Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 41
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[JUNE, 1912.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PANJABI LEXICOGRAPHY.
SERIES JII. BY H. A. ROSE, I.C.S.
(Continued from p. 70.) Pandol : the water-shed of a mountain, hill, or tract of country. Kangra Gloss. Pandu : the lower stratum of clay. Ludhiana S. R., 1878-83, p. 98.
Panga: the flat table land on the tops of hills. It requires much rain, but is slightly better than bhet. Cf. tiba bangar. Hoshiarpur S. R, p. 69.
Pangat : a line. Kangra S. R. (Lyall), p. 70. Pangharna : v. n. to melt. Pangla: lame = khoro. Bauria argot.
Panhar: the masonry apron of a well on which a man stands to pnil out the backet : Karnal S, R., 1872-80, p. 161.
Pani : see gandra. Pa nihar: a water-fountain, in Chamba. Panih&ra: the kiria karm day. Churáh. PA ni-wata : warts. Lahore.
Panja dalna : a game in which the fingers are interlocked and one player tries to twist round the hand of the other. Jallundur S. R., p. 65.
Panja jins: the right of the State to buy up grain at harvest at fixed rates : Kuthair.
Panjauli: a man who collected supplies for the royal kitchen, milk, cards, wood, ete., in kothi. Kangra S. R., p. 80.
Pankhi: * fine blanket. Sirmûr cis-Giri. Pankhi: a mat. Sirsa S. R., 1879-88, p. 157.
Panna : & ward of a village community, the branch of a family descended from a common ancestor, sometimes including strangers settled by it, if not numerous enough to form a pannz oi their own. Karnal S. R., p. 92.
Panna marna : to cast lots. Karnal S. R., p. 92. Papri: a rupee. Bauria argot.
Pantor : a.plank to tarn off water from the channel of a water-mill. When not wanted, calle! chadol by Gaddis. Kingra Gloss.
Panya ra: the man who looks after the channels and lets the water successively into the irrigation beds. Karnal 8. R., 1872-80, p. 169.
Pangari: a broad cutting blade of wood passed througа the same mortice with the coulte used for stiff soil. Karnal S. R., 1872-80, p. 162.
Pappan (Gadi): a rainbow. Cf. dhanak. PA pri: a kind of sweet. Hissar.
Parach: also called ovári, grain, e.g. wheat, barley, maize, bathu and kangni or any of the in small quantities, offered to a deota on the Sbankrånt days by his devotees. Kold, másh, uru are not included in a parach.
Parachha : beam. Sirmûr cis-Giri. Parah: panchayat. Sirsa S. R., 1879-83, p. 175.
Paral: (1) rice straw. (2) the outer door of a house, leading from the angan or inner yard Kangra Gloss.
Paras: the common room in a village in which a traveller, who has no friends, puts ap (usei in the south of Karnal, Cf. chaupal). Karnal S. R., p. 106.
Parat: a large brass plate. Sirmûr trans-Giri,
