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).

بهيلا bhelā भल्लातक S̱. s. m. Semicarpus ana- cardium. See بهلاوان bhilāwāṅ.

بلينڐا balenḍā H s. m. 1. A whirlwind. 2. A ridge- pole (of a cottage).

بولنا bolnā H (perhaps, from s. r. वद Speak) v. n. 1. To speak, talk. 2. To sound, emit sound, to articulate. 3. To tell, to say. بول اٿهنا bol uṭhnā, To speak out, to exclaim. بولناچالنا bolnā-chālnā, To converse, speak together. بولي سوبولنا bole so bolnā, To speak repeatedly.

بزرگوار buzurg-wār P adj. Great (man); ancestor, elder, saint.

بجهرا bujahrā H s. m. A vessel for warm water.

بغار bug̠ẖār P s. m. 1. A breach in a wall. 2. A deep wound, gash.

بن کهنڐي ban-khanḍ-ī S̱. s. m. Name of a wood or forest.

بهوپا bhopā H s. m. A kind of faḳīr, a magician.

بلا billā विडाल S̱. s. m. A male cat.