32 HINDUSTANI, TAMIL, SANSKRIT & OTHER LOAN WORDS. 



*dura distant (in literature). 



dekat near. 



dera chastisement. 



erti meaning; intention. 



*gari a gharry; a cart; a car- 

 riage. 



*gadi a handcart (Penang). 



ganja Indian hemp, the flowering 

 shoots of which are used as 

 an intoxicant. 



galiaru agila-wood. 



ganda number of times or occa- 

 sions on which a thing is re- 

 presented or reappears. 



gala-gala a mixture of resin and 

 pitch for caulking. 



*galis braces. 



gawai a topsail. 



* glial) ra to be alarmed; agitated; 

 perturbed. 



gdbar gloomy; overcast; dark- 

 ness. 



*gobar or glwbar rumour nois- 

 ed abroad; a sensational' 

 report. 



*goli a marble. 



goni a sack. 



goha a cave. 



gusar anger. 



gelecha light sleeping mattress. 



hat or had as far as; up to. 



*hargari handcuffs (Penang). 



*hasil 'tali hasiV in Singapore is 

 a rope used as a winning 

 post, etc. 



dur (Skt.). 



? nikat (Skt.) near; about. 



dirra or durrah (Ar.) a leathern 

 scourge inflicted for re- 

 ligious omissions. 



arth (Skt.) meaning; interpre- 

 tation. 



gar l (H.). 



gaddi (Punjabi). 

 ganja (EL, Skt.). 



aguru (Skt.) wood of aloes. 



gdna (H.) time or fold i.e. panj 

 gdna five fold. 



gugal (H.) guggula (Skt.) a 

 resin; a species of bitumen 

 much used for painting the 

 bottoms of ships. 



galls (H. from English 'gallows* 

 a pair of braces. 



(H. from Portuguese ' gavea'). 



gliabra (H.). 



ghubdr (Ar.) dust; vapour. 



gohar (H.) tumult; uproar; 



alarm (or from ghubdr 



Ar.). 



goli (Skt.) a pill; bullet. 



goni (H. from Skt. goni). 



guild (Skt.). 



gussd (EL). 



gdlicha (P.) a small carpet. 



hadd (Ar.) a boundary; limit. 



hath (Skt.) a hand, and hart 

 (H.) — a fetter; a ring. 



hansil (H. from English 'haw- 

 ser). 



•Jour. Straits Branch 



