1886.] R. S. Wliiteway —Place names in Merwdra. 149 
Karantia 
Katarhetli 
Katila 
Kekariya 
Khadiya khera 
Khanchaberi 
Khangadanta 
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Khar a 
Kharabala 
^TTT^T^T 
Kharipat 
Kharra khera 
Khatarlain 
^TrrWTt* 
Khedi ka khera 
’ifT 
Khejarla 
Khera dand 
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Khokra 
Khorchinal 
Khormal 
Khormal ka 
chaurewala 
Khosia 
A village. Karant is a large saw 
worked by two men, here applied 
to a ridge. 
A tank. Below the Katar (pass). 
A tank. Katla is a slab of stone used 
for roofing. 
A tank. With many crabs in it. 
A village. Khadda a low lying place. 
Beri is diminutive of bera, a well, and 
khancha is applied to an imperfect 
thing. A field would be khancha 
if there were some waste land in it. 
The serrated (khanga) danta. Khanga 
is applied to a serrated ridge when 
the teeth are uneven, and kirana 
when they are even. 
A tank. Salt. 
A tank. The salt stream. 
A tank. The salt flood. 
A village. Khar ‘ salt.’ Rd is a very 
frequent termination originally di¬ 
minutive in sense. 
A tank. Apparently named from the 
quantity of manure (khat) washed 
into it in the rains. 
A village. Khedi a jungle tuber that 
is eaten, scientific name (?) 
A village, Khejra the Prosopis spici- 
gera. 
A village. Band an earthen em¬ 
bankment. 
A tank. Khokra is old as applied 
to things. Dokra is old as applied 
to men. 
The valley, dangerous to traverse. 
A village. The plain, dangerous (to 
get at). 
A tank. Chaura is a plain—for khor- 
mal see above. 
Khosna is to take away, hence euphe¬ 
mistic for stealing. At this place 
a mahajan was robbed. 
