VOCABULARY. 



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A VOCABULARY OF SOME HINDOSTANEE WORDS 



USEFUL TO THE SPORTSMAN IN CAMP AND IN THE FIELD. 



N.B. Apart from the niceties of many Persian letters, which for 

 practical purposes Heed not be closely observed here, the Urdoo words 

 may be pronounced as written, the following rules being kept in 

 mind : 



a" to be pronounced as u in hut. 



a ,, a in path. 



e" ,, ,, a in hate. 



i i in hit. 



o ,, o in post. 



oo ,, oo in goose. 



The words in commonest use are given first. Bengalee words are 

 rarely used in sport, and are not necessary to the ordinary traveller or 

 sportsman. 



Accoutrement, saz, saranjam. 



Afternoon, bad-do-pahar, bekal. 



Age, oomar, sinu. 



Aim, shast, nishan. 



Air, hawa. 



Alarm, to, darana, bharkana. 



Alike, barabar, eksan, saman. 



All, s&b, tamam, bil-kool. 



Anchor, lungar. 



Anger, khafgee, ghoosa. 



Animal, janwar, baiwan. 



Answer, jawab. 



Antelope, kala haran, mirg. 



Antler, jhank, seeng. 



Ape, band&r. 



Apparel, kapra, libas, poshak. 



Archer, teer-andaz. 



Arm, hath, banh. 



Arms, hathiyar. 



Arrangement, band-o-bast, intizam. 



Arrow, teer. 



Ashes, rakh, cha'ee. 



Ashore, kinare, kinare-par. 



Ass, gadha, khS,r. 



Axe, koolharee, tangee. 



Back, peeth. 



Bad, kharab, boora, bSd. 



Bag, jhola, thailee. 



Baggage, asbab,chees,bust,saran jam. 



Ball, golee. 



large, gola. 

 Bamboo, bans. 

 Bandage, puttee, bandban. 

 Bank (of a river}, kinara. 

 Bannock, chapatee. 

 Barber, hajjam, napit. 

 Barge, bujra, kishtee, nao. 

 Barrel (of a gun), iial, nallee. 

 Basket, tokree, pitara. 

 Basin (washing}, chillumchee. 

 Bath, ghoosal, hamam. 

 Bathe, to, ghoosal-karna, nahana. 

 Beak (of a bird), chonch, nok. 

 Bear, bhal, bhaloo, reench. 

 Beast, haiwan. 

 'Bed, pS,lng, charpai. 



