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f^, dndu, n.m., fine, strong bullock : also of an entire bull 



used for ploughing, not covering (used generally with 

 bidd, q.v.). 



^TT^. dk, n.m., calotropis procera — pi. akiydn. 



?, dkar, adj., uneven, up and down, of ground. 



^T^Nft, dkhli, n.f., I. Difficulty* 



2. Holes or ruts in a road. 



^IW?. dgam, n.m., 1. A shallow trench dug to carry water 



from village or jungle to fields ; dgam 

 kd pdni = the water which it carries. 



2. Approach, futurity. 



^nrn*M^. dgam budhi, n.f., wisdom. 



" A gam budhi baniyd, 

 ' Pachham budhi jdt" 



Forethought the Baniya's, and afterthought the Jat's. 

 ^TW1\ dckhd, adj., good ; all words are lengthened like this. 



*Tif, dthen, n.f., the 8th day of either half of the lunar month. 

 ^T^ T *T«, dth nd sdth, adj., nought, useless. Cf. 'at sixes 



and sevens. 5 



u Kheti us ki, dp kare. 

 ' ' Adhi us ki dekhan jde. 

 " Aye gaye ko puchhe bat 

 M Us ki kheti dth nd sdth." 



His are the fruits of farming, who works himself. 



He gets half who goes to see. 



He who enquires of the passers-by 



Nought of the fruits gets he. 



^TC. dd, n.f., 1. Prevention, obstacle. 



2. Barrier. 



3. Line — of Sarson, etc., sown up and down the 



wheat crop. 



^TWT. add, adj., 1. Curved, crooked. 



n.m., 2. Reclining on side with legs drawn up. 



" Rdr karo to bolo add. 



" Krit karo to rakho gad a." 



Would you quarrel ? Speak crooked. 

 Go in for business ? Keep a cart. 



<*T^- dm, adj., obstinate, quarrelsome. 



*■!*. an, n.f., anything avoided or foresworn, e.g.. ddril ki on 



se = wine is foresworn. 



