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bhdwen , 

 of bhdnd 



cl Ek hath se tdl nd bdje, dekh chuko bhdwen bajdke 9 

 " Ek or se prit nd ldge % dekh chuko bhdwen lake, 

 ''Bind bukh bhojan nd bhdwe, dekh chuko bhdwen khdke, 

 "Bind bulde ddar nd howe, dekh chuko bhdwen jdke" 



You can't clap with one hand ; clap and see f and you will. 

 There can't be friendship on one side ; try and see, and 



you will. 

 Without appetite food does not please ; eat and see, and 



you will. 

 Without an invitation, there's no honour; go and see, 



and you will. 



f*^, bhirr, n.f., wasp. 



fti^ft bhirfd, n.m., as karku (q.v.). 



iffaf, bhint, n.f., wall. 



i i 



Bhint men did, ghar men said, kare kuchh nd kuchh 



chdld. 9 * 



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A niche in the wall, a brother-in-law in the house, 

 they'll make some mischief or other. 



^^•Tr. bhijnd, v.n., to become wet. 



" Jyun jyun kdmbal bhije, tyun tyun bhdri ho. 



The wetter a blanket gets, the heavier it becomes. 

 (And so the more you flatter a person the bitterer he 

 becomes, etc.) 



^t^T, bhifd, adj., narrow. 



i?tin:, bhitar, prep, or adv., inside. 



KWlj bhunddy adj., dirty, bad. 



%f, bhuf, n.f., sandy soil. 



iRCT, bhurd, adj., white, straw-coloured, pale (of a buffalo, dog, 



man, etc.). 



" Kdld bdhman, bhurd chamdr 9 ulti munchh sundr 



>> 



' ' Inkd nd koi itbdr." 

 A dark Brahman, a fair Chumar, a Goldsmith with 

 drooping moustache, distrust all three. 



iNft, bheli, n.f ., a lump of gur 4 seers— This is the form in which 



the sugar of the district is turned out. 

 *wt bhaiydn, n.m., 1. The tutelary deity of the village. 



2. His shrine. , 



The sense is occasionally transferred 

 to the founder of a village or some 

 other great man. 



