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^tcf^n (=r*?r^ and Hindi ji'W^j), s., ornaments, jewellery. 



5t1^ ( = *5tit$, from Skr. ?TfST a knot), s., a knot. Maid. ; Bak. 



^^ = ^'^r[\ q.v. Raj. 



^^\51 (corrup. of ?tt^¥l and of ^tl^^^t^), s., a gariwan, a cartman. Dae. 



^i^n (m), s., I. talk, 2. a tale. Chit. 



■^ft^^t^ (from ^1 a village), s., a large body of villagers, a village conclave. Bog. 



*'5ft^ (from ^ftfsc^ to tie together, and Skr. ^rfsi a knot), aii/., tied together, knotted ; 



knit together, arranged orderly, gen. ; s., a combination of men who work together 



on each other's land by turns, Jess. 

 ^t^stt (from "sft^l), adj., relating to a gamta or combination of mutual workers, Jess. 

 ^1% (prob. from ^i>\), s., a kind of land tenure (prob. originally taken by a number 



of men jointly), C. Beng. : a domain, place of authority or dominion, Jess. 

 ^tf^ (Skr. ?Tfsj a knot), adj., having knots, knotted: having knobs or protuberances 



(as a stick). How v. 

 "JJt^ (from ^^1 the Ganges), s. (i) a river (generally) ; (2) a large river, Chit. 

 ^rff^s^-l (from ^^), s., a small stream, rivulet. Raj. 

 *?1tW, s., a tree; a shrub, gew. ; trunk of a tree, C/fzY. : applied metaphorically to various 



things with some resemblance thereto, e.g. the branch (of a stream), Khitl. : ^ft^ sff^, 



standing paddy, paddy reaped with the stalk, 24-Pargs. 

 ?ttI1 (from ^t¥), s., a wooden stand. Maid. 

 ^ftt^^l (from *'5!t^ a knot), s., a kind of ear-pendant, i^a/. 

 ^tt^, a(^y., leaning one's body against (anything). Chit. 

 ^k (from -^ft^f? and ^tfS), s., a bundle. Dae. 

 ^t^^, s., jewellery, ornaments. Raj. 

 ?rN (from ^1%C'5 to dig), 5., a small oblong tank. Raj. 

 ^tf^ (connected with %\^V^ to dig), 5., low land. Raj. 

 ^ff (corrup. of ^tfS), s., a bundle. Hug. 

 ^ttf^H^S (causal from Hindi jt^^jt to be sunk in the earth ; connected with *^ a ditch) 



y.a. and n., to dig. 

 ?ttf^?j1 ( = ?n\5i), s., a small oblong tank. Raj. 

 ^r.\5lt, s., the last day of Aswin. Tip. 

 ^t\USW\ ( = *^t\5«1 a sheep), s., a sheep. 24-Pargs. 

 ^t51 (connected with ^f^^s to dig), s., a ditch, trench. Maid. 

 ^^ (perhaps from *'5tt^ knotted), s., a swelling caused by a blow. Chit. 

 5tt^, (=:?[t^)j s.^ a combination of mutual workers. Jess. 

 ^ttfsj;^ (from ^ the body, with perhaps corrup. of ^j%U5 to raise), v.n., to rise up, get 



up. Jess. 

 's^^Us, v.n., to pierce, penetrate {lit. to bury one's self into ?). Sylh. 

 ^iJf ^W (from Skr. root ir% to speak; with -^^ as a jingle to it), s., whispering. Maid. 

 •nW, s., wooden block of the ploughshare. Chit. 

 ^?, s., fisherman, Sylh. See ^]^. 

 ^^ ^tlf^, s., disturbance, commotion, hubbub, row. Maid. 



