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, chutar, n.m., buttock. 



" Pahdr te dyi girr gdnth — eke chutar eke dnkh." 



Came a bundle from the hills — one buttock and one 

 eye. (Answer — a jar of ghi). 



^[fil^Tj chutiyd, n.m., a fool (though not used coarsely the origin 



of the word is obscene.) 



clialid, aur suthan path 



" Yeh tinon to asal chutiye, bojh dhare aur gdwe." 



Go to sow in pattens, go to weed in trousers, 



Lift a load and sing — these three are thorough fools. 



, chun, n.m., flour. 

 ^ff, chet, n.m., the 1st month of the year — March to April. 



3T, chebrd, n.m., litter of pigs. 



^TWT, chokhd, adj., very fair, passable, satisfactory; sometimes, 

 good, especially as an interjection. 



^taflf, chopdr, ni., common meeting house of the village or a 

 subdivision of it. 



^Fftfh chopri, adj., buttered, greasy (also choprd). 

 ^W9T, chomdsd, n.m., the rainy season (4 months). 

 ^T^t^t, chordhd, n.m., four cross-roads. 

 ^r^rrt, choldi, n.m.. amaranth. 



, chosang, adj., four pronged (of a pitch fork). 



^TWf. chaunk, n.m., ventilation-hole, generally square, in the 



centre of a roof. 



^fft chaunsi, n.f., a coarse country cloth used by zamindars. 

 ▼hre, ehaukas, adj., strong, intelligent, firm, careful. 



" Nar ndri kd pidr, sajan, turn dil men rakhnd. 

 "Nar ko derm mar, ndri ko chaukas rakknd." 



If thy wife has a lover, friend, hide it in thy heart. 

 Kill the lover, and keep thy wife safe. 

 (A riddle— lock (nar) and key (ndri)— lock the lock and 

 keep the key secret ; tala mdrm is to lock a lock). 



^N 5 chauth, n.f., the 4th day of either half of the month. 

 ^*, chaudash, n.f., the 14th day of either half of the month. 

 ^W, chaund, n.m., a herd of cattle when going to graze. 

 ^*TC, chaupat. adj., open all round, desolate, so 



ungu 



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careless . 



