GLOSSARY OF INDIAN TERMS
USED IN THIS WORK AND IN MISSIONARY CORRESPONDENCE.
(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. |