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qfrlt, kosnd, v. a., to curse. 



" iTo^e £e 6am mare, soche te dhan howe. 

 " Pdni men te ghi nikle to bhdwen koi biloe." 



If your foe died by cursing, if wealth came by think- 

 ing of it. 



If ghi came from water, any one you please could 

 work the churn. 



Cf. ' If ifs and ans were pots and pans, 

 ' There 'Id be no work for Mary's hands.' 





2. An armful. 

 *Wt «rf, kauli bharnd, v.a., to take into one's arms. To 



embrace. 

 *jrmt krdni, n.m., a Christian. 

 Twr( krit % n.f.« business fliterallv. what is HnnfiV 



t^r^ 



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*ste. khand, n.m., tract, or large portion of a country (as in 



^«*JT 



Bandelkhand bankhand). 



r, khahdwd, n.m., turban, used 



the cloth is twisted into roils. 



*T, khatkhatd, adj., firm (used of a good firm soil). 



in which 



earned, spoils. 



to be gained, so 



«*T, khadd, n.m., dimple, depression, trench. 



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Sf. khardu, n.m., fighting, quarrelling. 



5*r, kharyd, adj., standing, stood (poetical form for Urdu 

 khard). 



" Ke liyd dchhd, ke diyd dchhd, ke jaldyd dchhd. 



' ' Ke mdryd dchhd , ke paryd dchhd , ke kharyd dchhd . ' ' 



What's best taken ? (God's name). 

 What's best given ? (Charity). 

 What's best burned ? (Oil). 

 What's best mastered ? (Wrath). 

 What's best fallen ? (Rain). 

 What's best standing ? (A plough). 



