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THE INDIAN ANTIQUABY.
[MARCH, 1902.
31. churaba, Ladakhi for 'ford.' 37. thaama, the meal on the occasion of a death, 37. a betrothal present.
VI. 1. ngad does not mean to meet,' as Dr. Lanfer takes it. yong ngad thoug is Ladakhi for yongbar yod thoug, meaning came. Compare Ladakhi Grammar, Past Tenses.
1. rugga=sgrugpar, to pluck. 1. jojo=jomo, distinguished lady.
2. tammgo, lorse's head. The m of the second syllable, otherwise silent, is sounded with the first.
3. muchu, root-string; that is, dry root. 4. theb, more ; compare Ladakhi Grammar, Comparative. 5. aje - ache, elder sister, the usual mode of addressing older women. 6. yoobpa - to arise again. 8. malkhrigge, mark of the teeth
10. drotham, & meal in which several friends participate and to which each contributes * small sum.
19. dPallekun, all the dPalles. Can it be the case that the plural here serves to denote respect ? This would be the only instance of the kind in Tibetan. The same usage is found in VI, 28 and 42. In any case it is possible to suppose that not only dPalle or dGani alone is addressed, but their whole retinue. In 19 the right translation may be, and so on.'
24. har, the ball of a rosary; a foreign word. 24. bloram, formed from agrempa, bere with the signification, to touch." 27. thorenug, just in the morning. 29. bungpa - pungpa, a drinking glass.
29. yar, the small piece of butter which is smeared round the edge of a vessel with the thumb to honour a guest.
58. tsogae-thaoga. - mthaogse, like. As regards this word, the pronunciation of the tennis is a variance, even with the same person,
68. thugsaring, wait ! an unusual form of respect, as the construction with mdtadou is more usual in the case of verbs. 70. yashaho, hurrah for love! is shouted at weddings.
VII. 9. stang steng, the upper part ; see also stanglha.
15. Thathaerog, compos, determ., a shameful sin against the lhas. Corresponding expression in 23 and 31.
33. smug, from smugpo serves here to denote indistinot colours, as brown, violet. It is here intended to mean something beautiful.
83. reba, when referring to horses, mane. 41. lib, sudden, of actions of the body. 42. thub, mighty.
