بادامه bādāma P s. m. 1. A silkworm in the aurelia or chrysalis state. 2. A sort of silk. 3. A dervisʼs garment formed of patches.

بنس لوچن bans-lochan S (वंशालोचन) s. m. The manna or sugar of the bamboo. Arab. طباشير. (It has been found by analysis to contain much siliceous earth).

بانچنا bānchnā S̱. (वचनं Discourse) v. a. To read.

بهگت bhagat भक्त S̱. s. m. See بهکت bhakt. بهگت کهيلنا bhagat-khelnā, v. n. To act (a play), to imitate, to mimick. بهگت هونا bhagat-honā, v. n. To be initiated as a devotee, to be affi- liated to a religious order. (This is peculiar to the low tribes. The initiation consists in putting a necklace of beads round the neck, and marking a circle on the forehead. After which, the initiated person is bound to refrain from the use of spirituous liquors, flesh, &c.).

بهورا bhūrā H adj. Fair, auburne or brownish (as hair).

بائيها bāʼīhā S̱. s. m. Rheumatism. See بات वात

بيده bedh S (वेध r. विध Pierce) s. m. Bore, crack, hole.

بستويا bistū-iyā S̱. (from विष Venom) s. f. A lizard.

بهوجاٴي bhaujāʼī भ्रातृजाया S̱. s. f. Brotherʼs wife.

بري barī H s. f. Quicklime.