بهننا bhunnā S̱. (भर्जन r. भृज Parch, fry) v. n. To be parched, grilled, fried, broiled. ¶ (भंजन) v. n. To be changed (money).

بوڙيا būṛiyā H (from بوڙنا) s. m. A diver.

بچکنا bich-kannā S̱. (بيچ Within, and کان Ear) s. m. An ornament worn in the anteriour lobe of the ear.

بـﮩوتاد bhotād S̱. adj. (dakh.) See بـﮩت bahut. S. بهوتل भूतल (भू The earth, and तल Essential nature; q. d. the earth itself, the very earth) bhūtal, s. m. The earth.

بس کهوپرا bis-khoprā S̱. s. m. The name of an animal of the lizard kind, about a yard long, and said to be venomous. (Lacerta iguana).

برشبهـ brishabh S or brashabh (for वृषभ vr̤ish̤abh) s. m. A bull.

بالابند bālā-band P s. m. A part of dress, a kind of turband: a coat of a particular kind. S. H. بالابهولا bālā-bholā, adj. Innocent, artless as a child. s. m. An artless child. S. H. بالاپن bālā-pan, s. m. Childhood, infancy.

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).

بنا binā A s. f. Building, foundation. بناکرنا binā karnā, To build.

بوغما bog̠ẖmā P 1. s. m. Trumpery, trifles, scraps, rags, &c. the stores of a wallet. 2. adj. f. Ugly and fat (woman).