بکرار bikrār S̱. (विकराल) adj. Terrifick, ugly.

بهبکانا bhabkānā H (caus. of بهبکنا) v. a. 1. To kindle, to light. 2. To provoke, to exasperate, to enrage. 3. To spur a horse.

بيوهار byauhār S̱. or byohār (व्यवहार) s. m. Profession, calling, trade, negociation, transac- tion, practice, custom.

بونٿي būnṭī H s. f. See بوٿا būṭā.

بلب bilb S (विल्व) s. m. A fruit tree, com- monly called bel. (Ӕgle marmelos).

بهوئين bhūʼīṅ भूमि S̱. s. f. 1. The earth, ground. 2. A kind of caterpillar covered with hair and destructive to ber trees.

برهما ब्रह्मा brahmā S s. m. The Deity in the character of Creator, or matter personified. S. برهمانڐ ब्रह्मांड (ब्रह्म Brahm, and अंड an egg, to which the world is likened) brahmānḍ, s. m. 1. The globe, the world. (In creation there are said to have been innumerable Brah- mānḍas). 2. The top of the head.

بهڙ bhaṛ H s. m. A large boat, a lighter.

بالا bālā P prep. Above, up, aloft. adj. High. s. m. Top, stature. بالابالا bālā bālā, adv. De- ceitfully, fraudulently: secretly. بالابتانا bālā batānā, or بالادينا bālā denā, To balk, to cir- cumvent, to dupe, to put off, to disappoint, to prevaricate. بالادست bālā-dast, adj. Upper- handed, victorious, superiour, more or most pre- cious.

بتاسا bat-āsā S̱. (from वात Air) s. m. A kind of sweetmeat, sugar-cakes (of a spongy texture, or filled with air, as the word implies); a bubble.