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, laid or sometimes lal, n.m., a term of endearment for a 

 child. 



" Sdth din kd tale bachhiyd aur baras din kd upar 

 " Ath paihr kd laid hud. khele chhate upar.' 9 



A sixty days' child below, and a yearling above. 

 A day-old child playing on the top. 



Answer — rice (which ripens in 60 days) cooked in milk 



(the cow giving milk for a year) with ghi (which takes 

 a day to make) floating on the top. 



^n^T, Idlrd, adj., as lard (q.v.). 



^flW^t, Idlri, n.f., garnet, so reddest of the red. 



Ci Sond royd dhd* de, uttam meri jdt 

 '* Kdle muhhi chirmih' , tule mere sdth 

 M Ldlon men main Idlri, lal merd rang 

 " Kdld muhh jab te hud, tuli n'ch ke sang. 



The gold cried wailing, "High my caste, but Fm 

 weighed against a black- faced ratti ' ' (liquorice seed). 

 (Says the seed). 

 "I'm reddest among the red, red my colour is,^ 

 " My face was blackened by being weighed against an 

 inferior ! ' ' 



WWn, Idwnl, n.f., same as Idmni (q.v.). 



wr?$jl\ lassi, n.f., as lassi (q.v.). 



9Wr Idhnd, v.a., to take off ; to clear off (debt). 



likarnd, v.n., to come out (Urdu nikalnd). 

 f%st, Ipt', n.m., an Extra Assistant Commissioner (corruption 



of Deputy). 



^rfa, Ik, n.f., A set of earthen vessels supplied at marriage oc- 

 casions by kumhdrs. 



2. Cart track, rut. 



" L'kel k gdii chale aur like chale kaput 

 " T.non like nd chalen, sur, singh, saput." 



The cart travels in the beaten rut, and so does the 

 ne'er do weel son: three things travel not on the 

 track, hero, lion, and dutiful son. 



*SfaiT, Ikd, s.f., as lik (q.v,). 



^t"*^ ^r1x liram Vr, adv. torn into pieces, in shreds. 



^?ftf, I rd, n.m., torn cloth. 



*H7 luknd, v.a., to hide, conceal. 



^RUf lukmdn, adv., privately, secretly. 



W9 lug, postp., up to. 



gt, lugri, n.f., a girl's head covering. 



