GLOSSARY 403 



Pagri (Puggari). Turban. Head-cloth. 



Palds (Butla frondosd). The kino tree. A bush rather than a 

 tree. Bears bunches of magnificent flame-coloured flowers 

 growing from corollas as of sage-green velvet, and has strong, 

 hard leaves. 



Paldti. The stalks or plants of cotton. 



Pan. Betel nut. 



Panchdyat. Committee or village conclave of five respectable 

 members. 



Pardah (or Purdah). Curtain. State of seclusion or segregation. 



Pdrdi. A wandering gipsy tribe who subsist largely by trapping 

 antelopes and other small game, and snaring. 



Pate I. Hereditary headman of an Indian village. 



Pawnee (correctly Pdni). Water. 



Pipal (Ficus religtosa). The Indian pipal fig. A large tree with 

 light roundish leaves turning to a sudden point. Light- 

 coloured trunk. Rarely found far from human habitations. 

 Its piercing roots will in time destroy the best-built lime-set 

 wall. 



Pipalda. " The water by the pipal tree." 



Pug (or Pag). Footmark. Footprint. 



"Qui-hi!" (correctly "^/ hat?" or "Is there anybody 

 there ? "). A summons to an Indian servant by his master, 

 and of the nature of " What ho without ! " 



Rabi. The cold-weather or later crop ; usually consisting of low 

 crops, as wheat, linseed, gram (pea), vetches, etc. 



Ramnah (or Rumnah). Stretch of grass-land set apart for the 

 cutting of dry grass. 



Rausa (Andropogon Martini). An Indian grass (lemon grass) 

 from which a strong fragrant oil is distilled, of great com- 

 mercial value, as it forms the basis of Egyptian and Turkish 

 scents, and is largely exported for that purpose. 



Ringhi. A light cart drawn by trotting bullocks. 



Riimdl. Kerchief. 



Saddar. Headquarters of a district. 



Sahib (or Saheb}. Lord. Master. A term generally used by 

 natives of India to denote a European, and sometimes 

 considerably misused. 



Salai (Baswellia thurifera). An extremely common gregarious 

 tree. Leafless from December to June. Tortuous, twisted, 

 whitish-yellow, scaly, soft branches. Exudes a strong frank- 



