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^ (from Arab. ^^ absent), s., absence (by a servant) from duty; the time of such 



absence. Raj. 

 ^t\^, s., coolie, labourer; servant. E. Beng. See ^^5 and *nt^. 

 ^t^i, s., a hired labourer. Bak. See ^p. 



^ corrup. of ^^% and ^€'51. A/a/^. 

 ^«^^ (from ?rt«1 the cheek, and ^^ cloth), s., a cloth wrapped round the face (so as 



to conceal all the features except the eyes, iiose and mouth) ; a kind of mask for 



the face. Adj. having such a cloth, masked, muffled up. 

 ^n^^1 (from -nt^ the cheek, and ^t cloth) ^^ts^'^^L 

 ^?i5^t^ = -nt^^l^ . 2 4-Prt rgs . 



■sTtsTl (from Skr. root 3T5T to drip, ooze, trickle), s., juice. Raj. 

 ■nH (from ^«n, voice), s., a voice. Maid. 



^Tt«Tt«1 (prob. from ^1 and ^M voice), s., abuse, scurrilous language. Hug. 

 *^il, s., abusive or scurrilous language, gen. ; ?ttf^ ^fttr;^ (prob. for 'Itf^s) to abuse, 



Sylh. 

 •n^t "^t^ (from fft^ abuse; =Hindi jtt^ Trf^r), s., abuse, scurrilous language, C. 



Beng. : with ^1%?:^ to abuse, revile, Jess. 

 ^tf^tt, s., toll due (from vessels lying) in a river more than a fixed time (3 days). 



Dae. 

 ■ntU^^ (perhaps from Skr. root jttt to dive into, plunge into), s., the person who gives 



clothes (to a washerman) to be washed ; a dhobi's customer. Dae. 

 f^ (short for '\M\) past part., having gone. Tip. 

 f^=:f?ffer. 2^-Pargs. 



f?t^ (r=*f^^j from Pers. a/ a knot), s., a knot (of any kind ; e.g. in a cloth, in a bam- 

 boo). ^^? f^^ knee, knee-cap. 

 f*?!?! (corrup. from f^f^Cs to surround), s., a fence. C/fi7. 

 f'T^rtf^ (prob. from Arab, ^ji^ immersed, sunk), s., an anchor. Raj. 

 ftf?[^?t^ corrup. of ^J^'^f^t, q.v., Ra]. 

 f^ (=tf^?1 Pers. »/), s., a knot, node, or joint (in a bamboo or sugarcane). Dae. 



f'tK ("^/f^^), s., mistress of a house, lady of the house (women's expression). 24 

 Pargs. 



%T1 (perhaps corrup. of Arab. Jai', vulg. kulaf, a lock), s., a padlock (=:^st|). Chit. 

 5B^ {pronounced gwa; /)ro6. corrup. of *^^1) pavtiele,—% and ^; affixed to numerals 



to particularize them, e.g. \ 5i^1 = ^f^ two, E. Beng. See ^^1. 

 ^^ (perhaps connected with ^t^ a sort of fragrant gum- resin), s., spittle, saliva (of 



cattle). Raj. 



^5f1 (from Pers. t^^ dumb), adj., dumb, speechless. 

 *5S^ft or ij^f^, s., a tubular anklet with (heart-shaped) pendants, Jess. 

 *^^'^ (from Pers. i^^"^ past), adj., past, elapsed, gen.; 55^^ sr^n a rental carried on 

 from the preceding year, a rental paid in the preceding year, Tip. 



