Indian Antiquary Vol 41

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO PANJABI LEXICOGRAPHY
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Minna ; a ceremony at weddings, performed by the bride or bridegroom's mother, she takes a 5- wicked lamp made of flour, places it on a tray, and wbile her brother stands on stool, WAVOS it up and down his body from head to foot.. Of. drata. Karnal S.R., 1872-80, p. 129.
Minsna: to give to a Brahman. Karnal S. R., 1872-80, p. 122. Missa : snoat. Chamba Gazetteer, p. 138. Misri: a large mango fruit, sweet as sugar (misri). Hoshiarpur 8. B., p. 15. Mithauna : place where clay is dug- see golend. Mitna utarna: to give an oracle. Jubbal. Moda: the produce of cultivation of the preceding year, Mahlog. Mods : shaven mendicant. Sirsa S. R., 1879-83, p. 124. Modi : * woighman, Cl. tolah. Ladbians 8. R., 1878-88, p. 81. Moh: fish (notopterus kapirat). Karpal S. R., p. 8. Mohand: the head of canal. Karnal S. R., 1872-80, p. 170.
Mohita obAhi: an unirrigated land capable of being watered by a well, Ludhiana S. R.. 1878-83, p. 95.
Mohra : a man who pulls out the canes on the other side and passes them back. Hoshiarpar, S. R., p. 82.
Mohra: a tree, a kind of oak : found between 5,000 and 8,000 feet above sea level. Chamba.
Moha: a fish, found after the rains. It runs up after the heavy floods in the rain, and grows to a large size. Very commonly found 5 lbs, in weight. It has a curious habit of rising constantly to the surface of the water, and turning over, sbowing its very broad silvery side. Ludhiana 8. R., 1878-83 p. 17.
Mok: tho freight for carrying grain from one place to other by boats. Sirsa S. R., 1879-83, p. 190.
Mokh : * cattle disease. Ludhiana S. R., 1878-83, p. 184. Mol: long pestle for pounding rice in the okul or wooden mortar. Kangra Gloss. Mona; the back of the plough. Ludhiana S. R., 1878-83, p. 99.
Mona: a light country plough, fairly well adapted to the light soils of the district. Hoshiarpur S. R., p. 72.
Monda: the system of leaving the roots of the cane in ground where fresh alluvial deposits can be depended on, and so produce two or three and sometimes more years in succession. Hoshiarpur S. R., p. 81.
Mongate: a large mital plate. Bir mür,
Xonkhar : foot and mouth disease. Of. morkhur, rora and chapla. Ludhiaos 8 R., 187883, p. 134.
Mor or sirs : wedding cap. Sirsa S. R., 1879-83, p. 166. Mori: window. Sirmûr. Mori: A stake of kartl wood. Sirsa S. R., 1879-88, p. 313. Mori-gad : stake-planter. Sirsa 8. R., 1879-88, p. 312.
Morkhur: foot and mouth disease. Cf. monkhar, rora and chapla. Ludhiana S. R., 1878 83, p. 184.
Moti: the same as the maira land, but with a larger proportion of olay; it gives wonderful crops with good rain, but is liable to fail in dry years. It is, in fact, much the same as the rohi land. Ol. rara and pathiali. Hoshiarpur S. B., p. 70.
Nowa : Basia longifolia. Kangra S. R., p. 21. Kral, marelan : * tree (lye quropæum). Rohtak. (Of. marel, P. Dy., P. 726).