1887.] 
J. Hinton Knowles —Kashmiri Biddies. 
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Her master climbed over her (or on her) like a thief, 
And emptied her stomach. 
Ans. Kondah , a brick-kiln. 
Yam, Yama, the regent of the realms of death. 
2, I)amah rust kus asih ? 
Thamah rust kus asih ? 
What is that without a covering ? 
What is that without a pillar, (i. e. support) p 
Ans. Darya tah asman, the river and the sky, 
3, Ad tsut tah macliamah khos. 
Half a bread and a bowl of macliamah. 
Ans. Zun tah sitdrah , the (half) moon and stars. 
Machdmah , a dish eaten by Kashmiris consisting of rice, vegetables 
raisins, colouring matter, and sugar. 
Khos, a cup shaped like a bowl, either of copper, iron, or brass. 
The Musalman’s khos is much larger than the Hindu’s. The latter does 
not eat rice out of this vessel. 
4, Mamas chanis nukrili raz. 
A rope on your uncle’s nose. 
Ans. Tol , a contrivance consisting of a long wooden pole, so 
placed upon another fixed perpendicular pole, that one end shall be nearly 
equal in weight to the other end, with a vessel full of water. It is 
employed in raising water out of a stream for irrigation. 
The only reason I can find for using the word ‘ uncle ’ here or in 
No. 81, or the word ‘ aunt ’ as in Nos. 14, 22, is that to quote one’s 
parents in such a connection would be thought disrespectful. 
5, Gudah khats gormaj tsor lachh het. 
Patah khut Malah Sharak tul tah tardk het. 
First rose up the guru's wife with four lakhs (of bodies). 
Then arose Sh™ v + be Mulla and took and lifted up his axe (at her). 
Ans. Zun sn «... > tah dftab , the moon, the stars, and the sun. 
Sharak is a very uncommon name in the valley. In olden days 
it was more popular. 
6, Shistravis malianivis gasuv pheran. 
A grass pheran to an iron man. 
Ans. Yindartul tah kanarih , the part of the spinning-wheel 
corresponding to the distaff—and that on which the little wheel of the 
spinning-wheel rests. 
The kanarih rests on a little cushion of plaited grass. 
