Bhagwān, the Deity, the Supreme Being, fortunate.

Bhains, buffalo.

Bhaiyā, brother.

Bhang, or bhengh, cannabis Indica.

Bhātā, an extra allowance to troops on service.

Bhū’a, a father’s sister.

Bhūsā, chopped straw.

Bichchhū, the scorpion.

Bidrī, a kind of tutanag, inlaid with silver, used to make hukka bottoms, cups, &c.

Bīghā, a quantity of land, containing 20 katthās, or 120 feet square, or 1600 square yards, which is nearly one-third of an English acre; in the Upper Provinces it is nearly five-eighths of an acre.