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Intelligent, chaukas, adj. ; sua, adj. 



Intercalary (month), lanng, n.m. 



Intercourse, meht, n.f ., land or side of a village in which one's. 



coming 



n.m. 



Interdiction , bandhej, n.m. 

 Interest, bidj, n.m. ; mitti, n.f. (of money). 

 Invisible, alekh, adj., an attribute of God. 

 Involuntarily. See Perforce. 

 Irregular. See Uneven. 



Irresponsibility, ghdld mdlci. See s.v. 

 Irrigation. See Watering. 

 Irritation, of the skin, khdj, n.f 

 Island, tdpu. n.m. 



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Jackal , gddar, n.m. ; sal, n.m. 

 Jamb, bdju, n.m. (of door). 



Jewellery, tumb, n.f.. a collective term; specific sorts are as 



follows : 



Glass bangle, churi : n.f. (always put off by a widow). 



Plain silver bangle, pachheli, n.f., this is worn above the chiiri. 



Massive bracelet, kdngni, n.f., worn below the churi. 



Armlets (worn on the biceps), bdju band or bdju chauk (this 



is a massive ornamental article with two or mora silver 

 bosses) ; bdju phul, n.m. (like the above but with only 

 one boss) ; tad, n.f. (a deep solid silver armlet with a 

 heavy rim — put on after makldwd) ; bdju, n.m. (this 

 generally consists of a string of rupees). 



Anklets, kari, n.f. (a plain silver anklet ) ; bdkri, n.f. (a twisted 



anklet goitig over the instep) ; kard, n.m. (an anklet worn 

 by men only and on the right leg only). 



Earrings, bvjni, n.f. (ear studs) ; murki, n.f. (very small ear- 

 rings worn by men only) ; ddndd, n.m. (big ornamental 

 earrings) 



Fingerrings, chhald, n.m. (a plain finger ring) ; anguthi, n.f. 



(for a jewelled or otherwise ornamented ring); mohar, 

 n.f. (signet ring). 



Nose rings, ddndi, n.f. (a small ring worn only to keep the 

 hole open) ; nath, n.f. (a large nose-ring worn only after 



marriage). 



Necklaces, uansla, n.m. (a massive necklace worn close round 

 the neck) ; jhdlrd, n.m. (a long hanging necklace made of 

 rupees) ; rupayyd, n.m. (a single rupee attached to a 

 string and worn close round thi* neck by men and boys 

 efficacious against disease) ; kanthi, n.f. (a necklace worn 

 close round the neck by men and boys) 



