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chamanistaan

flower garden, lush garden, verdant meadow

'aurat

wife

taaGuut

the devil, satan

man-bhaavan

grateful or agreeable to the mind or soul, pleasing, amusing, diverting, acceptable, agreeable

daadraa

a staccato musical mode with quick tempo, kind of song to a quick air

mazduur

a hired labourer, worker

KHair-andesh

thinking well, well wisher

duudh-shariik bahan

foster sister

risaa.ii

related to grief and death, elegiac

zarf

vessel, vase, receptacle

tihaa.ii

one third, one-third part

laa'nat

curse, anathema, imprecation, reproach, reproof, rebuke

qahr Dhaanaa

to be wrathful, to rage

chale na jaa.e aa.ngan Te.Dhaa

a bad workman blames his tools

aage naath na piichhe pagaa

heirless, lone, lone wolf

saahir

magician, sorcerer, wizard, conjuror

ku.Dmaa.ii

the celebration of of an engagement, betrothal, engagement

nazar-bhar dekhnaa

to look carefully

KHvaaja-e-taash

slaves of the same master in relation to one another, slave colleagues

Words tagged under "Hinduism"

List of Urdu words and terms related with "Hinduism" consisting of definitions, descriptions, elucidations and topical and subject-specific categorizations

manjaa lenaa

to be taken off the bed (among Hindus who are laid on the ground when they are nearing death)

aa.D

anything natural or man-made behind which one can hide, cover, covert, hide, screen, fence, wall

aa.nchal lenaa

 

aachaarii

glass bottle for storing pickle

aachaman

the act of sipping a little water from the palm of the hand by way of purification before meals or religious ceremonies

aades

a form of salutation among jogis and other religious mendicants to a superior, good day, good morrow

aag banaanaa

to light a fire, set on fire, kindle a fire, ignite

aag karnaa

to light or make a fire, to make (a thing) exceedingly warm, to excite anger or envy (used among women)

aagam

futurity, the future, the future, time to come, the next world

aage Daalnaa

throw or place in front, Hindu: To give as much as possible to help the widow

aahuu-e-zar-nigaar

(Lexical) golden deer, (Means) the beautiful deer who forced Sita to pleads with Rama to capture it

aakaas-baanii

voice from heaven, voice from the sky, divine call or injunction, revelation, oracle

aakaash-baanii

voice from heaven, voice from the sky, divine call or injunction, revelation, oracle

aakaash-diyaa

a lamp lighted in honour of Lakshmi or Vish u, and elevated on a pole in the month of Katik

aakaashvaanii

voice from heaven, voice from the sky, divine call or injunction, revelation, oracle

aaraadhan

worship, adoration, prayer, devotion, invocation

aaraadhanaa

prayer, invocation, adoration, worship, supplication

aargh

 

aartii

a religious ritual in which a tray full of offerings is moved in a circle before an idol or a person

aasan

coital posture، yogic posture، inner or upper part of the thigh

aasan paaTii lekar pa.Dnaa

retire in a huff

aasmaanii-zabaan

 

aasur

demon, monster, fiend

abchhar

a female dancer in the court of Indra, nymph

Abidyaa

 

abiir

red powder made with rose, sandal and saffron and sprinkled on clothes at the Hindu Holi festival

achchhii muhuurat

favourable conjunction of the stars

agan-ku.nD

hell fire in Hindu religion

agarhaar

 

aghor-panthii

a member of the order aghor-panth, glutton

aglaa-janm

(Especially Hinduism) the next reincarnation, former birth

aglii pichhlii karnii

the fruits of one's acts in this life or in a former existence

agni-hotra

a ceremony consisting in oblations to consecrated fire;

agni-puraan

 

aise ga.e jaise gadhe ke sar se sii.ng

vanished, disappeared, extinct

ajaat

outcast, without caste, casteless

akraa

 

amaanat

thing or property committed to the trust and care of a person or group of persons, deposit

ang-milaa.ii

 

annpraasan

the ceremony of making a child taste rice boiled in milk (or kheer) for the first time (kheer chataanaa) which is usually done between the fifth and eighth month)

ardh-kumbh

Hindu festival celebrated every six years near the confluence of the Ganges and Jamuna

argh

a mode of worship; libation

arghaa

tray-like vessel for offering water to deities

arghaa.n

 

arkhaa

(in Hinduism) a vessel in which flowers are kept which are offered to deities

arpan

delivering, entrusting, placing in or upon, a sum set apart for religious or charitable purposes

arsh

hemorrhoids, piles

arsh-parsh honaa

 

asaa.Dhii

 

ashnaan

bathing, ablutions, washing, purification

ashnaan-dhyaan

bathing and religious meditation, daily worship (of a Hindu)

ashvmedh

sacrifice of a horse to claim a place in paradise

asthii

 

atharv-ved

Atharva Veda, the last of the four Vedas

autaar

avatar, vicegerent of a god, rebirth of god in another human shape, incarnation

avadhii

 

ba.Daa-jaanvar

 

ba.Dvaamukh

 

baagaa

wedding garment (bridegroom's), robe of honour

baag-pak.Daa.ii

 

baal-bhog

an offering to Kr̤ishṇa presented in the early morning

baal-liilaa

childish exploits or tricks, juvenile sports or frolics

baamnii

wife of a Brahman

baan-prasth

retiring into a forest, leading the life of an anchorite, hermit, anchorite

baapuu

elderly, fatherly figure

baasaa karnaa

 

baavaTaa

a piece of jewellery worn by Hindu women on arm

baaz haath par baiThnaa

 

baDhaar

 

badrikaa

 

bahuu

daughter-in-law, son's wife

baid

man of the medical caste, physician

baijantii-maalaa

the necklace of Vishnu (composed of five gems produced from the five elements of nature, viz. the sapphire, from the earth, (the pearl from water, the ruby from fire, the topaz from air, and the diamond, from space or æther)

baikunTh

paradise, heaven

baisaakhii

crutch, used by the lame

baisandar

epithet of Agni or

baishnavii

follower of Vishnu

bajr-ang

having a hard stony body

bajr-balii

having a hardy frame, a robust, hardy man

balraaj

a Hindu festival celebrated in the month of Katik in which oxen are decorated

ban-khanDii

name of a forest in India

banmaal

a garland of wild flowers (usually of the tulsi, the kunda, the mandar, the parijat, and the saro-ruha or lotus), reaching down to the feet, the chaplet worn by Lord Krishna

ban-maalaa

garland of wild flowers

banmaalii

having or wearing a ban-mal, one who wears a ban-mal

barahii

 

baran-maalaa

the alphabet

bargad

the banyan or Indian fig tree, ficus benghalensis

barjoran

tying the knot between the bride and the groom at the time of marriage

barmaan

Brahmin, a member of the first Hindu class

barman

Brahman

barsaayat

 

basandar

epithet of Agni or fire

basant

spring season,

baseraa denaa

to give a night's lodging (to), to stop, halt (a bier), to take a caged bird in the morning or evening to hear the singing of wild birds in a grove, with a view to its catching their notes

basnaa

settle

bayvasthaa

decision according to shastras, ruling by pundits

be.Daa uThaanaa

undertake to accomplish a job, take up the gauntlet, set oneself to do

bed-a.ng

the general term for the six auxiliary or subordinate branches of the Vedas, viz. (1), Shiksha, or the rules of pronunciation and recital, (2), Kalpa, or the details of religious ceremonies, (3), Vyakaran, or grammar, (4), Chand, or prosody; (5), Nirukti, or the explanation of difficult, obscure, or obsolete words that occur in the Vedas, (6), Jyotis or astronomy

bel-pattar

(Lexical) the leaf of Bell-tree

bhaagiirtii

a branch of the Ganges in Bengal

bhaapaa

 

bhaat

plain boiled rice

bhaat lagnaa

 

bhagvaan

God, the Supreme Being

bhai.nsa-sar

 

bhajrii

 

bhanDaryaa

 

bharnaa

(of a wound) heal up

bhau.nrii phirnaa

 

bhe.Diyaa-bhe.Dii kaa khel

 

bhol

 

bhuut

a vicious or wicked person

bhuvaa

 

bichaar

backbiting

bichaarnaa

decide

bichhipt

 

biddiyaa

learning, knowledge

bihaa.ii

legendary spirit said to whisper alternately sad and pleasing things in the ears of infants, making them laugh and cry

biis-hazaarii

 

biistii

 

bijaar

bull reared for breeding

bilaap

weeping, wailing, lamentation

biraj

name of the district surrounding Agra and Mathura (the scene of Krishna's juvenile adventures), the home of Krishna

birambh

 

birkulaa

a small cake of cow-dung with a hole in the middle, placed on the mouth of a vessel

birlaa

eccentric, perverse

bishnuu

 

bishuuchikaa

 

bivaah

marriage

bivaan

 

bivastaa

legal decision or ruling according to the shastras

biyaarii

dinner

bolnaa

(a bird) chirp

brahm-ghaat

sacrilege, the murder of a Brahman

byaadh

dispute, quarrel

chaab

a sweet dish made on festive occasions

chaachaa jii

 

chaadar Daalnaa

cover with a sheet of cloth, hide,marry (a widow)

chaadar u.Dhaanaa

 

chaaro.n aashram

Four religion orders of Hinduism

chakke

 

chalnaa

go, walk, move, stir

chandr-bansii

lunar race, Rajput

chapoTii

old worn out turban or cap, flattened hat

charchaa

common or public talk, discussion

charKH-puujaa

a ceremony observed by the lower orders of Hindūs on the day when the sun enters aries, for the expiation of their sins (they are suspended, by an iron hook thrust through the flesh of the back, to one end of a lever which is raised

charnaamrit

Foot-nectar, the water in which the feet of an idol, or a priest, or a Brahman, or a guru, or a husband, or a guest, have been washed and drink a little amount as sacred relics

chartii

one who does not fast

chaudis

 

chauga.Daa

rabbit, hare

chauk

chowk, square of a city, crossroads, crossing, main street or central thoroughfare of a city

chauk.Dii

an aggregate of four

chaukaa

a square shaped ground marked with coloured flour, used for charm

chhaak

milking

chhan

gravel, grit in grain or food

chhataa

 

chhii.nkte ga.e chhii.nkte aa.e

 

chhiitaa

 

chhuu.nchhaa

 

chitaa

funeral pile, pyre

chitaa par cha.Dhnaa

 

chitaa-pinD

 

chitranii

one of the four kinds of women who hold the second rank in beauty

choTii

pigtail, a plaited lock of hair worn by women at the back, lock or wisp of hair on the crown of a Hindu's head

daa.ijaa

dowry

daadaa

paternal grandfather

daadas

mother-in-law of mother-in-law

daadsaraa

father of father-in-law

daaG denaa

brand (horse or cattle)

daah denaa

light the funeral pyre

daah-sar

crematorium

daamaasaahii

the division of property of a bankrupt businessman among his creditors

daamaasaahii chukaanaa

 

dalvaal

commander-in-chief, a leader or ruler of a people or clan

DanDavat

(Hindu) prostration before a superior, bow, obeisance

DanDiir

line, stripe, trace, score, lineament

debii

goddess

deh

The body, the person.

dehaa.nt

relinquishing the body, dying, death

dehraa

a temple where idols are worshiped by Jains

dev-baanii

language of gods, i.e. Sanskrit

devdaasii

beloved, dancer in temple, slave girl who serves a temple

dev-jagan

 

dev-lok

abode of ascetics, heaven, paradise, eternal world

dev-maalaa

legend, folklore

dev-naagrii

script in which Hindi, Marathi, Dogri, Nepali etc. is written, Devanagari, The divine city writing, the character in which Sanskrit is usually written.

devtaa siidhe honaa

 

devThaanaa

the eleventh day of the light of Katik,on which Vishu wakes from his sleep for four months

dev-uThaan

the eleventh day of the light of Katik,on which Vishu wakes from his sleep for four months

dhaa ke denaa

 

dhaa.nsnaa

cough due to acridity

Dhaabaa

road side hotel, where travelers come eat and rest

dhaar cha.Dhaanaa

 

dhanteras

a festival held on the 13th day of Kartik month according to the Hindu calendar

dharm-shaala

almshouse

dhuuknaa

 

dhuunii

smoke

dhuunii jamaanaa

 

dhuunii lagnaa

 

dhuup diip denaa

 

dhuup jalaanaa

to burn incense (before an idol)

dig-gaj

elephant of the quarter', a mythical elephant of one of the eight quarters or points (which, with others at different quarters, is supposed to support the world), ( met. ) great, large, huge

diibii khelnaa

 

diidii

Hindu: It is called a small stone or table on which offerings of temples are placed in front of the gods

diivaalii

(Hindu) happiness, row of lamps, cleaning

do-janmaa

(Hindu) the one who have dual cast

Domnii

a woman or girl of the ḍom caste, the wife of a ḍom

Dorii khii.nchnaa

 

dosii

a milkman of the Musalmaan caste

do-zarbii

deceitful, double-barrelled (gun),double-bolted (as a lock), inflicting two blows or a double wound

durgaa

name of a Hindu goddess

durgaa-navmii

the ninth day of the light half of the month Kartik (sacred to Durga as Jagaddhatri or 'maintainer of the world')

durgaa-puujaa

Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga

duudh-pilaa.ii

offering of milk to the bridegroom by the sisters of bride as wedding ritual

dvaapar

 

dvi-janma

twice-born, two incarnations

ga.Dba.Dii

commotion, confusion, agitation, disturbance

ga.Dvaa

a kind of water-pot

ga.ndau.Daa

a cake of solid sugar distributed among the relatives at a wedding

ga.ngaa bahaanaa

becoming free from something

ga.ngaa duhaa.ii

by the Ganges, by god

ga.ngaa haath par rakhnaa

 

ga.ngaa jalii uThaanaa

swear on the Ganges water

ga.ngaa me.n charaaG bahaanaa

 

ga.ngaa nasiib na honaa

 

ga.ngaa uThaanaa

taking an oath by filling the holy water of the Ganges in one's palms

ga.ngaa uThvaanaa

 

ga.ngaa-baasii

one who resides near the Ganges

ga.ngaa-dhar

Ganges-supporter', an epithet of Śiva (according to the legend, the Ganges, in its descent from heaven, first alighted on the head of Śiva, and continued for a long period entangled in his hair), a proper name (of a man)

ga.ngaa-jal

(Hindu) Ganges water considered holy by the Hindus

ga.ngaa-jii

the Ganges, name of river

ga.ngaa-putr

a Brāhmaṇ who conducts pilgrims to the Ganges, a Brāhmaṇ priest who officiates by the Ganges

ga.ngaa-yaatraa

the old practice of taking a moribund person to the banks of the Ganges to die,

ga.uu-daan

 

ga.uu-maataa

mother cow, sacred cow (Hindus deferentially consider cow as mother)

gaa.Dhaa vaqt

difficult times

gaa.nTh baa.ndhnaa

bear in mind

gaa.nTh jo.Dnaa

tie the nuptial knot, get married

gaa.nTh karnaa

to put in one's purse or pocket, to hoard up, to pocket, to misappropriate

gaabh

pregnancy (esp. of cattle)

gaandharv

 

gaat se honaa

 

gaav-e-zamii.n

the bull on whose horns the earth is fabled to rest

gaayatrii

the name of a stanza that has six letters in each verse

gagan

wave

gagan khelnaa

(waves) to spurt high, (of water) spurt high, to beat high (as waves)

gahnii

a deformed cow born during an eclipse of the moon

gaj-motii

fine large pearl supposed to be found in the skull of an elephant

gaj-muktaa

elephant-gem, elephant-pearl, a large pearl (it is a popular idea of the Hindus that the finest pearls are found in the heads of elephants)

Galla Daalnaa

 

gandharv

an angel who duties to performing singing and dancing in heaven

ganesh

game of a Hindu deity, Lord of the inferior deities

ganesh-chauth

a festival observed on the fourth of any of several months, in honour of lord Ganes

gangaa kaa mela

 

gangaa laab honaa

 

gangaa-ashnaan

bathing in the Ganges (as a purifying act)

garbh

pregnancy, conception, pride, vanity, womb

gardanii

blow on the neck in wrestling

gat

end, salvation, funeral rites

gat honaa

(of funeral rites) be performed

gat karnaa

beat severely

gaTh-bandhan

association, alliance

gaTThii

knot

gauna

 

gauraa

 

gaurayyaa

sparrow

gaurii

one of the names of the Hindu goddess Parvati (the wife of Śiva)

gaurii-sha.nkar

 

ghaabraa

confused, confounded

ghaal mel kar denaa

 

ghaal-mel

familiarity, friendly relations

ghaaT

ghat, landing stage, wharf, pier, jetty

ghaat chalaanaa

 

ghaaTiyaa

Brahman who attends pilgrims to a bathing-place and looks after the clothes of the bathers

ghanTe morchhal se uThaanaa

 

ghaplaa

discrepancy (in accounts), fraud, embezzlement, swindling

ghaT

happenned

gho.Dii cha.Dhnaa

 

ghunnii saadhnaa

be designedly silent, keep mum

ghuus

bribe

girah dekhnaa

consult a horoscope

giyaabh

pregnancy of a cattle

god biThaanaa

 

god khilaanaa

nurse or bring up child, dandle, to carry (a child) in the arms, to nurse (or bring up), to be the mother of a child

golaa dhaar barasnaa

rain cats and dogs

gorakh

fraud

grahast

the second part of life involving family and household

grih lagaanaa

complete a couplet by adding a line, tie a knot

gu.Diyaa.n

doll,

gun karnaa

 

guptdaan

alms given secretly, a secret gift or present, a hidden donation

gurgaa

an employee of the lower grade

gusaa.ii.n

a caste of Brahmans

guTar-guun

the speaking voice of pigeons

guujhaa

a kind of pastry (made of pounded almonds, pistachio nuts), a kind sweetmeat shaped like a samosa

guular kaa phuul

a rare commodity, wonder

gyaan

knowledge

gyaan-charchaa

religious discourse

gyaanii

a sage, a philosopher

ha.Dvaa.D

(generally) graveyard where ancestors' bones are buried, a graveyard of Hindus, cinerarium

ha.nsaa karnaa

 

haahaa khaanaa

beg earnestly, beseech, entreat, wheedle

haalaahal

a deadly poison

haath denaa

hit with the hand, lend a hand or helping hand, support, pledge, shake hands

haath jo.Dnaa

entreat, implore, beg or crave pardon, seek favour

haath par ga.ngaa jalii rakhnaa

 

haath pasaare jaanaa

 

haath pasaarnaa

to stretch or hold out the hand, to ask (for), to beg, beg alms

haath saadhnaa

to learn or practice something, e.g. calligraphy, to form (one's) hand, to practice handwriting

halke bhaarii honaa

being intolerant to, not agreeing

harakat

adultery

harbhajan

 

harii bolnaa

 

harijan

 

harijan

a member of the hereditary group of the lowest social and ritual status

haritaalikaa

bent-grass, panic grass, Panicum dactylon

harsaa

stone for abrading sandalwood

havaa dekhnaa

 

hayyaa

shout by laborers to motivate themeselves

holikaa

the goddess who is supposed to preside over the Holi-festival

igaarah

 

iisur

 

ikkaa

a two-wheeled one horse-drawn cart

indar

Hindu God of rain, Indar-mythological king

indar-duvaadasii

the twelfth day of the month Bhadra, a festival in honour of Indra

inder-sabha

Indra Sabha-allusion, earliest form of drama

ismed

 

ja.D-bharat

a caste of Brahmins

ja.ii

a small species of barley

jaachak

a wandering musician

jaaduu Daalnaa

to practice sorcery or black magic, enchant, bewitch, cast a spell

jaaduu maarnaa

to cast a spell, to practice sorcery or black magic, enchant, bewitch

jaak

 

jaat-dharm

the duty of caste, the law or usage of caste

jaatraa

going, setting off, departure, exodus, travel, journey, march

jaatrii

(Hindu) pilgrim

jachchhi

 

jagan-naath

lord of the universe', a name of Vishnu or Krishna, name of a celebrated idol, and of a temple and the surrounding district on the Coromandel coast, near Cuttack, in Orissa, where Vishnu is especially worshipped as Jagannath

jal

cold, coldness, winter

jal jaanaa

be burnt, be consumed by fire, be irked or annoyed, become jealous

jalahrii

a small pit for water (such as that into which the water in which an idol has been bathed flows)

jam hojaanaa

 

jam kaa diyaa

a lamp, or illumination, sacred to Jam, lighted on the thirteenth of Kartik Krishna-paksh, i.e. three days before the Diwali

jambuu-diip

one of the seven islands of the earth according to mythology

jamii

a twin-sister

jam'-KHarch

(Trade) receipts and disbursements, debit and credit, revenue receipts and balances, account of receipt and disbursement, account of collections and charges, cash account, account current

jamogaa

 

janaalokaa

 

janam

birth, nativity, origin, life, lifetime, production, cycle of existence, one life after another, incarnation

janam janam me.n

in every life, from birth to birth, in successive lives

janam lenaa

to transmigrate (a soul)

janam me.n thuuknaa

 

janam-chakkar

 

janam-janam

always

janam-kunDalii

 

jangal jaanaa

walk in or go into the wood, go to a wild or unfrequented place, relieve or ease oneself

janmaashTamii

Hindu festival of Krishna's birthday

janm-ghuTTii

 

janmii

creature, living being (such as man, animal)

janm-patr

horoscope

janvaasaa

the house where the bridegroom and his relatives are received

jap

recitation of prayers, silently telling the beads of a rosary

jap karaanaa

to get a Brahman to repeat prayers, or to count his beads (for a sick person)

jap karnaa

to mutter prayers

japnaa

to recite (the bead-roll), to make mention of.

jashn-e-charaaGaa.n

festival of lights, Diwali

jaunaa

 

jau-zan

magician, sorcerer (called so because magicians usually cast their charm by incantation, a spell on barley grains, name of certain magicians in India who are said to bewitch people by means of barley-corns steeped in saffron, over which certain incantator

javaaraa

 

jhaa.D

a kind of firework, act of exorcism, chandelier, strong smell (of chillies, etc.) that makes one sneeze, the act of dusting, shaking (a cloth, etc.) with an intention to brush or clean, winnowing, wipe, volley (of abuses, etc.), tree, plant, bush

jhaa.Daa

charm, incantation

jhaa.D-baaqii

clearing off (an account), full payment, finishing touch or stroke

jhaa.Dnaa

to brush off, to clean

jhaa.njii

 

jho.npa.Daa

hut, hovel

jhol

(of flesh) flaccidity, flabbiness, a wash of golden colour, gilding, bagginess, looseness, sagging or wrinkling of ill-fitting clothes, brood (of a bird), hatch, defect, flaw, weakness, litter, farrow (of dogs or pigs), offspring, lineage, soup, curry, gravy, broth

jhuulaa

a kind of song sung when swinging

jidhar-tidhar

here and there, everywhere, wherever, hither thither

jiiga.D bharnaa

 

jiijaa

sister's husband, brother-in-law

jimaanaa

entertain

jis ne diyaa us ne paayaa

 

jodhaa

warrior, hero, brave fellow, soldier

jog

joining, uniting, fitting

jog aasan

a posture or mode of sitting proper for profound and abstract meditation

jog maayaa jii kaa pa.nkhaa

 

jogiyaa

like a yogi or pertaining to be a yogi

jot jagaanaa

begin some good work

jugaalii

chewing the cud, repetition of action, chew, stickjaw, chicle

jug-jug

from age to age, for ever, constantly, perpetually, eternally

juujhanaa

to wage war

juun puurii karnaa

to live the life to which one is destined, to drag out one's existence, to exist

jvaalaa

heat

ka.Daa

cruel

ka.Dhaa.ii cha.Dhaanaa

 

ka.nTh baiTh jaanaa

 

ka.nTh suukh jaanaa

 

kaa.Dhaa

concentrated liquid resulting from boiling a substance, especially a herb or medicinal plant, extract

kaa.ndhaa

shoulder

kaachh

buttocks

kaachh kholnaa

to outrage modesty

kaaj

buttonhole

kaajii

worker, artisan

kaakaa

a form of address for elder people

kaakii

a young girl, daughter (esp. in Punjab)

kaal

age, era, time

kaalaa-naag

the hooded snake, or cobra di capello Coluber naga(which is regarded as sacred by the Hindus)

kaalak kaa Tiikaa

stigma, infamy, ignominy

kaale mu.nh a.ndhere

in the morning, in the early morning

kaalii

Hindu goddess Kali

kaalii nikaalnaa

 

kaalii-dah

the pit or whirlpool in the river Jamna in which the serpent Kali is said to have lived

kaalindii

an epithet of the river Yamuna or Jamna

kaamaarthii

one with some interest or desire

kaamadhe.n

 

kaamdev

(Hindu) the god of love or god of sex, the Hindu Cupid (he was the son of Vishnu by Rukmini, and the husband of Rati or Venus)

kaar-e-KHair

good deed, virtuous deed, girl wedding

kaaTh kii gho.Dii

bier, coffin

kaatkii

 

kaayaa

appearance, body

kaayasth

(Literary) situated in the body, incorporate, the Supreme Being or Spirit

kaayath

name of a mixed tribe or caste of Hindus (sprung from a Kshatriya father and shudra mother), the writer caste

kabiir

great, large, senior, magnate, immense,

kabiire.n u.Daanaa

 

kachaa ko.Dh

 

kachchii-raso.ii

food free from oil

kafan kaaThii karnaa

 

kailaash

name of a mountain, placed by the Hindus in the Himalaya range

kala.nk cha.Dhaanaa

put to shame, accuse, slander

kalankii

spotty, tainted, blemished, stained

kalau.ns kaaTiikaa

 

kalau.ns lagaanaa

accuse, slander

kalejaa thartharaanaa

 

kalejaa Tok Tok honaa

 

kaljhavaa.n

sooty, grimy

kaljug

the fourth age; the worst age, The present or iron age (according to Hindus); comprising a period of 4,32.000 years

kalp

an extremely long period, the duration of the world

kalvaa

 

kalyaan honaa

prosper, be happy

kama.nDal

an earthen or wooden water-pot used by the ascetic and the religious student; a vessel with a spout

kamai.Daa

 

kamal-baa.ii

a kind of jaundice

kamlii bichhaanaa

 

kan

who

kan karnaa

to appraise, value, estimate

kanaagat

a Hindu religious festival in which charities are given out in honour of deceased ancestors

kanchhedan

ceremony associated with it piercing of ear lobe

kanDii

a scrap of dry cow-dung

kangnaa

a folk song sung while tying a wedding bracelet

kangnaa kholnaa

(Hindu) the marriage ceremony of untying the kangna i.e bracelet (the bride untying the bridegroom's, and vice versa)

kanTh karnaa

memorize, get by heart

kanThii baa.ndhnaa

 

kanyaa-daan

dowry and the money that is deposited to marry a daughter or give dowry

kap.DauTii

covering the mouth of a vessel with a cloth

kapilaa

brown-coloured cow

kapuur

a kind of rose

kar lenaa

to have completed, accomplished, get married

karaa.D

a shopkeeper, a businessman

karaaraa

curt (reply, etc.), beautiful, comely, attractive, hard, stiff, strong, hot, spicy, unflinching, resolute, well-baked, crisp but brittle

karaav

The marriage of a widow with the brother (generally the younger brother) of the deceased husband (the custom prevails among the Jāṭs, Gūjars, Ahīrs, and other inferior tribes)

karam

favor, bounty, grace, graciousness, generosity

karam-bhog

(Hindu) result of work done before birth

karm-bhog

(Hindu) result of work done before birth

karm-bhuumi

the land or region of religious actions,' an epithet of Bharata, airāvata, and Videha

karm-bog

 

karm-kaa.nD

 

kartaa-dhartaa

(Figurative) superior, guardian

karvaa

earthen pitcher with spout, pipkin

kasar khaanaa

suffer loss or damage

kaTautii

that which is to be de ducted, deduction

kathaa

narrative, story, tale, religious story narrated as sermon, someone's tale of woes

kathaa baa.nchnaa

to read or recite a story, or a sacred book, to preach

kathaa biThaanaa

to appoint a person to recite sacred book regularly

kathak

a type of dance which narrates a story, kathak

kaTh-pho.Daa

name of a bird, woodpecker

kaTor-daan

brass or copper vessel with lid, usually round in shape

kattar

snip, cut-piece

kaul

grain not fully cleaned, morsel, the amount of grain put in a mill at one time

kaurav

of or belonging to Kuru, or to the Kurus

kesar

saffron

kha.Dvaa

a wrist-ornament, a kind of bracelet

kha.ngaar lag jaanaa

 

khaa.nDnaa

 

khaaj

dosage, food

khaanaa pachaanaa

to digest food

khaan-paan

wealthiness

khaaT

litter to carry the sick

khaaT kaT jaanaa

 

khaaT nikalnaa

 

khaaT se lag jaanaa

be confined to bed (due to illness), be bedridden

khaaT se utaar lenaa

 

khaate piite laate.n maarnaa

 

khaaT-khaTolaa

goods and chattels, bed and baggage

khai

 

khappar

beggar's bowl, cup used by yogis, skull, vessel for burning aloes or incense, vessel in which the blood of a victim is kept for offering to deities

khappar bharnaa

make a blood-offering

kharaa karnaa

to separate good (money) from bad

kharaa-pan baghaarnaa

boasting about one's good nature

kharhaa

hare, rabbit

khatiyaa

rope cot

khaTiyaa nikalnaa

bier to be carried out, die

khaTkaa

anxiety, concern

khaTTaa miiThaa honaa

watering of mouth at savory food

khauruu laanaa

to commence pawing the ground and bellowing

khe khaanaa

 

khiis

grinning, simpering, showing the teeth, grimace

khij

nickname (for teasing someone)

khivayyaa

oarsman, one who rows a boat, boatman

kho.nT

angle, direction, corner, earwax, pivot, portion

khoT karnaa

commit a fault, inflict loss on, injure

khoTii sun.naa

 

khu.De.nchiyaa

enemy, rival, adversary

khulnaa

(secret) to be revealed or exposed, be solved (of a problem or mystery)

khuTle

 

khuu.nTaa saa baiTh jaanaa

firmly hold one's ground

kiirtan

 

kiis

 

kiraa.D

shopkeeper, trader

kirii.Daa

 

kiriyaa khaanaa

to take an oath, to swear (by)

kirpaal

merciful

klesh

suffering, pain, sorrow, trouble

kokaa-belii

red lotus or water-lily

kokh-shaastr

(metaphorical) the science of hidden or occult

kripaa

compassion, pity, mercy, clemency, tenderness, kindness, affection, favour, bounty

krishn

the eighth and most celebrated of the ten incarnations of the god Vishnu, the god Krishn (the Apollo of the Hindus)

krishn muraarii

an epithet of Krishna as the enemy of the Daitya Mura

kriyaa

to take an oath, to swear (by)

kriyaa-karm

funeral ceremonies, especially cremation, obsequies

krodh

anger, wrath, rage

kshatriya

the second or military caste of Hindus

ku.nj.Daa

name of a caste (among Hindus) whose business it is to sell vegetables, fruits, a man of that caste, a greengrocer, fruiterer, (people of the mentioned category have often become Muslims now)

kufr-kachahrii

company where blasphemy and ribaldry is heard

kujaat

of low cast, from bad breed, slavish

kul-devii

Goddess of a family, Goddess who has traditionally been worshiped in a family or overall

kul-devtaa

a principal deity

kulen

(Hinduism) of noble descent, of high birth, of good family, well-born

kulhiyaa bharnaa

offer cups full of milk, etc. to god or goddess, to fill earthen vessel with rice on Diwali

kulii bakhaan.naa

 

kul-uchhaal

 

kumai.Daa

convulsions, jerkiness

kumbhak

Hinduism: in Pranayama, the action of stopping nose and mouth breathing

kumDaa

 

kunD

fire-altar for hurling votive offerings

kunDal

circle, halo, coil, Hindu ascetic's large earring, ring, large ear-ring

kunDii muu.ndnaa

bind the latch of a door

kupaDh

illiterate, uneducated

kuriit

bad custom, improper course

kurkurii uThnaa

to have a rumbling in the bowels, to have the gripes, (met.) evil to come upon (one)

kurmii

a lower-caste in Hindus

kush

killer, killing, destroying

kuThaalii karnaa

melt, burn, heat

kuttii

 

laabh

acquirement, acquisition, gain, profit, advantage

laaD laDaanaa

 

laag-daar

 

laalaa

slave, servant, title of Hindu moneylender

laalaa jii

 

laala-jii

a title of respect used among Hindus

laanaa

apply, use, present

lachhmii

name of the wife of Vishnu, goddess of wealth and prosperity

lag

to be attached, adhere, apply, belong, tend

lagan dharnaa

 

lagan-kunDlii

nativity, horoscope

lagant-bidyaa

 

lahaTnaa

 

lak.Dii denaa

place wood on the funeral pyre (of)

lak.Diyaa.n denaa

to place wood on the funeral pyre (of)

lakshmii

(Puran) name of the goddess of fortune and beauty (she is regarded as the wife of Vishṇu or Narayaṇ, and is one of the principal female deities of the Hindus, she is also called Padm, Kamala, and Sri, and is supposed to be the Ceres of the ancients) an epithet of Sītā, the wife of Rāma:

lakshmii-puujaa

the worship of lakshmī,' name of a festival on the fifteenth day in the dark half of the month Kārtik, Sept.-Oct. (said to be celebrated, in modern times, by bankers and traders, to propitiate fortune)

lalaaT

 

lalii

girl, daughter

lalit

beautiful, pretty

lallaa

son

lallo

the tongue

lanka

Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka also mentioned in Ramayan

laTaa-dhaarii

(a mendicant or an ascetic) with matted hair

lau.nd

(Hindu) intercalary month

lekhe

wrote

liilnaa

gulp, swallow, devour

ling-shariir

the subtle form of corporeal body, the subtle body which is not destroyed by death

lo.Dhii

(Punjab) mid-winter Hindu festival in which bonfires are made, bonfire festival

load karnaa

 

lobh

eager (or intense) desire, longing

loh.Dii

(Punjab) mid winter Hindu festival in which bonfires are made, bone-fire festival

lok

people, folk

lokaa-lok

 

loth

the corporeal form or figure

lugaa.ii

(Metaphorically) concubine, kept women, paramour

ma.ngal

good luck, auspiciousness

ma.ngal aachaar karnaa

 

ma.ngal-chanDii

(Hindu) name of a goddess

ma.ngalduvaar

main entrance

ma.ngal-kaarya

a festive occasion, solemnity (as a marriage), an auspicious occasion

ma.ngal-kalas

a kind of vessel in which a light is placed, and which, at a wedding, is held on the head by women whose husbands are alive, and shown, as a good omen, to the bride, at the door of her house

ma.ngal-raasii

good fortune, well-being, wealth

ma.ngal-ruup

 

ma.ngal-samaachaar

auspicious news, good tidings

ma.ngalsutr

the lucky thread

maa.ng bharnaa

to marry (a woman), give (a going woman) away in marriage

maa.ng khulnaa

death of a bride or a groom, a marriage to annul

maahii-zamii.n

 

maakhan-chor

an epithet of Krishn

maaltii

a kind of jasmine

maamaa

maidservant

maamii

partiality, support, bias, maternal support

maa'muul-e-dasahra

(Hindu) aid money always given on the occasion of Dussehra

maan rahnaa

to be dependent (on)

maanii

name of a famous ancient Iranian artist

maar

serpent, snake

maarnaa

bat or flutter (eyelids), wink, brag, boast, capture a piece, conquer, subjugate, defeat, dart or hurl (missile, etc.), cut, reduce, destroy, break, mar, hide, conceal, kill, slay, shoot, slaughter, take life, make away with, steal, pinch, misappropriate, usurp, master, subdue, tame (affection, appetite, lust, etc.), oxidize or calcine a metal, perform a sexual act, punish, scold, strike, hit, beat, crack, bang, drub, manhandle, throw down on the back, tolerate

maaruut

 

maataa

mother

maataa jii

 

maataa kaa mu.nDh

a small dome or building dedicated to the goddess of small-pox

maataa-pitaa

parents

maathaa piiTan karnaa

 

maathe kii bindii

 

maathe rolii chaaval cha.Dhaanaa

 

maatirkaa

a divine mother, epithet of a class of goddesses

machchh

a large fish

machkaa

difference, looseness

madhusuudan

destroyer of the demon Madhu

magan

absorbed (in), deeply engaged (in)

mahaa.n

moons, fair ones, beloved ones

mahaa-bhagvaan

 

mahaa-daan

an epithet of certain valuable gifts or the giving of different kinds of valuable presents to the priests or name given to various traditional gifts (sixteen such gifts are particularly enumerated), a great gift

mahaa-devii

the title of goddess Durga, Parvati

mahaa-ga.ngaa

 

mahaa-kaalii

A famous idol or form of Durga, Wife of Mahakal Shiva with five faces and eight arms

mahaamaa.ii

one of the seven sisters who are goddesses of smallpox

mahaamaayaa

(Lexical) great deceit or illusion

mahaa-paap

(Hindu) great crime, cardinal sin

mahaaprabhu

mighty lord

mahaaprasaad

a great present' of food (distributed among the persons present at the worship of an idol, especially of Jagannāth)

mahaa-purush

(Satirical) consummate knave, wicked person

mahaa-raamaayan

the great Rāmāyan, one of the many Rāmāyaṇs of Vālmīki

mahaatam

greatness of soul, magnanimity

mahaaviir

name of the last or twenty-fourth Arhat (the last and most celebrated Jain teacher of the present age, supposed to have flourished in the province of Behar in the sixth century before the Christian era), name of the founder of the Jain faith

mahaa-yaatraa

(Hinduism) going to the Himalayas or Varanasi for the purpose of pilgrimage or with the desire to giving up the body

mahaa-yug

a great yuga or epock, a yug of the gods, the aggregate of the four yugs , Krita, tretā, dvāpar, and Kali (4,320,000,000 years of mortals)

maharshii

a great Rishi, any great sage or saint

mahesharii

 

mahii

a type of Sanskrit verse

mahiine se honaa

menstruate

mahimaa

(Hindu) greatness, majesty, glory

mahtaarii

mother

mahviyat

absorption, engrossment, state of being absorbed or charmed

makad

a kind of sweet, dry fruits sweets, gram-flour's sweets

makkhan-laal

 

mal

crap, shit, excretion, faeces, rub

malmaas

(Hindu) an intercalary (thirteenth) month (in which no religious ceremonies should be performed

malmalaahaT

dejection, sadness, regret, depression

man

mind, heart, soul, will

man aTaknaa

be in love, to fall in love (with), have an attachment

man basnaa

dwell in one's mind, or to fill, the mind (of a person)

man chalnaa

desire eagerly, long for

man kaa maaraa

 

man karnaa

desire, wish

man kii maarii

 

man lalchaanaa

covet, hanker after, yearn, long for

man lenaa

to captivate the heart (of), to charm, to win, to take the opinion or views (of), to fathom the thoughts (of), to sound, 'to feel the pulse (of)'

man lubhaanaa

 

man maar ke baiTh rahnaa

 

man mailaa karnaa

to be sad or dejected, to be troubled, or vexed, or annoyed

man me.n aanaa

come into the mind, occur to one, (an idea) to strike, have an idea or urge

man milnaa

to be of one mind, be of the same mind (as another), to be in sympathy (with)

man phaT jaanaa

 

man uktaanaa

to be tired or sick of, be fed up (with)

manasaa

of mind, related to mind, mental, generated by mind

manasaa-devii

 

man-bhar

about one maund, to heart's desire

mandaa

slowness, languidness, slackness, decrease, diminution, abatement, dulness (of a market), depression (of trade), cheapness

manglaa

related to Mangal, fortunate, lucky

manglaa-mukhii

a musician, a singer, minstrel, bard, a dancing girl.

manharan

heart-ravishment, captivation, fascination, enchantment, charm

man-mast

merry, jovial, cheerful and lively

man-maujii

self-conceited, full of conceits, fanciful, capricious, whimsical, merry, jovial, a self-conceited man

man-mohan

beloved, sweetheart

mantar

a passage of the Vedas, holy text

manu-shaastr

collection of laws given by Manu

manuu

allusion to Manu the lawgiver

maqaam denaa

give respect or status

maraaThaa

the name of heroic cast which is a native of Maharashtra, the Non-Brahmin Hindu native of Maharashtra

martabaan

jar, covered jar made of china, glass, porcelain or clay

mashal-chii

 

mat denaa

advise, teach

mau.D

 

maunaa-raanii

 

maunii

small round basket, small jar

mausam-e-bahaar

(Metaphorically) the time of happiness and prosperity

mauseraa

of or belonging to, or related to, a mother's sister

maut kaa farishta

angel of death, god of hell, king of terrors

mautaa kii rasm

 

megh

rain

megh-pati

lord of the clouds, an epithet of Hindu god Indra

megh-raaj

lord of the clouds, an epithet of Hindu god Indra

mihraaruu

women, lady

mii.ndnaa

 

miijnaa

 

miin

fish

miinjnaa

to rub with the hands, to crush, pulverize, to rub, scrub, scour, clean

milnii

wedding procession, reception, meeting on wedding day between elders of both families

mishar

 

misir

a title of respect (used at the end or beginning of a proper name, especially that of a scholar)

mitii

date, day

miyaa.n

a formal title and family name

miyaa.n-bhaa.ii

elder brother, big brother

mlechh

dirty, foul, filthy, unclean, ill-mannered, of low caste or birth, term used by Hindus for a non-Hindu, especially Muslim

mochrii

a type of shoe

moda

a kind of weight

mohan

sweetheart, fascinating, one of the names of Lord Krishna

morii chhuuTnaa

(colloq.) the bowels to be loose, or, to have loose bowels

mrig-charm

antelope-skin (worn, and used as a bed, by Hindu ascetics), deer skin worn or used as bed by fakirs or dervishes

mrig-chhaalaa

antelope-skin (worn, and used as a bed, by Hindu ascetics)

mu.nh ujlaa ho jaanaa

 

muhannad

(word) given Hindi or Urdu form

muhuurat karnaa

hold the premier of a show, commence work at an auspicious moment

muklaava

departure of bride for second time to her father in law's house, the ceremony of the bride's dismissal with her husband

mukt

freed, released, redeemed

mukTaa

a silken dhoti (loincloth)

muktii

loosing, release, deliverance, liberation, relief

mukuT

a tiara, diadem, crown

munaajaat

secret conversation, whispering

munaajaat gaanaa

 

munDan

the act of shaving the head, tonsure, shearing, cutting of hair

munDii kaa

 

munD-maalaa

necklace of human heads worn by Mahadeva, a necklace or string of human skulls

munesh

Hindu: best among saints, the big sage, a name of Gautam Buddh, Munishvar, Vishad

muraad-aabaadii-qala'ii

 

murda jalaanaa

Burning the dead, cremation.

murdanii

deathly pallor

murde jalaanaa

 

musalmaananii

Hindu: the feminine of Muslim, the Muslim women

musalmaanii

belief in or adherence to Islam, state of being a Muslim, circumcision

musalmanTaa

Hindu, Satirical) Muslim

musht

fist, blow with the clenched fist

muu.e kii roTii denaa

 

muu.nDan

shaving of the head, a ritual in which the child's hair is shaved for the first time

muurkh

foolish, stupid, ignorant

muurtii-asthaapan

installation or consecration of an idol

muusaa-kanii

 

muuslo.n Dhol bajaanaa

to beat a drum loudly, to proclaim by beat of drum

naa.Daa

cummerbund, trousers' string, red thread used as offering to god by Hindus

naadir-shaah

name of a king of Persia (who reigned from A.D. 1736 to A.D. 1747)

naagesar

(Hindu) a kind of fragrant flower and its plant, which is considered auspicious in Hindu religion and used in making perfume

naag-lok

the world or abode of the serpent demons

naag-panchamii

name of a Hindu festival, the fifth day in the light half of the month Sravan (on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children)

naajii

free, liberated

naal chalnaa

 

naaraa.in

immortal

naarad-muni

the saint Narad

naasii

annihilation, destroyer

nahaan

ceremony of the bathing of a new born child which takes place on a sixth day or forty days from birth

namaskaar

(Hindu) salutation by folding hands

namaskaar hai

 

namaskaar kahnaa

 

namaskaar karnaa

 

namaste

(Hindu) namaste, namaskar, used as a greeting among Hindus

namaste karnaa

 

na-na

 

nandan

delighting, rejoicing, a son (ʻthe rejoicer of his father)

nandan-ban

the pleasure-grove of the gods

nandii-bail

the bull on which Śiva rides (Nandī ), a show-bull led about from door to door, and taught to obey commands, and to make certain answers

nand-kumaar

the son of the cow-herd Nand, i.e. Krishn a title of Lord Shri Krishna

nand-laal

the darling of Nand,' i.e. Krishṇa, a proper name

nark

hell

nauha-gar

one who laments, a mourner

nau-khanD

the nine divisions or climes of the earth which constitute Jambu-dvip, the central portion of the world, or the known world

nau-ras

newly-mellowed fruit

nau-ratan

bracelet studded with nine jewels, nine kinds of jewels, nine wise men at the court of Mogul king Akbar and at the court of Vikramaditya

nau-roz honaa

to be celebrated the festival of Nowruz and celebrating the arrival of the new year, (Hindu) to be celebrated a festival of 'Baisakhi

nauTankii

a kind of drama, usually shown in fairs and festivals, actor, mimic, fraud, trickster, dance

navaanaa

bend down, bow, cause to submit, fold, twist

navaniit

 

navdurgaa

the nine forms of Indian goddess Durga

ni.ndaasaa

sleepy, drowsy, dozy, lethargic

nibhaav

fulfillment with tolerance and difficulty, to fulfill, subsistence, compliance

nihoraa maan.naa

being grateful

niiraajan

lustration of arms (a military and religious ceremony held by kings or generals on the nineteenth day of the month Asvin before taking the field, it is still observed in some Hindu states under the name of Dasahara)

niiraat

 

nikaalaa

banishment, withdrawal, exile, deportation, eviction

niraas

hopeless, despondent, disappointed

niraasaa

hopelessness, despair, despondency

nirii

pure

nirmal

spotless, stainless, free from dirt or impurities

nistaaraa

 

nistaaraa karnaa

to liberate, release, acquit, to exempt (the soul) from further transmigration, to discharge (a debt), to pay, to requite

niThalla

out of work or employment, unemployed

niyog

appointment, deployment, any trust or appointed task

nuuniyaa

a maker of, or dealer in, salt, a manufacturer of saltpetre

nyaaraa

apart, aloof, separate

nyaav

 

om

om, name of Hindu god Ishwar Hindu trinity (Shiv, Vishnu, Brahma)

pa.njeraa

one who joins or solders pans, pots, etc.

pa.nkh pasaarnaa

be greedy

paa.njnaa

solder, to fill or close (a hole in a metallic thing)

paa.nv pasaarnaa

be lazy

paae par khii.nchnaa

 

paag

honey

paakh

a fortnight (of a lunar month), a period of first or last fifteen days of a month

paakhanD

mischief, quarrel

paanaa

get something back, repossess

paanii denaa

irrigate, water a plant

paanii pa.Dnaa

be embarrassed, be ashamed, go waste, to rain

paanii utaarnaa

 

paan-khilaa.ii

(Hindu) offering the betel-leaf to chew in an engagement ceremony, engagement

paarijaat

 

paarvan

 

paatak

impurity, defilement, especially that of a house due to a death in it

paatanjal

composed by Patanjali

paatanjali

the Yoga system of philosophy (first taught by Patanjali)

paaTh

perusal, study, reading, lesson

pachhaa.Dii

the rope that ties the legs of the animals

pai.nTh

makeshift market day

paijan

 

painaa

goad (for driving cattles, etc.)

pairii

the quantity of grain obtained after threshing

pairii pauna karnaa

 

pairo.n pa.Dnaa

 

pairo.n phirnaa

 

pakkaa

cooked, baked,experienced, expert, pukka, ripened, ripe, sure, certain, suppurating, sharp, shrewd, clever, cunning, fully trustworthy, firm, fast, unfading, mature, authentic, experienced, lasting, loyal, true to rules laid down, valid, standard

pakkaa-khaanaa

 

panchaalii

puppet, wooden doll

panch-amrit

punch, a mixture consisting of five ingredients: milk, yogurt, sugar, clarified butter and honey

panch-rang

of five coloures, multicoloured

panch-ratan

a collection of five jewels, viz. gold, diamond, sapphire, ruby, and pearl

panDit

an honorary title signifying a learned man or teacher, professor

panDitaanii

feminine of Pandit

panjiirii

(Hindu) a medicine composed of five ingredients (sugar, ghee, flour, cumin-seed), given to puerperal women

pannaa

emerald, a sheet of metal, a gold or silver leaf, foil, a page of a book,tamarind juice, width, breadth (of cloth, etc.)

panth

era

paraan

beloved, respiration, soul, power, strength

parbhuu

master, lord, principal

parekhaa

concern, sorrow, regret, objection, complaint

parnaam

respectful or reverential salutation, bow, obeisance

parosaa

dish of food laid before a guest,share or portion of food

par-shahr

 

parvinii

 

paT

a mountain goat, the hair of which is used for making clothes, a valve or leaf of a folding door, shutter, screen, covering, slab, tablet (for painting), metal-plate for engraving, sound of falling or beating, throne, veil, width, breadth

pata.ngii

bird

pati

husband

paTkii

catastrophe, calamity

patoh

daughter-in-law, son's wife

patre kholnaa

expose someone's vices

paTTaa

a belt, sash or strap and badge of service, a board on which Hindus sit while eating or performing religious ceremonies, a deed of lease, a horse's girth, a wooden club or cudgel, baldric (for sword or other piece of equipment), dog-collar, lock of (man's) hair, muscle, the sport of fighting with wooden clubs or sticks

paTTaa chukaanaa

 

paTTaa phernaa

 

paTTaa-pher

exchange of seats by the bride and bridegroom at the conclusion of a (Hindu) marriage ceremony

pattal

a plate or bowl made of leaves to serve food

pattii-daar

shareholder

peT jaarii honaa

suffer from diarrhoea

phaan

snare, noose for catching wild elephants

phaaTak

cattle-pound

phabadnaa

excessive and abundant boils appears on the body

phaguvaa

the day of the Holi festival, the song sung on Holi festival

phaknii

chucking medicine

phalaa.ng

leap, bound, jump, spring

phalaahaar

eating fruit

phalat

effect, consequence

phand

trap, trickery, tactic

phand kaTnaa

to be free, get rid of a debt

phapole vaalii

the one who have smallpox

pharpha.ndii

artful, tricky, treacherous

phasaknaa

be squeezed, be pressed, slip

phaTak

curse

phe.nk

a handful of something

phe.nTii

thrashing

pheraa

begging, mendicancy, circuit, returned, hawking, trick, a brief stay, a flying visit, circumambulation, go round

phere

the ritual of walking of the Hindu bride and bridegroom round a sacred fire

phere Daalnaa

to lead (a bride) round (the sacred fire), to marry, give in marriage

phere pa.D jaanaa

 

phere pa.Dnaa

 

phere phirvaanaa

 

phero.n me.n pa.Dnaa

 

phulkaa

thin and puffed chapatti

phuuknaa

blow

phuul

(in Muslims) the ceremony on the third day after death

phuul chun.naa

pick the remains of a pyre for disposal

phuul ke kar jaanaa

 

phuul khi.nDnaa

 

phuulo.n kaa gahnaa

ornament made of flowers

pi.nD

body, lump, a sweet cake or ball of ground pulse, the dimension of thickness, village, settlement

pichhaut

the back of a house

piichhaa

pursuit, chase, following, backside, behind, rear, the hind or back part, absence

piilak

loxia philippensi, cuckoo, koel, ant

piilii-chiTThii

invitation letter for auspicious functions such as marriages, which are usually printed or written on yellow paper or sprinkled with saffron etc.

pinaakii

armed with a pinak or trident, the trident-bearer, an epithet of Shiva

pinD pa.Dnaa

to be intent (on)

pinDii

village, name of a place

pirotaa

a large basket or sheet to separate the husk or chaff from corn

pitaa

father, address of a person, sire

piTaa

a belt, sash or strap and badge of service, a board on which Hindus sit while eating or performing religious ceremonies, a deed of lease, a horse's girth, a wooden club or cudgel, baldric (for sword or other piece of equipment), dog-collar, lock of (man's) hair, muscle, the sport of fighting with wooden clubs or sticks

piTaanaa

 

piTaaruu

name of an order of Hindu mendicants

pittar-pakh

the first or dark fortnight of the month Bhadon (when the Hindus celebrate the customary obsequies to the manes of their ancestors)

pittar-paksh

the first or dark fortnight of the month Bhadon (when the Hindus celebrate the customary obsequies to the manes of their ancestors)

praan chho.D denaa

die, lose heart

pradyumn

the pre-eminently mighty-one

prayaag

the place of sacrifice

prokshan

the act of sprinkling with water (esp. for purification), consecration by sprinkling

punarbhuu

second incarnation

punyaatmaa

generous, beneficent

pur-devtaa

the tutelary deity of a town or village

pustak

book, volume, manuscript

putrikaa

in the case of absence of a son, the daughter or girl who is kept as the son, the son of such daughter is entitled to offer the funeral rituals of maternal grandfather and get his property.

putrikaa-putr

the son of a daughter who was appointed to raise issue for her father (one of the twelve kinds of heirs acknowledged by the old Hindu law), daughter's son, grandson

puu.ngii-phal

areca nut

puutnaa

a a kind of disease, atrophy and wasting in a child (ascribed to the demon Putana)

raadhaa

success, good luck

raajaa-pati

 

raaj-hans

white goose with red legs and bill, the flamingo, goose, swan

raakh sar par Daalnaa

 

raakhii

bracelet of red or yellow strings tied by a woman round the wrist of a man on a Hindu festival to set up brotherly relations with him, festival of tying rakhi

raam

domestic

raam jaane

 

raam kii dayaa se

 

raam raulaa karnaa

 

raam-bhagat

devotee of Ram, worshipper of Rama, the faithful of Ram

raam-Dol

 

raam-janii

(Literary) pleasing or charming woman

raam-raam honaa

 

raam-raam karnaa

salute, greet

raas

end, extremity

raas-liilaa

the amorous pastimes of Krishṇa (especially on a certain night) with the cowherdesses of Mathura

raas-manDal

dancing ground of Lord Krishna

raaso

the poetic biography of a king

raav

an honorific title of Hindus given by British government

raavan

Ravan, the legendary king of Sri Lanka in Ramayana who carried away Sita, the wife of Rama

raavan kii chhe

 

rakshaa

protection, preservation, safety, care, support, patronage, custody

ramtaa-jogii

wandering hermit

rasaa

reached, delivered

redaas

the founders of a sect of Chamars who were famous for their great wisdom and devotion

rigved

Rig Veda, first of the four sacred scriptures (Vedas) of the Hindus

riit

rite, custom, fashion, manners, habit

rishta-e-zunaar

 

rochnaa

 

roTii-ponaa

 

sa.ngh

association, party

sa.nghaarnaa

to kill, to murder

sa.nghaTan

alliance, association

sa.njh

evening

sa.njha

evening

sa.njhaa battii karnaa

light a lamp (in evening)

sa.njhaa phuulnaa

evening twilight to come on

sa.nkalp

volition, will, wish, desire

sa.nkaT

contracted, narrow

sa.nkh-jhaalar

 

sa.nkii

 

sa.nskaar

custom, practice, discipline, habit, marriage ceremony, purificatory rite, essential ceremony, education, training, refining, polishing, completion, perfection, conception, idea, notion

saamved

name of one of the three principal Vedas (the prayers of which are composed in metre, and are always sung or chanted)

sagun

omen

sahaalag

a wedding day, the marrying season

sakaar

 

salono

Hindu festival observed in the month of Savan on which rakhi, a band of threads symbolizing sisterly love, is tied round the wrist of a brother by a sister, and which enjoins help and succour upon the wearer

samaadh

a practice among Hindu mendicants in which they suspend the connection between body and soul

samaadhi

an exercise of austerity among yogis, whereby they are supposed to acquire the power of suspending the relation between the soul and body, mystic contemplation

samshaan

cremation ground

sandal

sandal, sanders, sandalwood

sandhyaa

evening, twilight, meditation

saniichar

(Astronomy) the planet Saturn

sannyaas

abandonment of the world, relinquishment, resignation from worldly affairs and affections, Hindu asceticism, the fourth religious order of Brahmans

sant

simple man

santaan

according to the holy book of Hinduism 'Puran' a kind name of Ganesha, the Krishna who gives children to their devotees, Vasudeva Krishna, who is worshiped to have children

santaap

burning heat, intense heat, pain, suffering, affliction, misery, sorrow

sanyaasan

a woman who abandons all worldly affairs, an ascetic woman

sanyaasii

one who abandons all worldly affairs and affections, sannayasi, Hindu religious mendicant or ascetic, Hindu hermit

sapinD

according to Hindu scriptures, people of the same clan or family who worship the same ancestors, In Dharma-Shastra, up to seven generations of the same art, who can worship each other and are able to pay obeisance to them

sar-guu.ndhii

Hindu marriage rite of braiding the bride's hair for the first time

sariir dhaaran karnaa

to reincarnate in a new body, to take rebirth in a new body

sarkaar

dignity, state, pomp

saruup

handsome, beautiful, well-formed

sataalaa

 

sat-jug

The first of the four yugas or ages of Hindu mythology, the golden age (the period of general virtue and purity: it comprises a period of 1,728,000 years of mortals)

sat-lok

 

sat-naam

Hindu: God

saubhaagii

lucky, auspicious, favourable

saubhaagya

good luck, good fortunate, happiness, luck

sauchnaa

 

sha.nkar

proper name, Lord Siva, popularly known as Shankara, one who gladdens or gives happiness, title of Shiva, the Hindu god

shamsaan

(Hindu) crematorium

shamshaan-bhuumii

cremation ground, the place where dead bodies are burned, place for burning pyres

sharaadh

the work of devotion

sharad

 

shayyaa

bed, couch

sheshnaag

the king of all snack, In Hinduism, Sheshanaga or Adishesha, is the nagaraja or king of all nagas and one of the primal beings of creation

shiitalaa

smallpox

shivaas

 

shraap

curse, imprecation, malediction

shudr

a subaltern community/caste

shuguun bichaarnaa

 

shurtii

 

si.nghnaad

 

siitaa

wife of Lord Ram

siital

cold, cool

siitlaa

(Hindu) the goddess presiding over or inflicting small-pox

siitlaa kaa bhavan

 

siitlaa kaa maTh

 

siitlaa kaa Tiikaa

 

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