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GLOSSARY OF INDIAN TERMS
USED IN THIS WORK AND IN MISSIONARY CORRESPONDENCE.
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(The common spelling is given In Italic, followed by the correct or phonetic spelling in Roman.) | ||
Ab | ’Ab | Water; e.g., Do-ab, two waters; Punj-ab, five waters |
Abad | ’Abád | A dwelling or city, as Allah-abad, City of God |
Adawlat | Adálat | A court of justice. |
Admee | ’Admí | A man. |
Allah | Alláh | The Arabic or Mohammedan name of God. |
Alum | ’Alam | The universe, or world. |
Ameen | Amín | A native Judge. |
Amreeta | Amrit | The water of immortality; the ambrosia of the Hindoo gods. |
Anna | ’Aná | A coin; the sixteenth of a rupee, worth three cents. |
Ap | ’Ap | Your Honor. |
Asman | ’Asmán | Heaven; the firmament or sky. |
Asoor | Asur | A devil, an evil spirit. |
Ata | ’Atá | Flour, meal. |
Attar | Itr | Essence, or rose oil. |
Avatar | Autár | An incarnation; particularly of Vishnu, nine of which have taken place, the tenth is yet to come. |
Ayah | ’Ayáh | A maid or nurse. |
Baboo | Bábú | Hindoo title of respect; sir, gent |
Bagh | Bágh | A garden or grove. |
Bahadoor | Bahádur | Brave, title of rank. |
Bajra | Bájrá | A kind of millet. |
Bana | Báná | The Word; the so-called sacred writings of the Bhuddists. |
Bandy | Bándí | A gig or cart. |
Banghy | Bahangí | A pole with ropes, for carrying baggage on the shoulder. |
Bangle | Bangle | A bracelet. |
Bap | Báp | Father. |
Baraduree | Bárádarí | A building with twelve doors. A summer-house in a garden. |
Barat | Barát | Marriage ceremony of bringing home the bride. |
Basun | Básan | A plate, dish, or vessel. |
Bavurchee | Báwarchí | A cook. |
Bawarcheekana | Báwarchikhána | A cooking-place or kitchen. |
Bazaar | Bázár | A market or trading-street. |
Beegah | Bíghá | A land measure; about one third of an acre, but differing in the various provinces of India. |
Begum | Begam | A princess or lady, (Mohammedan title.) |
Belatee | Waláyatí | Foreign, European. |
Bhadrnauth | Badrínáth | The Lord of Purity. The deity worshiped Bhadrinauth. |
Bhugavat | Bhagavat | One of the names of Brahm. God. |
Bhugavat-Gita | Bhagavat-Gita | A philosophic episode of the “Mahabarata.” |
Bhung | Bhang | An intoxicating preparation of hemp. |
Bheestee | Bihishtí | A water carrier. |
Bhoosa | Bhús | Food for cattle; chaff. |
Bhoot | Bhút | A ghost or spirit. |
Bihisht | Bihisht | Paradise, heaven. |
Bouzees | Bouzis | The priests in China and Tartary. |
Boodha | Budhá. | Old man. |
Boot | But | An idol or pagoda. |
Brahm | Brahm | God; the Divine essence. |
Brahma | Brahmá | The personal Creator. |
Brahma-loka | Brahmá-lok | The highest of the sixteen celestial worlds of the Buddhists. |
Brahmin | Brahman | Hindoo priest; the first of the four Hindoo castes. |
Brahmo Somaj | Brahmo Somáj | A new sect of reformed Hindoos, styling themselves intuitional deists. |
Brinjaries | Brinjárí | Carriers of grain. |
Budgerow | Bajrá | A large cabin-boat; a pleasure-boat. |
Buddha | Baudh | Gotama; a historical personage worshiped in Thibet, China, etc. Called Fo in China. |
Buddhist | Buddhist | A follower of Gotama-Buddha. |
Bucksheesh | Bakhshish | A present or gift. |
Bungalow | Banglá | A house, usually thatched. |
Bunya | Baniyá | A grain merchant or trader. |
Burra | Bará | Great. |
Bursat | Barsát | Rains, or the “rainy season.” |
Buttee | Battí | A candle or lamp; a lamp-wick. |
Byragee | Bairágí | A religious mendicant, a worshiper of Vishnu. |
Bylee | Bahlí | A native carriage drawn by bullocks. |
Caranchie | Karánchí | A native carriage. |
Caste | Zát | A division of Hindoo society, of which there are four principal: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra. |
Cazee | Qází | A Mohammedan Judge, who decides civil and criminal suits by the Koran. |
Chand | Chand | The moon. |
Charpoy | Chárpáí | A light native cot or bedstead, usually made of bamboo and cords. |
Chattah | Chhátá | An umbrella. |
Cheetah | Chítá | A leopard; frequently used in hunting. |
Chirragh | Chirágh | A small light or lamp. |
Chitak | Chhatánk | A weight of about two ounces. |
Chittee | Chitthí | A note or letter. |
Chobedar | Chobdár | A bearer of a silver mace. |
Chokey | Chaukí | A chair or stool; a guard station. |
Chokra | Chokrá | A boy. Chokrí: a girl. |
Chor | Chor | A robber, a thief. |
Chota | Chhotá | Little. |
Chota-hazree | Chhoti-házirí | A slight refreshment in the morning. |
Chowk | Chauk | A market, yard, or court. |
Chowkeydar | Chaukídár | A watchman. |
Chowrie | Chaurí | A whisk for driving off flies. |
Chuddur | Chaddar | A sheet or table-cloth. |
Chumar | Chumar | A leather-dresser. |
Chunam | Chunam | Lime. |
Chupatti | Chapátí | A thin, unleavened cake of coarse flour. |
Chupper | Chappar | A thatched roof. |
Chuprassie | Chaprásí | A peon or messenger. |
Churuk-poojah | Charkh-pújá | An annual barbarous swinging festival. |
Chutney | Chatní | A kind of pungent sauce or catsup. |
Coolie | Qulí | A burden-bearer, a laborer. |
Coss | Kos | The Hindoo mile; about two English miles. |
Cowrie | Kaurí | A small shell used as currency; 5,120 to a rupee. |
Crore | Karor | Ten millions; one hundred lakhs. |
Curry | Kárí | A popular Indian dish, composed of meat cooked in a dressing of spices, and eaten with boiled rice. |
Cutcha | Kachchá | Unripe; uncooked; green; imperfect; built of unburnt brick. |
Cutcherry | Kachahrí | A court-house, or court of justice. |
Dacoit | Dakait | A robber or river-pirate. |
Dai | Dáí | A wet-nurse; a midwife. |
Dandy | Dandí | A light conveyance, or sedan, borne on the shoulders of two men. |
Daroga | Dárogha | A superintendent; an agent. |
Dawk | Dák | A post, letter post, or arrangements for traveling. |
Dawk Bungalow | Dák Bungla | A rest-house for travelers. |
Deccan | Dakhan | The South. |
Deen | Dín | Religion, faith. |
Devar | Dewá | A Hindoo name for the gods generally. |
Dewan | Díwán | A chief minister: an agent. |
Dewanee Khass | Diwán i Kháss | The audience-hall of the “Great Moguls.” |
Dharma | Dharm | Divine law, duty, virtue. |
Dharma Shastra | Dharm Shástr | The Hindoo Code; religion, science, morals, law. |
Dherna | Dherna | The custom of sitting in defiance before one's door to compel compliance with a demand. |
Dhobee | Dhobí | A washerman. Dhobín: a washerwoman. |
Doab | Doáb | A tract of country between two rivers; as that between the Ganges and Jumna. |
Dooley | Dolí | A litter, or light palanquin. |
Dozukh | Dozakh | Hell. |
Durbar | Darbár | A court where a levee is held. |
Durbeen | Dúrbín | A spy-glass or telescope. |
Durga-Poojah | Durgá-Pújá | A yearly festival of the Hindoos, extending over fifteen days, in honor of the Goddess Durga. |
Durvesh | Darwesh | A Mohammedan sage or beggar. |
Durwan | Darwán | A gate-keeper. |
Durzee | Darzí | A tailor. |
Dustoor | Dastúr | Customs, manners, usage. |
Dustoori | Dastúrí | Fee or percentage exacted by middlemen and servants |
Dwaper Yug | Dwápur Jug | The third age of the world. |
Eblis | Iblís | The Mohammedan name for the Devil. |
Eed | ’Id | A Mohammedan festival; their Easter. |
Emir or Ameer | Amír | A chief or noble. |
Eurasians | Eurasians | Descendants of Europeans and Asiatics sometimes called East Indians, or half-castes. |
Fakir | Faqír | A religious mendicant. |
Feringhee | Faringhí | A European; a foreigner. |
Ferishta | Farishta | An angel. |
Firdoos | Firdaus | Paradise; the heaven of the Mohammedans. |
Firman | Farmán | A royal order, mandate, command. |
Foujdar | Faujdár | A commander; an army officer. |
Gunesha | Ganesh | A Hindoo deity: the God of Wisdom, represented with an elephant's head. |
Ganges | Gunga | The holy river of India. From Gunga, the river, represented as a deity. |
Gharree | Gárí | A carriage, cart. |
Ghareewan | Gáríwán | A coachman. |
Ghat | Ghát | A landing or bathing-place; flight of steps at a river ; also, a pass in mountains. |
Ghee | Ghí | An inferior butter used for cooking. |
Ghogra | Ghógra | A river in Upper India, a tributary of the Ganges |
Gholam | Ghulám | A slave, a servant. |
Ghora | Ghorá | A horse. |
Ghur | Ghar | House, home, habitation. |
Ghurra | Ghará | An earthen water-pot or pitcher. |
Ghurree | Gharí | A clock, watch, hour. |
Gomashta | Gumáshta | An agent, officer, or superintendent. |
Goomtee | Gumtí | A river in Oude flowing by Lucknow. |
Godown | Gudám | A store-house, cellar, warehouse, magazine. |
Gora | Gorá | A white man; an English soldier. |
Gossain | Gossáin | A religious mendicant worshiping Mahadev, (Shiva.) |
Gonah | Gunáh | A sin, crime. |
Gram | Gram | A kind of vetch, pulse, or peas. |
Guddee | Gaddí | Pad, cushion, or seat; a throne or royal seat. |
Guicowar | Gaekwár | Name of a sovereign in the South. |
Gully | Galí | Street, alley, way. |
Guroo | Gurú | A religious teacher, priest. |
Guz | Gaz | A measure; a short yard. |
Hackery | Hackery | A native cart drawn by bullocks. |
Hadjee | Hájí | A Mohammedan who has made the pilgimage to Mecca. |
Hukeem | Hakím | A Mohammedan doctor, a sage, philosopher. |
Hakim | Hákim | A ruler, governor, king. |
Hanuman | Hanumán | The deified monkey who was the ally of Rama. |
Harem | Haram | Sacred, prohibited, the inner or women's apartmenta |
Hati | Háthí | An elephant. |
Havildar | Hawáldár | A native sergeant. |
Hazree | Házirí | Breakfast, presence. |
Hejira | Hijrí | Flight; the flight of Mohammed from Mecca, 16th of July, A. D. 622; the Mohammedan era. |
Hera | Hírá | A diamond. |
Hookah | Huqqa | A smoking-pipe. |
Hoolee | Holí | A Hindoo festival to commemorate the beginning of the new year. |
Hoondes | Hundí | A native bank-note ; a bill of exchange. |
Howdah | Hauda | A box-seat on an elephant's back; an elephant's saddle. |
Huck | Haqq | Equity, truth, reason. |
Hurkaru | Harkára | A messenger, a running courier. |
Hurrumzadu | Haramzáda | A rascal, a bastard. |
Huzar | Hazár | A thousand. |
Huzoor | Huzúr | Royal presence; “Your Honor.” |
Huzrat | Hazrat | Excellency, majesty, divine; a title accorded to superiors. |
Huzrat Isa | Hazrat ’Isá | Jesus Christ. |
Indra | Indrá | The God of Light. The leading ancient Vedic deity, sometimes called the God of Heaven, but now occupying only an inferior position. |
Islam | Islám | The Mohammedan religion. |
Istan | Istán or Sthán | A termination, signifying place or country, as Affghanistan that of the Affghans. |
Izzut | Izzat | Honor, respect. |
Jagheer | Jágír | A State or landed estate assigned by Government as a reward. |
Jaghiredar | Jágírdár | A person holding a jagheer. |
Jehan | Jahán | The world. |
Jahaz | Jaház | A ship. |
Jain | Jain | A kind of degenerate Buddhists. |
Jat | Ját | A caste or sect; a tribe among the Rajpoots. |
Jeel | Jhíl | A shallow lake or pond. |
Jemmadar | Jamadár | A native subaltern officer; head-man of a village or class. |
Jinn | Jinn | According to the Mohammedans, an intermediate race between angels and men. |
Jotee | Jútí | A shoe or slipper. |
Jowar | Joár | A kind of millet. |
Juggernauth | Jaganáth | The Lord of the World. A god of the Hindoos, whose temple is at Orissa. |
Juldee | Jaldí | Quick! quickly! |
Jumma Musjid | Jama Masjid | Chief mosque at Delhi. The largest place of Mohammedan worship in India. |
Jammaut | Jamáat | Assembly, meeting, congregation. |
Jumna | Jamuná | A river of North-west India. |
Jungle | Jangal | A thicket, desert, wilderness, wood. |
Kaffir | Káfir | An infidel; impious rascal. |
Kalee | Kálí | The Hindoo goddess of destruction. |
Kali Yug | Kal Jug | The fourth or present age of the world; the black or iron age. |
Kalpa | Kalpa | A day of Brahma, equal to 4,320,000,000 solar years |
Karen | Karen | An aboriginal race in the hills of Burmah. |
Kasi | Káshí | Magnificent; the ancient name of Benares, still so called by the Brahmins. |
Katree | Khatrí | A military caste of Hindoos. |
Khansama | Khánsámán | A steward or butler. |
Kheleet | Khilat | A robe or dress of honor presented as a gift. |
Keranee | Kirání | A writer, clerk; a man of mixed blood. |
Khuda | Khudá | God. |
Khudawund | Khudáwand | Lord, sir, master. |
Kitmutghar | Khidmatgár | A table attendant. |
Kincob | Kimkhwáb | Brocade. |
Kismut | Qismat | Destiny, chance, fortune. |
Koh-i-noor | Koh-i-núr | “Mountain of Light.” A diamond so called, formerly worn by the Great Moguls, and now by the Queen of England. |
Koran | Qurán | The supposed revelation to Mohammed, collected by the Caliph Omar. |
Kotee | Kothí | A house, mansion, dwell J3g. |
Kotwal | Kotwál | Mayor of the city, police officer. |
Kotwalie | Kotwálí | Mayor's office or police station. |
Krishna | Krishn | The name of Vishnu in his eighth incarnation. |
Kshatriya | Kshatrí | The second or military caste of the Hindoos. |
Kulma | Kalma | The Mohammedan confession of faith: “There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his Prophet.” |
Kupra-wallah | Kápra-wálá | A cloth merchant. |
Lac | Lákh | One hundred thousand. |
Lamas | Lamas | The Buddhist priests of Tartary and Thibet, the chief of whom is called Dali, Grand Lama, or Living Buddha. |
Larka | Larká | A babe, boy, child. Larkee: a girl. |
Linga | Ling | Membrum virile; the indelicate form under which Shiva is worshiped. |
Log | Lōg | Mankind, people. |
Lohar | Lohar | A blacksmith.. |
Lungoor | Lungúr | A baboon; the black-faced monkey. |
Maha | Mahá | Great, illustrious. |
Mahabarata | Mahábhárat | The second great Sanscrit epic of the Hindoos, celebrating the wars of the rival Pandoos and Kuroos. |
Mahadeva | Mahádev | One of the names of the god Shiva. |
Maharajah | Mahárajá | A great king. |
Maha Yug | Mahá Jug | A celestial age in Hindoo chronology, including 12,000 divine years, each of which is equal to 360 solar years, the Maha-Yug being equal to 4,320,000 years of mortals. |
Mahout | Mahaut | An elephant-keeper and driver. |
Malik | Málik | Master, lord, ruler. |
Malee | Málí | A gardener. |
Manjee | Mánjhí | Master of a vessel; a steersman. |
Meidan | Maidan | A plain, ground, field-of-battle. |
Mela | Mela | Hindoo fair or festival held for religious or commercial purposes. |
Menu | Menu | author of the legal and religious Code of the Hindoos. |
Methur | Mihtar | A sweeper. |
Mithuranee | Mihtarání | A low-caste nurse. |
Minar | Mínár | A tower, minaret, obelisk. |
Mirza | Mirza | Prince, sir. |
Mochee | Mochí | A shoemaker. |
Mohulla | Mahalla | Quarter, district, division. |
Mohur | Muhr | A gold coin, valued at sixteen rupees or eight dollars. |
Mohurrum | Muharram | The first month of the Mohammedan year. |
Moolk | Mulk | Country, region. |
Moonshee | Munshí | A teacher of languages, usually a Mohammedan. |
Moonsif | Munsif | Arbitrator, Judge. |
Mootee | Motí | A pearl. |
Moulah | Moulah | A Mohammedan priest, doctor, teacher. |
Moulvie | Maulví | A learned Mohammedan. |
Muntra | Mantra | Mystic verses or incantations of the Brahmins. |
Musjeed | Masjid | A mosque; Mohammedan place of worship. |
Mussal | Mashál | A light or torch. |
Mussalchee | Mashálchí | A link-boy, torch-bearer. |
Mussruk | Mashk | A leathern bottle for carrying water. |
Mussulman | Musalmán | A term used, like Moslem, to denote all who believe in the Koran. |
Musnud | Masnad | A throne, a royal seat. |
Muezzin | Muazzin | The person who calls the Mohammedans to prayer, |
Naib | Náib | Deputy or viceroy. |
Namaz | Namáz | Prayer, (Mohammedan term.) |
Nana | Náná | Maternal grandfather. |
Nautch | Nátch | The dance, ball, etc. |
Nabob | Nawáb | A Mohammedan title, viceroy, governor. |
Nazim or Nizam | Nizám | Ruler. |
Nimmuk | Namak | Salt. |
Nimmuk-haram | Namak-harám | A traitor to his “covenant of salt.” |
Noor | Núr | Splendor, light. |
Nubee | Nabí | A prophet. |
Nuddee | Nadí | A stream, river. |
Nugger | Nagar | A town, village, city. |
Nullah | Nullah | A water-course, a ravine. |
Nuzzur | Nazar | An offering. |
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Padishah | Pádsháh Bádsháh |
A king, ruler, emperor. |
Paddy | Paddy | Rice; rice in the field. |
Padre | Pádrí | A common term in India for a Christian clergyman; a priest, (Portuguese.) |
Pagoda | Pagōda | A Hindoo place of worship. |
Pahar | Pahár | A hill or mountain. |
Paharee | Pahárí | A hill man, mountaineer. |
Palankeen Palanquin |
Pálkí | A litter for one person to ride in, the usual conveyance in India. |
Parsee | Pársí | A sect found in Western India, the followers of Zoroaster, or the Persian Magi. |
Parswanath | Parisnáth | The deity of the Jains. |
Patan | Pathán | A term applied to the old Affghan Mohammedans as distinguished from the Moguls. |
Pawn | Pán | The betel-leaf; the nut of the areca-palm, lime, and spice wrapped in a betel-leaf and chewed by the natives. |
Peer | Pír | A Mohammedan spiritual guide; a sage. |
Peishwah | Peshwa | A leader; originally the title of the chief minister of the Mahratta, later a royal designation of Bajee Rao and Nana Sahib. |
Pergunna | Pargana | A district, township ; less than a zillah. |
Pice | Paisá | A copper coin; one third of an anna, value nearly one cent. |
Pie | Pai | A copper coin; one twelfth of an anna. |
Poojah | Pújá | Worship, prayer. |
Pucka | Pukká | Ripe, finished, thorough, (as a burned brick,) perfect. Used to discriminate a true from a false Christian. |
Punchaet | Paucháyat | A jury of five men. |
Pundit | Pandit | A Brahmin learned in the Vedas and Shasters; a teacher of the Hindee or Sanscrit language. |
Punkah | Pankhá | A large, wooden, covered frame, suspended from the ceiling, with a heavy, deep frill, kept in motion by a coolie, as a fan, to cool the air in a room. |
Poor or Pore | Púr | A town or city; used in composition, as Seeta-pore, the City of Seeta. |
Puronas | Purán | The especial designation of the eighteen books of the Hindoo legends or traditions. |
Purda | Parda | A curtain or vail; partition, secrecy, privacy. |
Purda-nashssn | Parda-nashín | A secluded lady; one sitting behind a curtain. |
Purwana | Parwána | A permit, pass, or order. |
Rais | Raís | A prince, chief, head, citizen. |
Raj | Ráj | Empire, kingdom, government. |
Rajah | Rajáh | King, prince, sovereign. |
Ramadon | Rámzán | The name of a month; a fast of the Mohammedans |
Ranee | Rání | Feminine of Rajah; a Hindoo princess or queen. |
Rupee | Rúpí | A silver coin, worth nearly fifty cents. |
Rutt | Rath | A four-wheeled carriage or car. |
Ryot | Raaiyat | A peasant; a tenant or subject. |
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Sahib | Sáhib | Sir, lord, gentleman. |
Satya Yug | Sat Jug | The first age of the world; age of truth.. |
Sepoy | Sipáhí | A native soldier. |
Seraglio | Seraglio | From Sura, house, and Ahul, domestic; hence Suralio or Seraglio, the family or female apartments. |
Sewalla | Shivála | A temple. |
Shadee | Shádí | Marriage, wedding, happiness. |
Shah | Sháh | A king, a prince, (Mohammedan title.) |
Shahzada | Sháhzáda | The son of a king. |
Shastra or Shaster | Shástr | Hindoo Scriptures. |
Shiva | Shív | The Hindoo God of Destruction, husband of Kali, and the third member of the Hindoo Triad or Trimurti. |
Shesas or Sheeites | Shíah | One of the great Mohammedan sects; followers of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet, and esteeming the three Caliphs, Abubeker, Omar, and Oman, as usurpers. To this sect belong the Persians generally, the royal family of Oude, and most of the lower orders of Mussulmans in India. |
Shroff | Sharráf | A native banker or money-changer. |
Shytan | Shaitán | The devil, Satan. |
Sheikh | Shaikh | A disciple, follower, scholar; the name of the religionists in the Punjab. |
Sirkar | Sirkár | The State or Government. |
Soma | Soma | The milky juice of the moon-plant mixed with barley and fermented, forming an intoxicating drink; used in the ancient Vedic worship |
Soonees | Sunnís | “Followers of the traditions,” who maintain the lawful succession of the three Caliphs before Ali, and pay great respect to the traditions of Islam. The Arabs, Turks, Affghans, and most of the educated Mussulmans of India, are of this class, and style themselves Orthodox, the Sheeas being regarded as heretics. |
Sowar | Sawár | A cavalryman, a mounted soldier or policeman. |
Subadar | Súbadár | A governor of a province, a captain. |
Subah | Súba | A province. |
Sudder | Sadr | Chief, principal, as Sudder-adawlut, the Supreme Court of Justice in India. |
Sudra | Súdr | The fourth or servile caste of the Hindoos; now vaguely applied to all low classes. |
Sultan | Sultán | Sovereign, prince, (Mohammedan;) also a title formerly borne by the royal family of Delhi. |
Sunnud | Sanad | A grant or diploma. |
Surdar | Sardár | A chief, head-man, commander. |
Suttee | Sátí | The ceremony of burning a widow with her husband's corpse. |
Syce | Sais | A groom or horse-keeper. |
Syud or Said | Saiyad | A prince; descendant of Hossein, son of Ali, and grandson of Mohammed. |
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Taj | Táj | A crown. |
Talook | Táaluq | A State or Barony, usually larger than a Zemeendaree. |
Talookdar | Táaluqdár | A land-holder, a baron. |
Tattee | Tattí | A mat made of cus-cus grass, kept wet, and suspended before a window to cool the room. |
Tattoo | Tattú | A pony. |
Thakoor | Thákúr | Idol, lord, baron. |
Thanna | Thána | A police station. |
Terai | Taráí | A swamp, marsh, or miasmatic region. |
Thannadar | Thánadár | A police officer or constable. |
Thug | Thag | A professional murderer and devotee of the goddess Kali. |
Tola | Tolá | One hundred and eighty grains Troy weight. |
Tonjon | Tonjon | A chair with a hood. |
Tope | Tōp | A clump of trees; a cannon. |
Treta Yug | Tret Jug | The second age of the world; the silver age. |
Tukht | Takht | Chair, throne, seat. |
Tulwar | Talwár | A native sword. |
Tussuldar | Tahsíldár | A collector of revenue. |
Upanishads | Upanishads | Expository supplements to the Vedas. |
Vaishnavas | Vaishnavas | The worshipers of Vishnu. |
Vaisya | Vaisya | The third or agricultural caste of the Hindoos. |
Vakeel | Vakíl | An envoy, prime agent. |
Vedas | Bed | From Ved, learning, the most ancient sacred books of the Hindoos, of which there are four; the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda, and the Atharva-Veda. |
Vedanta | Vedánt | A system of pantheistical philosophy founded on scattered texts of the Vedas. |
Vishnu | Vishnu | The Preserver; the second member of the Hindoo Triad or Trimurti. |
Vizier | Wazír | The chief minister in a Mohammedan sovereignty. |
Wah Wah | Wáh Wah | Admirable! well-done! bravo! |
Wilaet | Wiláyat | Country, region, abroad, foreign. |
Wufadar | Wafadar | Faithful. |
Yogee | Jogí | A silent saint |
Yug | Jug | An age of the world |
Zeen | Zín | A saddle. |
Zemeendar | Zamíndár | Land-holder; collector of revenue of a district. |
Zemeendaree | Zamíndárí | A province. |
Zenana | Zanána | From Zun, a woman, the inner apartments in India. |
Zillah | Zila | An extensive district. |
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