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^^«^, s., a castrated ox^ a bullock ( = ifft5(\5i). Jess. 



^^, s., grandmother. Maid. 



^t^Wt¥l, adv., indistinctly. Jess. 



^t^^^ltc^, v.a., to shut, close (as a door). Tip. 



^t^l (corrupt, of ^t^?, S'-'^-jj ^-^ the initial rent-free term in a lease for reclaiming 



jungle land, Bak. ' 



»lt^«1, adj., beyond one's sight, out of view ; concealed (by something intervening), 



hiding from view. 

 *^l5f (Skt. ^n?^ ), s., mango. ^5| ^^ ^^flT^, to burn (a person). Chit. 

 ^1^^t^, s., the portion of the verandah (in front of the door of a mud-walled house) 



which is separated off by walls from the rest of the verandah on either side. 

 ^t^lsl (from J->£ ), s., (i) action, practice, e.g. '^\^lv\ ^HfiRC^, v.a., to perform, carry out, 



accomplish. E. Beng ; (2) administration, governance [often with the jingle ^\w\ 



added). 

 ^js^t^ (prob. from ^1 negative and ^rffsc-j, to speak), s., silence. Chit. 

 ^5|t'( (from W^^, unworthy of regard), s. or adj., disregarding, denying, e.g. ^5|t^ 



^f^C^s, to deny, contradict. Maid. 

 ^5ff^^ (from e^iUI )^ s., a deposit. ^^^\5 ^f^Us, to gather together, place together 



in a bundle. Jess. 

 ^rtf^^l, s., jute. Maid. 

 ^Il (prob. corrupt, of ^sjtsal, q.v.), interj. commonly used interrogatively, or during 



hesitation, or simply as an expletive. Chit. 

 ^Tt?^, s., market. Rang. 

 ^W\, s., extension of time. Chit. 

 ^WH, s., certainty, precise knowledge. Maid. 



^cl-g ^?, s., the constables' house at a thana ; the peons' room in a zamindari cut- 

 cherry. Dae. 



^rt^^=nf«i^. Maid. 



"s^"^ : ^ir\^ ^f; 5, to lift up, raise up. Bog. 



^sftell (Hindi WT^i), affix signifying possessing, e.g. "^W ^1% "^t^], adj., possessed of 

 money, monied, a capitalist. Raj. 



^T\] ^f?i (from ^f^, a ridge of earth), adj., close to an ali, having the same ali, con- 

 tiguous (as plots of land). Maid. 



^P\\^'^ (from ui^^llc, mark, sign), s., trace, indication. Pub. The space included within 

 specified boundaries. Dae. 



^«n 31P1 (corrupt, of ^rl«lW 5!°«lt^ ?), s., conversation, intimacy. Chit. 



*^tf^ (Skt. ^jfm), s., a ridge of earth dividing fields, gen. See ^tt«1. 



^tf^<It^1 (from ^t1^, a ridge of earth), s., a person who has the same boundary as 

 another, the holder of contiguous land. Maid. 



^tf^?I1 (connected with ^5|tf^if*t^1, a cornice on the top of a house— Diet, and prob. from 

 ^tf^, a line, a ridge), s., a parapet around the roof of a house. Maid. 



^t«\^tl (^1 negative and «l1%:^, to be in contact with), adj., unconnected, separate, gen. 

 I-^oose, crumbled (as earth). Maid. Unfastened, half-opened, ajar (as a door); 



