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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(JULY, 1911.
Bin: coriander (corianderum sativum); 1.9., dhania. Kangra 8. R., p. 25. Bina : the musk deer; kustára is also used. Kangra Gloss,
Bind: the thick strong calms of sarkra (tiger graso) collectively used for making chairs, boxes, and screens. Karnal S. R., p. 13.
Bindaik, binnlik: a god, Gurgaon. Bindhnt; bride. Sirsa S. R., 1888, p. 166. Bindri : a mat of rice straw. Kangra S. R., p. 44. Binng: a thick mat. See dhak. Bint: a heap of jharberi bushes. Karnal S. R., p. 12. Biora : detail. Kangra Gloss, Biotar: married ; opposed to rakhorar, 'kept.' Kangra S. R. (Lyall), p. 71. BipdA=bipta. Bir: a plot of land ; in Kangra the ridge or border of a field. S. R. (Lyall), p. 32. Birbahotti : the lady-insect. Sirsa S. R., 1883, p. 20. Bishda = wirdha. Birhi : a fish-hook. Kangra Gloss. Birt: the thread on each side of the leather on the spindle of a spinning-wheel. Birla : scanty, scattered ; opposed to ganna.
Birni torni: weeding the wild rice in a rice-field, or rather placking its heads when unripe, to prevent the plant from seeding again. Kangra Gloss.
Birthi: a vampire, or sorcerer who takes the shape of a leopard to devour people. Kangra
Gloss.
Bisha: a festival beld on 1st Bisakh in Pangi. 1. q., Babva, also Biswa.
Bishtang: the remuneration of a headman at the rate of 6 pies per rupee of land revenue. Kutbar.
Bisk : bishk, a fee paid to the bride's sister by the bridegroom for allowing him to sit down on reaching her house. Churah.
Bisudh : adj. unconscious. Biswa : see Bason.
Bita kama : a farm labourer kept by a proprietor who generally cannot plough owing to age, etc. Ludhiana S. R., 1883, p. 129.
Bita und=bataund. Bithii: the steep side of a field or hill=bheth. Biyal: a level grassy plain, generally on a river bank, used in Kulu and Chamba. Kangra
Gloss.
Biyan, biyans: a feast given to enable a deceased to join his ancestors used in Jak Pangi.
Biwah: a wedding. Bauria argot. Example, to-morrow I am going to a marriage=walna min biwahan jāhan.
Boali: & fish (wallago altu). Karnal S. R., p. 7. Boara : seed time. Karnâl S. R., 1880, p. 69. Boatia : a species of bamboo, found in upland villages. Kangra S. R., p. 20. Bobo: sister. Kangra Gloss. Bodh: see badha. Bohar, bohr: the garret or room under the roof of a house, Kangra Gloss. Boloha, see pharir. Bonkri: a broom. Kangra Gloss. Boti: a Brahman cook.
Bowl : 0). shepherd, (ii) A measure of area, a ron in which about 150 sheep can graze. Kangta S. R. (Lyall), p. 43.
