VOCABULARY OF PECULIAR VERNACULAR BENGALI WORDS. 379 



> ( lif^ a measure of time and) about a danda. E. Bens. 



wfw?I1j s., a person who mourns for a deceased person for the prescribed time and 

 then shaves; a relative. Maid, {vulgar). T/^g Hindi ^f?^^ pedigree, ancestors, 

 may be connected with this word. See 'JftC^ft. 



it^, s., short club. 24-Pargs. 



vf? (connected with Hindi ^^*tt to be pressed down, to give way), s., a slope, declivity : 

 inclination, direction. Maid. 



^'^^<[ (fr. Skr. ^^ fire), s., a bright gleam; ?^tf^ ^C^ to burn brightly (as charcoal). 

 Raj. 



«R^, s., the rump {applied to cattle). Maid. 



^? {^), adv., in the direction of, towards, e.g. if^csi? ^x^ towards the west. Maid. 



if^l, s., a small rather heavy axe (=^<i«i1),. Mid. 



?^1'!r, {for *fft5itff /f. Pers. oUIj ), s., a son-in-law. 



iif^C^t«11 {prob. vf^?, q.v. anc? C^1«l, q.v). s., a low piece of ground in the midst of jungle 

 where the jungle is somewhat open and where water accumulates. Bak. 



^W^V^ (Pers. ;J written and C^t^ q-V.), s., a holding under a jot ; {it may or may not be 

 permanent, and may or may not be held at a fixed rental). Pub. 



WW^f^ (Pers. o;o pain, sympathy and ^ij a band, tie), s., one who feels for one, a rela- 

 tive. Bak. 



o 



W?^"^ (Pers. u: — j;o all, entire), adj., all, entire {applied to estates, as opposed to ]^'^^'^ a 



portion). Bak. 

 W^l {prob. fr. iff^?), adj., low, low-lying (as land). KhuL 

 W^1 ?? CWt^ (^roZ). /f. Pers. o within a^^^i ?5 C^t^ q-v.), s., a holding under a dar-jot ; (it 



may or may not be permanent, and may or may not be held at a fixed rental). 



Pub. 



\ (Pers. ^i,;;o m, within), adv., because of, by reason of, on account of. 



Wlt^, s., kind of red-bordered chadar. Dae. {Compare Hindi ^^T a veil or covering 

 of two breadths used by women.) 



*vfcitwi = Wlt^fi^. Jess. 



*'T«1twf«1 (from Ws^ a party, faction), s., parties mutually opposed, factions: party- 

 feeling, party-animosity, faction-strife, gen. : opposition, enmity, Jess. 



^^^ (Pers. jaI^j a portico, threshold), s. (i) a portico; (2) a verandah outside a bari, 

 used as a sitting room ; (3) an outer shed, used as a sitting room or for worship. 

 24f-Pargs. ; Howr. It is used by M ohammedans and corresponds to ^«Tf^ among 

 Hindus. 



^5^11, s., salt in lumps or cakes. Chit. 



*vf»t num. ten. In Jess, it frequently implies (i) generality, universality, e.g. mH or ff*! 

 s?sf or w*f ^^1 "ten men," "the majority" (of the village, community or caste), 

 "most people " ; ft*f ^t^ "often" (women's expression), 2/[-Pargs. ; (2) indefinite- 

 ness of a general kind, e.g. in relation to money, tf*! ^^1 ^^^ c^^ borrow some 

 money, Jess. Cp. '111?. 



