bali fu sacrifice: किसी देवता की ~ -- offered to a deity; किसी जीव की ~ -- of some living being; देवता पर ~ चढ़ाना to offer a -- to a deity; ~ देना to sacrifice. [syn. क़ुरबानी]

bīmā mu insurance [आजीवन whole-life, मियादी endowment, सामूहिक group]; जीवन ~ life insurance; आग (बेकारी/बेरोज़गारी) का ~ -- against fire (unemployment); ~ कंपनी (निकाय, पालिसी) -- company (corporation, policy); किसी का ~ करना to insure smb; अपना ~ कराना to get oneself insured.

bimba mc shadow: बिल्ली (बाल्टी, मकान) का ~ -- of a cat (bucket, house).

bahu- pref great [in number or quantity]: बहुमुखी multifaceted; बहुसंख्यक in majority, बहुवचन plural number; बहुरंगा multi-coloured; बहुमत majority; बहुमूल्य valuable; etc.

¹ baṭṭā mc stone pestle = पत्थर, [dim. बट्टी] सिल ~ stone and pestle.

banāv mu [usu. ~ -सिंगार] make-up: दुल्हिन का ~ bride's --; ~ करना to make up.

balī a strong, powerful = बलवान्.

bil·ṭī fc billet, receipt: माल की ~ -- for goods; रेल की ~ railway reciept (R.R.); ~ काटना to issue a --; ~ छुड़ाना to receive a consignment.

beroz·gārī fu unemployment [अंशकालीन part-time, अस्थायी temporary, मौसमी seasonal], सामान्य general, स्थायी permanent]; ~ भत्ता -- allowance. = बेकारी q. v.

baje I adv at (o'clock): वह चार ~ आयेगा he will come at four (o'clock) [see बजा]. II. vi अभी तीन नहीं बजे it is not yet three o'clock, it has not yet struck three.