bigāṛ mu/c (a) rift, discord: भाई के साथ मेरा ~ हो गया है a rift/discard has developed between me and my brother. (b) deterioration: स्थिति में कुछ ~ हुआ है there has been -- in the situation. [ant. सुधार]

beghar a homeless: साधु ने कहा कि मैं ~ हूँ the mendicant said that he was --; बाढ़ के कारण कई लोग ~ हो गए many people were rendered -- due to floods.

bachheṛā बछेरा bacherā mc colt [काला black, सफ़ेद white, जवान youthful]; ~ दोलत्ती झाड़ता है a -- kicks. [fem. बछेड़ी filly].

brāy nām I. a nominal [क़ीमत price, मुखिया head]. II. adv by the way: ~ लिख दिया है has written just --; ~ पूछ लिया asked only by the way. [syn. नाममात्र]

¹ bãg·lā a Bengali [पान betel- leaf, भाषा language, मिठाई sweets].

bandī mc prisoner, captive [अभागा unfortunate, घायल wounded, निराश disappointed] = क़ैदी q. v.

baluā a [from बालू sand] sandy: ~ पत्थर sandstone; बलुई मिट्टी -- soil.

bad·lā mc (a) revenge: शरारत का ~ -- for a mischief; गाँववलों ने चोरों से ~ ले लिया the villagers took -- on/upon the thieves; ~ चुकाना/निकालना/लेना to avenge, to take revenge, to wreak vengeance. (b) return: मैंने उसे उपहार दिया, पर उसने बदले में कुछ नहीं दिया I gave him/her a present, but he/she gave me nothing in --; सेवाओं का ~ return/reward for services; ~ देना to repay, to indemnify.

basant mu spring (season) [colloq. for वसंत q. v.]

bah·lāv mu [from बहलाना] amusement [better मन-बहलाव q. v.]