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E. O’Brien —Glossary on Kangra District. 
[No. 2, 
Glossary of Words peculiar to the Kangra District . 
Aj (aj), to-day. 
Akhoka, adj., of this year, akho, as in e: akhoki clikali parok, 
chkali tliaun khari liin/’ “ this year’s maize is [lit, are) better thau 
last year’s.” 
Ala, a bird’s nest. “ Kas pakkrue da ala liai ? ” (Of wkat bird is 
that tke nest ?) 
Alhia = Amaltas. (Lambagraon). 
Ambar, sky. 
Amri, hdrdni land, cf. otar. 
Andarwar, tke court-yard of one or more kouses. (Saloli). 
Ang, relationship. (Skalipur). “ Taksildare kane tis da ang 
kai,” (ke is related to tke Tahsildar). 
Angujka, “not kiddeu,” “ known.” (Salok). 
Ankkia, trouble : “ Mitr dusman ankkia de waqat packkane,” 
(Friend and enemy are distinguisked at tke time of difficulty). 
(Kangra). 
Apan, but. 
Ate, and. 
Aunda, drain , a small drain cut across a field to drain it (= 
ckalra). 
Awan, awana, tke court-yard of a house. (Hamirpur). 
Backalna, destroy, injure. (Kangra). 
Badhna, to cut= Yadkna. (Bandla). 
Bagar, a kind of grass, used for fodder and for ropes, Andropa- 
gon involutus and Ercophorum cornosum (Stewart) ; cf. gao-dhan 
mala. 
Bagur, s. f., air, wind. (Kutlekar). 
Bakri, year. 
Gr. Baku, fore-quarter of a skeep. (Dkarmsala). 
Bai, a covered spring. “ At tke bai is tke camp of Harjala,” 
Also a woman’s nipple. (Garlisong). 
* Words to whieh G. is prefixed are peculiar to the Qddi dialed. 
