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THE LAND OF THE VEDA
| Begum | Begam | A princess or lady, (Mohammedan title.) |
| Belatee | Waláyatí | Foreign, European. |
| Bhadrnauth | Badrínáth | The Lord of Purity. The deity worshiped Bhadrinauth. |
| Bhugavat | Bhagavat | One of the names of Brahm. God. |
| Bhugavat-Gita | Bhagavat-Gita | A philosophic episode of the “Mahabarata.” |
| Bhung | Bhang | An intoxicating preparation of hemp. |
| Bheestee | Bihishtí | A water carrier. |
| Bhoosa | Bhús | Food for cattle; chaff. |
| Bhoot | Bhút | A ghost or spirit. |
| Bihisht | Bihisht | Paradise, heaven. |
| Bouzees | Bouzis | The priests in China and Tartary. |
| Boodha | Budhá. | Old man. |
| Boot | But | An idol or pagoda. |
| Brahm | Brahm | God; the Divine essence. |
| Brahma | Brahmá | The personal Creator. |
| Brahma-loka | Brahmá-lok | The highest of the sixteen celestial worlds of the Buddhists. |
| Brahmin | Brahman | Hindoo priest; the first of the four Hindoo castes. |
| Brahmo Somaj | Brahmo Somáj | A new sect of reformed Hindoos, styling themselves intuitional deists. |
| Brinjaries | Brinjárí | Carriers of grain. |
| Budgerow | Bajrá | A large cabin-boat; a pleasure-boat. |
| Buddha | Baudh | Gotama; a historical personage worshiped in Thibet, China, etc. Called Fo in China. |
| Buddhist | Buddhist | A follower of Gotama-Buddha. |
| Bucksheesh | Bakhshish | A present or gift. |
| Bungalow | Banglá | A house, usually thatched. |
| Bunya | Baniyá | A grain merchant or trader. |
| Burra | Bará | Great. |
| Bursat | Barsát | Rains, or the “rainy season.” |
| Buttee | Battí | A candle or lamp; a lamp-wick. |
| Byragee | Bairágí | A religious mendicant, a worshiper of Vishnu. |
| Bylee | Bahlí | A native carriage drawn by bullocks. |
| Caranchie | Karánchí | A native carriage. |
| Caste | Zát | A division of Hindoo society, of which there are four principal: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra. |
| Cazee | Qází | A Mohammedan Judge, who decides civil and criminal suits by the Koran. |
| Chand | Chand | The moon. |
| Charpoy | Chárpáí | A light native cot or bedstead, usually made of bamboo and cords. |
| Chattah | Chhátá | An umbrella. |
| Cheetah | Chítá | A leopard; frequently used in hunting. |
| Chirragh | Chirágh | A small light or lamp. |
| Chitak | Chhatánk | A weight of about two ounces. |
| Chittee | Chitthí | A note or letter. |
| Chobedar | Chobdár | A bearer of a silver mace. |
| Chokey | Chaukí | A chair or stool; a guard station. |
| Chokra | Chokrá | A boy. Chokrí: a girl. |
