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**fa, jw, 



«iw, judh, n.m., war. 



«Js»r*iT. jidmdnd; n.m.. cruelty, oppression. 



«*!T. jud, n.m., 1. The upper wooden bar in the yoke of a weJl- 



bullock. 



2. The yoke of the plough or cart. 

 %ij&n t n.f., louse. % 



(J tin is also the name of a tribe of Jdts). 



Jud 



5 5 



Throws away a petticoat because of the lice in it ! i.e., 

 any excuse is good enough ! 



*f, jur, n.m.. yoke of a well. 



*(*• jun, n.m., 1. Twisted strand of cane-tops for binding 



sheaths of cane. 

 '2. A meal. 

 3. A life (in the series of transmigrations). 



*n», }um, n.f., louse. 



^, Jul, n.m., a cubic measure, 10 by 10 by 1 haths usually, 



which is the unit when zamindars unite to dig their tank. 

 *, ;e, conj.,if. 



, jeth, n.m., the 3rd month of the year,. May to June. 



"Jeth jethi, sdrh heti, sdwan men hoi rid kiwi. 



Jeth's (cotton) is first and best, Har's late, Sawan's 

 sowing gives no picking. 



$**, jethui, n.m., nephew, son of husband's elder brother. 



•i^t, jeli, n.f., a (two pronged) pitch-fork. 



^ti jewrd : n.m. ; a rope stronger than jeuri (q.v.) made by 



twisting three ghundis (q.v.) together. 

 •hft jewri, n.f.. 1. Rope of the country, made by twisting two 



ghundis (q.v.) together. 

 2. Survey-chain. 



"Mi dekh ke gargari, bahuti deni bo" ^ 



" Phirti dyi jewri, ab kam kis bidh ho.' 



Seeing the soil moist and soft, he sowed a great deal. 



Round comes the chain ; now how can he make it less . 



(The proverb refers to a fluctuating system ot asse »- 



merit when the demand is adjusted to the cultiva- 



tion of each year)* 



*l^f, zail, n.f.. same as (hok (q.v.)- 



