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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(SEPTEMBER, 1912.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PANJABI LEXICOGRAPHY.
SERIES III. BY 1. A. BOSE, I.C.S.
(Continued from p. 200.) Bin: a boundary ; tursin, the trijunction point of throo villages. Singh : svake-god. Karnal 8. R., 1872-80, p. 151. SinghAra : a fish (Macrones lamarrii). Karnil S. R., p. 8.
Singhi: a fish not very common, and very repulsive looking, very dark purple or red. Said to be a good table fish; but its looks rather keep people from trying it. Ladhiâna S. R., 1878-83, p. 18,
Singd: a fish (Saccobranchus fossilis). Karnal S. R., p. 8. Sinh : a tiger. Bauris argot. sink : an iron spike which sarmounts a shrine. Karnal 8. R., 1872-80, p. 144.
Bir: a small ranning spring; in distributing canal water the word is used to express & Measore of water about 4 inches square.
8lr : very poor sandy soil. Of, khisar. Hoshiarpur 8. R., p. 70. 818 : a small roagbly terraced compartment of cultivation, Kångra 8. R. (Cyan), p. 32.
Sirak : form of epidemic disease. Of. bawa and marri. Ladhiâna S. R., 1878-83, p. 183.
Sirdari: an allowance of Rs. 25 a day. Hoshiarpar 8. R., p. 9. sirt : partnership. Sirsa S. R., 1879 83, p. 183.
Sirinah (serina): one-fortieth of the produce demand of a landlord : lit. one ser per maund, Karpal S. R., p. 103.
sitla's 7th : the 7th of Chet on which day enormous crowds colleet at the shrines. Cf, oil and sili sdten. Karnal 8, R., 1872-80, p. 150.
Siul: a kind of grain parobed and eaten at fasts. Charah. siyan: Any ploughing after the second (fr. seu); see ander boghar. Sko : why? as, ske jdi ho? why are you going? Baaria argot.
80: he; tera, of him ; ehbi, to him ; ehna, from him ; plaral, ten, tinhdra, inonbi, innond (Kala).
808 na: grazing ground. Kangra S. R., p. 8. Sog: mourning; bandhnd, bhanna, to break, to end the mourning. Churåb. Bogi : a companion. Kangra Gloss.
Sona : a figare drawn in red on houses on the Salono day. Probably to represent the Shravans nakshatra. Gurgaon.
Sonohi: a game played throughout the Panjab: one man runs backward, and wo follow and try to cateh him, he pushing them off with open hands. Ludhiana 8. R. 187833, p. 70.
Soncht pakki: a game in which one player walks backwards and strikes another, who follows him, on the breast with the open hand, while the other tries to catch his hand. Jullandur S. R., p. 65.
Bat: a hard dark clay soil. Of. satar. Sirsa S. R., 1879-83, p. 12.
Bat lena : the carrying the plough to and from the fields, by hanging it over the yoke between the bullock, Karnal S. R., 1872-80, p. 168.
