136 Brigade-Surgeon J. E. T. Aitchison's Notes, on Products 

 of Baluchistan is yielded by Balsamodendron 



MUKUL. 



MuJcal-i-azraJc — i3jj]yi^ — mulk-i-azrak, [pure Bdel- 

 lium], yielded by Balsamodendron species. 

 Mulberry — the tree and fruit of Morus species. 

 Mule — dstar, dstdr, hdtar. 



The religious prejudices of the Afghans object to mules, 

 hence they are uncommon in Afghanistan. In Persia it is 

 by mules that all the rapid travelling and quick conveyance 

 of goods takes place ; they convey heavy loads rapidly by 

 long marches, and exist upon miserable fare. When mules 

 are well cared for, it is marvellous what an amount of work 

 they will do. 



Mull — Jiy^ — (Hind). A Eadish, Raphanus sativus. 



Mulk — \£X^ — a country. 



Mum — -^^ — mom — Bees-wax. 



Mumldl — 's\j^^^ — momldl — a natural mineral pitch, 



or mineral oil collected in the Kohistan range. 

 Munj — g^J^'« — Turkoman! and Punjabi for the grass 



ErIANTHUS RAVENNA. 



Mur — ^^ — Myrrh, the gum -resin of Balsamo- 

 dendron Myrrha. 



Murda — ^dj-< — dead, a dead body, a corpse. 



Murda-sang — i.Lti'-sj^.o — [death-stone]. The Oxide 

 of Lead, white-lead. 



Murgh — ^^ — a bird, the domestic fowl, or its male. 



Mush, mosh — ji^^ — grief, sorrow, lamentation. 



Mush, probably for mash — ^iU — Phaseolus Mungo, 



Var. RADIATUS. 



Mushing, mashing — ijj^^^ — Vicia Ervilia. 



Mushing -dewdna, tnashing-dewdna, or musimg- 

 dewdna [(the grain) mushing that produces 

 foolishness], Darnel -grass, Lolium temulentum. 



Mushk — i^^^ — the Musk-Pod from Tibet, the gland 

 of the Musk-deer, Moschus moschiferus. 



Mushk-ak — [the little Musk-scented one]. A Kuram 



