244 On writing Oriental words [No. 10, new series. 



all, it will be against those time-honoured barbarisms that the 

 crusade must first commence. Take the following : 



Jagheer. 



Cusbah. 



Moonsiff. 



Polygar. 



Zillah. 



Mohturfa. 



Sunnud, 



Sudder. 



Sayer. 



Cutcherry. 



Foujdarry. 



Veesabaddy. 



Curnum. 



Adawlut. 



Cutwal. 



Cowle. 



Ameen. 



Sheristadar. 



Jummabundy. 



Shroff. 





Ta3ook. 



Soucar. 





Those must all stand as they are, if long usage and the Regula- 

 tions are to uphold them. 



Again who is to be the judge as to whether any particular word 

 is to be considered " stereotyped" ? Opinions will differ. Take 

 the following : 



Punchayet. Puttah. Cutbaddy. 



Dufter. Teerwa. Cavilgar. 



Daloyet. Oolungoo. (This last word in 



Lubbay. Mootah. Trichinopoly Town is 



Tindal. Annicut. known as Cow-karra) ? 



Lascar. Harem. 



Banghy. Turrum. 



Cutcha. Lac. 



Out of 20 persons who had considered the subject, 10 might say 

 they should all be altered, and 10 might say they are stereotyped. 



I admit there are difficulties, but all I contend for is, that it is 

 for those who order a new system to be introduced, to declare dis- 

 tinctly what are the exceptions ; that there may be no mistake. 



Many persons may see no objection to changing " anna" to 

 ana, who would repudiate changing rupee to " rupiya." Then 

 again the coin we call a pie. Surely it should be written " pai" 

 thus distinguishing it from the Bengal " paisa." Its plural should 

 be " pais" for to make the plural pice is not in accordance with 

 any known language. 



There will also be some consideration required as to the Weights 

 and Measures. If " lac" is to be written " lak'h," then " crore" 

 should be " karor." If " seer" is to be " ser," then " olluck" 



