GLOSSARY 



OF SUCH HINDUSTANI WORDS AS DO NOT BEAR THEIR OWN 

 EXPLANATION IN THE TEXT. 



Am. Mango. 



Achcha. Good. Colloquially "All right," "Very well." 



Akhdra. Arena. 



"Al-hamdu-l-illah t " " Praise to the Almighty ! " 



Anjan (Hardwickia binata). A jungle tree of large size and 



handsome appearance; grows near water in hollows. 

 Aola (Emblica officinalis). A small, feathery-leaved tree bearing 



a light-green, polished, round, acid berry. 

 Ap ki khushi. Your honour's pleasure As it pleaseth your 



honour. 

 Babul (Acacia Arabica). The thorny gum-Arabic tree. Very 



common on the plains. 

 Bachcha. Child. 

 Badmdsh. Ruffian. 



Baitak. Seat. Sitting-place. " Form " of hare or deer. 

 Bandi. Closed jungle. Government reserved forest. 

 Banduk. Gun. 

 Ban Hela (lit. Jungle male buffalo). Wild buffalo. Also used 



to denote the bison in some parts. 



Barra (or Burro). Big large important of high rank. 

 Basti. Village usually meaning a large village. 

 Ber (Zizyphus jujuba). A small and very prickly tree-bush, 



bearing quantities of a sickly, acid, little red-yellow fruit 



like a small crab-apple. 

 Bhagwan. The Omnipotent Spirit of the Universe. The "Great 



Spirit" of the Hindus, to whom all others of the Hindu 



Pantheon are subject. 



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