Vol. VI, No. 12, 1910.] Jatu Glossary. 761 



[N.8.] 



, dakhshni, adj., southern. 



(This form is good Hindi but I have never heard it in 

 the District except in the proverb.) 



" Mdhi pohi dakhshni, Sdwan kesi lakhshmi." 



South wind in Magh and Poh, there'll be wealth like 

 Sawan's. 



JT, dagrd, n.m., road, same as gaundd, rdstd, etc. (q.v.). 



r, dachhnd, n 

 feeding him. 



a Brahman after 



" Akar kar makar bar, khir par shakar kar. 

 Cl I trie men chuld leun, dachhnd kd fikar kar." 



Play what tricks you will, put some sugar on the rice. 

 I'll just drink a sip of water, do you think of a present 



for me. 



(So says the greedy Brahman to the Jat), 



^**I5TT, damgajd, n.m., deception. 



^3T, damrakhd, n.m., same as kdkrd (q.v.). 



^*T*ft, dardni, n.f., husband's younger brother's wife; see note 



on jathdni. 

 ^Wr, dalyd, n.m., half-ground wheat or jowdr or bdjrd, cooked 



in water — a sort of porridge, 

 ^fw. dalhiz, n.f., same as pauli (q.v.). 



, dawdt, n.f., a small wooden bracket to hold (diwd) lamp. 

 ^T^€t, dawddsi, n.f., the 12th day of either half of the month. 

 ^tff, dasmih, ni., the 10th day of either half of the month. 



, dahar, n.m., flood or land where floods collect. 

 ^^Wr, dahdnd, n.m.. same as khdnd (q.v.). 

 *ffnt. ddnti, n.f., same as drdnti (q.v.). 



^ ! ^T, ddjnd, vn ' >to burn, be burnt. 



v.a.,j 



*' Lakri kahe kumhdr te, kyd ddjegd moe. 



" Ek din aisd hogd, ham ddjdnge toe. 



Says the wood to the potter, ' Why do you burn me 

 The day will come when I'll burn thee/ 

 (The form of the last word in each line is Brij or Purabi 

 and not Jatu). 



^TwT, ddti, n.f. . same as drdnti (q.v.). 



^r, dadd, n.m.. applied respectfully to a Braliman, especially 

 in addressing him, e.g., the village of VV'a/irpur is called 

 Ddddn by the people because of the Brahman? living in it 



