bīṛā mc [also पान का ~] folded and seasoned betel leaf: ~ देना to offer a --; ~ लेना to take a --; ~ डालना/रखना to put a --; △ to give a challenge, to call for undertaking a difficult task; ~ उठाना to take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge.

bīṛī fc bidi. a crude form of cigarette rolled with a leaf; बीड़ियों का पैकेट a packet of bidis; ~ सुलगाना to light a --; अधजली ~ half-burnt --.