̱. (वासुकि) s. m. The chief of serpents, which is fabled to support the universe, and which was used as a string to whirl the mountain Mandar in churning the ocean for the amr̤it, &c.

باهمني bāhman-ī S. s. f. The wife of a Brāhman, a Brāhmaness. See بامهني bāmhnī.