772 * Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Extra No. 



Tftreift panihdri, n.f., the strip of wood supporting the share 



of the plough. 



TOTC. panghat, n.m., drinking well. 



*n*fnc, panhdr, n.f., a woman carrying water for her family. 



ipr??^, panhdr i, n.f., a woman paid to carry water for others. 



tT?r. pat, n.f., respect, honour. 



iTOT^r. patdl, n.m., as paihtdl (q.v.) the bowels of the earth — the 



infernal regions. 



<c Mdh machkd Jeth sidl sddh parwd bdl. 

 " Saidd Jcahe Bhddli, barkhd gayi patdl" 



Heat in Magh, cold in Jeth, east wind in Harl 



Says Saida ; Eh, Bhadli, the rain's gone down below.' 



(All the seasons inverted). 



WITT pathwdrd n.m., a place reserved to make cow- dung fuel 

 ., cakes. 



q^r?;. paddr, adj., stable, constant; lasting (corr. of Persian 



pdeddr). 



ij^^T. padaurd, n.m., an exceedingly fat man. 



" Nadide ne milid katord, pant pi pi hud padaurd." 



If a glutton find a cup he will drink water till he be- 

 comes a pot belly. 



i*9^T^r. pankdl, n.m., a famine caused by excessive rain or flood- 

 ing. 

 t?T par, conj., but. 



" Bedhi dagd dede, par bah dagd nd de." 



Your wife may fail you, but your ploughing won't 

 {i.e., well ploughed land is sure to give a return). 



x?TS. paras, n.f., common meeting house of the village or a sub- 

 division of it. 



q*t, pardn, adj. or postp., far, beyond (chiefly in Jhajjar). 

 ^K. pardr, n.m., last year but one- -antepenultimate ; also 



pardr ke sal. 

 ^m^r, parol, n.f., rice-straw. 

 trf^t. parithmi, n.f., the world. 

 <TTteT. parosd. n.m., a portion of food, for one man, a ration or 



commons.' (Term chiefly in use at weddings). 



W^ parkhnd 

 *n*f*r, pardh 



dhdn). 



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