GLOSSARY 



t)f such Hindustani words as do not bear their own explanation in the text> 



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



Akhara. Arena-. 



AMamdu4*illah ! Praise to the Almighty ! 



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



appearance t grows near water in hollows. 



Aola (Emhlica qfficinalis). A small, Feathery-leaved tree bearing a light- 

 green, polished, round, acid berry. 



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

 Babtil [Acacia Ardbica). The thorny gum- Arabic tree k Very common 



on the plains. 

 Bachcha. Child. 

 Badntash. Ruffian* 



Baitak. Seat. Sitting place. * Form * of hare or deer 4 

 Bandl. Closed jungle k 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. 

 Basil. Village usually meaning a large village. 

 B6r (Zizyphus jufubd). A small and very prickly tree-busb, bearing quantities 



of a sickly, acid, little red-yellow fruit like a small crab-apple. 



The Omnipotent Spirit of the Universe. The ' Great Spirit ' 



of the Hindus, to whom all other gods of the Hindu Pantheon are subject. 



A familiar name for the bear. 

 Bhisti. Professional water drawer and carrier. 

 " Bismillah-illahu-Akbar." u In the name of God the Almighty." 

 Chagal t A leathern kettle-shaped water-bag to hold drinking-water. 

 C/tampa. A curious small tree of pulpy fleshy wood, growing, when leafless, 



a camelia-like flower of very sweet perfume and waxen yellowwhite petals. 

 Ckarpai (lit. four feet). A native wooden bedstead strung with cord. 

 Chlnkara (lit. ' The Sneezer '). The Indian gazelle. Its warning call is a 



sharp sneeze or hiss. 



