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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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[OCTOBER, 1909,
Manjah wala: a man who sweeps down the dirt, unthreshed ears, etc., off the heap of winnowed grain. Monty. S. R. Gloss., p. vii.
Manja : a kind of board used as a shovel.-mar, the man who makes a bank with a manja, i. e., one who clears land and embanks it (i. q. lathmdr), Mianwali. Bannů 8. R., 1879, p. xxxix.
Manjhar : a plant. Mgarh. S. R., p. 38. Mannu: the small-len ved elm : used like the idin. Hazara S. R., 1874, p. 11.
Man-tukhmt: a cultivator generally estimates the area of his holding by the number of maunds of seed-grain it requires. He knows no other land measure ; hence eman-tukhmi or man-tukimi means an area requiring one maund of seed. Bannú S. R., p. xxxix,
Marhi bandhna : to bank up sugar-cane. Monty. S. R. Gloss., p. v. Marðf kar : twisting. D. G. Khân.
Masbakhsadár: a farmer of the revenue, appointed by the Sikh Government generally over a whole village or ilaqa : opp. to hdth-rakhdiddr. Jhang S. R., p. 67.
Mashkt: the owner of land, whose share of land is a mashak. Bannů S. R., p. xxxix. Massawah : a small, strong breed of cattle. Multán Gr., p. 283. Mast (adj.) : rank (used of wheat). Kohất S. R., 1884, p. 121. Mat: silt; the finest soil in the Kachi. Bannú S. R., p. xxxix. Mata rani: see mdi-rúní. Matt: A saponine drab coloured earth. Cf. Multani mati. D.G. Khan Gr., p. 13. Matta : a hard clay soil requiring plenty of water. Kohật S. R., 1884, p. 156. Mattah : clay. Peshawar S. R., 1874, p. 178. Matwalian: a breed of horses. Jhang S. R., p. 108. Masar: a tiger. D. G. Khan Gr., p. 74. Memnt : & kid. Monty. S. R. Gloss., p. xvii. Mendhianwali: a kind of wheat. Multan Gr., p. 218. Methu : a variety of sugar-cane. Chenab Col. Gr., 18944, p. 84.
Metre : & betrothal given in exchange for blood or seduction (udhald), bat land is generally given along with the girl, so the term has come to be applied to the land so given (Bot tract principally). Hazara S. R., 1874, p. 156.
Mhina: a bullock whose horns grow downwards. Monty. S. R. Gloss., p. xvi.
Milk ; A reddish soil of a soft texture, with very little sand and retentive of moisture, the best soil (cf. Jukes' Dicty. of W. P., p. 291). Multan Gr., p. 192.
Millass: hair of camel. Multán Gr., p. 237. Minjil : a skirt worn by women. Jhelum S, R., p. 54. Mishran : the elders. Peshawar 9. R., 1878, p. 86. Mit : a share in land. Hazara S. R., 1874, p. 156.
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