Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 41
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[FEBRUARY, 1912.
Lunga: a mode of culture, which consists in steeping the seed and forcing it under warm grasd to germinate. The seed, with the tender shoots is then thrown into the soil, which has previously been flooded to receive it. Cf, much. Kangra S. R., p. 26.
Lunat: reaping = lonái. Lut: birpes, ringworm: Jullandur, see P. Dy., p. 690. Latia lotri q. v. Sirmûr cis-Giri. Lwela : afternoon. MA: not-in imperatives: Bauria argot : as bol md. Do not speak.' Machhial: a variety of cobra. Jallundur S. R., p. 12. Machho: a bed. Beuria argot. Madhari: = dhutgalú q. v. Mag: the barred-headed goose and the grey goose. Ludhiana S. R., 1878-83, p. 14. Magda : a sandy loam soil. Gurgaon S. R., 1872-83, p. 6.
Maght: see Uttarain. Festival in honour of ancestors in Pângi: held on 1st Magh. They give roti to the Halis in the name of a deceased son.
MAL: meat. Bauria argot. Mah&jal: a seine used in still water. Karnal S. R., p. 7. Mahasir : a fish (Barbus mosal). Karnal S. R., p. 8. Mahchapul: A mixture of mah and kult, two kinds of pulse. Kangra S. R., p. 28. Mahen : & male buffalo.
Mahi: a heavy horizontal block of wood, drawn by oxen to smooth the surface of a field. Kângra S. R., p. 29.
Mahlandhi: see málundi. Mahora : A cattle-shed. Gurgaon. Mahr: a collector of revenue, for a village. Bilaspur.
Mailani: the money paid by land-owners for the sheep's droppings when folded on their laud. Kangra S. R. (Lyall), p. 39.
Ma'in or Jhol: * clod-crusher--the maira of the Panjab plains. Simla S. R., 1883, p. xlv.
Maira kalari: the maira (sandy loam) land with an admixture of saltpetre. Hoshiarpur 8. R., p. 69.
Maira retar: very sandy maira (sandy loam). Hoshiarpur S. R., P. 69.
Majori : the top of the culm (tilu) of manj together with the sheathing petiole (múnj) of the manj. Karnal 8. R., p. 14.
M&jra: a small outlying hamlet in the village area in which are settled cultivators who till the surrounding land. Cl. garhi. Karnal S. R., p. 76.
Makal; an altar built by the sugar pregs where 5 ganderis and a little of the first juice expressed and 17 seers of the first gur made are offered up, and then given to a Brahman. Karnal S.R., 1872-80, p. 182.
Makiya : constable. Bauria argot. Makkar sankrant: the 1st day of Magh, Chamba. Makol : white clay – see golend. Makrab: #grass - with a blossom like a wood-louso. Rohtak.
Makri: a flat piece of wood with a sooket in its highest end to which mdnak is tied. Karnal S, R. 1872-80, p. 161.
MAlrab: the material from which drained sugar ia made, Hoshiarpur S. R., p. 82. MAls : withios. Karnal 8. R, 1872-80, p. 163.
