VOCABULARY OF PECULIAR VERNACULAR Bf^NGALI WORDS. 401 



verbal, authorizing another person to do something on one's behalf, generally in 

 the way of payment, Gen. (2) special business, particular affair. Maid. Adv., 

 for, on behalf of, Hug. 



*^^t^^, adv., all along, continually, constantly. 24-Pargs. 



??t^, adv., apparently, seemingly. Bog. 



^t^^ {/r. ^m^), s. (i) the country near the boundary between the Rajshahi and 

 Maldah Districts; (2) main land (as distinguished from chars). Raj. 



?f?S {fr. ^?^), s., high land not submerged during the rains. Maid. 



^^^¥tf?, s., public village worship of an idol. 24-Pargs. 



^^, s., concord, agreement. Chit. 



^^1, s., the metayer system of cultivation, under which the raiyat does all the culti- 

 vation and keeps half the produce, and the landlord receives the other half. 

 ?9fl ^f^r» or ^tf^Cs to take (as lessee) land in barga tenure, ^'>fl f^TTs or ^"Jft ^Q^ 

 ?tf^^^ to give (as lessor) land in barga tenure. 



^^1, s., the small beams or rafters that are laid across the main beams in a roof. 



^^t%^, s., the lessee under the barga system. 



^^t?t?, s., the lessee under the barga system. 



^^1, s. (i) rain, a shower; (2) the rainy season. Gen. (3) a storm, cyclone, Bak. 



^ ^f1 = <^^ ■^^■\. Jess. 



^?rl, s., small earthen pot. Maid. 



f^'^^, s. (i) dwelling; (2) a cultivator's homestead; often ^^^ ^t1%. E. Beng. 



^^f^\5 [fr. ?>lf%), v.n. to dwell, reside. Chit. 



?f^C^, v.n., to be s'fettled, accrue, become due (applied to the incidence of rent, esp. 

 after a rent-free period), e.g. •«(t^t'(1 ^C^ ^tt "no rent has yet been assessed" 

 or " become payable." Bak. 



<J^tM (Pers. rfiw), s., roll (of paper). Dae. 



^W^ CT^^1, s., large boat. 



^ {jr. wff-), adv., except, besides. Rarely used except with |%, m\ ^'^, and ^tt, 

 e.g. ^\f^ f^?itff ^f^ f% " what else did I do but go " ; ^^t^J ^f^ m^ " it is nothing but 

 misfortune;" \st^ ^'^ ^f% ^=3)1 s^tt "he has no daughter but one." It is also 

 written |^^ and | ^^. 



t ?fe^, v.a., to carry, bear; to carry away, "-ffl ^t^Ii^Si:^ " he draws breath with diffi- 

 culty," "he can hardly breathe." 24-Pargs. 



^■i\ (^f^^), s., sister. 



<lf^^#t, s., sister's daughter. Raj. 



^tt" {fr. <ri5I), s. and adj., left (not right). 



<rlt^^, s., the brinjal or egg-plant. 



^lt#lj s., a dancing girl, a singing girl. Dae. 



<lft\» ? ^f?C^, v.n., to vomit. Bak. 



?f|r,«, v.a. (i) to pull, row (a boat) ; (2) to drag or ply (a fishing-net) ; (3) to ply (a fish- 

 ing-hook). E. Beng. (for ^1%r,^ .? q-v. ; and so from rt. Tf; carry?); (4) to 

 drive (a plough). E. Beng. 



