Aangan |
Courtyard
|
Abir |
White
or yellow shining powder |
Achkan
|
A
long coat |
Adhydksh
|
President |
Alha |
Ballad |
Amil |
Official
who collected revenue under theNawabs of Avadh |
Amin |
Petty
revenue official |
Andi-
charters |
A
kind of sheet |
Angarkha |
A
kind of shirt |
Arhar |
Pigeon
pea |
Ashram |
Hermitage |
Atta
chakki |
Flour
mill |
Ban. |
Twine
made of moonj (a kind of reed) |
Baniyan |
Vest |
Baradari |
Building
open on all sides, generally with twelve doors ; structure with twelve open doorways |
Bejhar
|
Mixture
of barley and. gram |
Bhur |
Sandy
land |
Bhusa |
Husk |
Bidi |
Indigenous
cigarette made of tendu- leaves and tobacco |
Check |
A
plot of land |
Chalisa, |
The
period of forty days |
Chappal |
Slipper |
Chaudhri |
The
headman of a pargana |
Cheehak |
A
form of rinderpest |
Chopar |
An
Indian indoor game |
Chulha |
Oven
|
Chura |
Parched
rice |
Chutney |
Sauce |
Dai |
Midwife
without a diploma |
Dam |
Under
Akbar, a copper coin worth about;1/40 rupee |
Dangoal |
Wrestling
|
Debi
|
A
form of renderpest |
Deshi |
Indigenous
|
Dhaincha |
A
type of green manure |
Dharma |
The
Hindu sacred laws |
Dholak. |
Along cylendrical
drum covered with parchment at both end |
Dofasli |
Double cropped |
Dumat |
Loam |
Fasli |
Agriculture
year beginning from July 1. |
Faujdar |
Subordinate
military officer under Mughals |
Gaon |
Village |
Gaon
Sabha |
Village
assembly |
Gari |
Cart |
Ganhur |
A
type of soil tract |
Ghanta |
Bell |
Gochani |
A
type of soil tract Mixture of wheat and gram |
Gramini |
Village
headman |
Gujai |
Mixture,
of wheat and barley |
Gulal
|
Coloured
powder |
Gulli-danda |
An Indian game |
Gundhi
|
A
small fly which damage the paddy crop |
Gur
|
Jaggery
|
Gurudwara |
Place
of worship of sikhs |
Gurukula |
Residential
educational institution at. guru's own place |
Hajj |
Pilgrimage
to Mecca |
Halkabandi
school . |
Government
village school ., |
Har |
A
type of soil tract |
Havan |
Fire
sacrifice .. |
Idgah |
Place
for offering community prayers of Muslims |
Jalies |
Net
|
Jataka(s) |
A
collection of folk tales used by buddhists as a medium of moral Instruction |
Jhabar |
A
type of clay bed |
Kabaddi |
An
Indian game |
Kachhar |
Soil
deposited by the river |
Kandal |
A
musical instrument |
Kankar |
Irregular
concretions of impure calcareous matter (often used for making lime) |
Kanungo |
Petty
revenue official |
Kapar |
Earthen
sancer |
Kasida |
A
type of epic |
Katputli |
Puppet |
Khandsan |
Indigenous
white sugar |
Kharif |
Autumn
harvest |
Kho-Kha |
An
Indian game |
Khurpaka |
Foot
and mouth disease of animals- |
Khutba |
Address |
Kurka |
A
type of soil tract |
Kurta |
Men's
upper garment |
Lai |
Puffed
rice |
Lungee
|
A
short dhoti worn by men |
Madarsa
|
Junior
school for Muslims usually attached to mosques |
Mahal |
Unit
of land (comprising several village under separate engagement for payment of revenue |
Maida |
Fine
wheat flour |
Maktab |
Muslim
primary schools usually attach to mosques |
Mali |
Gardener |
Manjha |
A
type of soil tract |
Math |
Monastry |
Matiyar |
Clayey
soil |
Moharrir
|
Clerk |
Moonj |
A
kind of long grass of which ropes are made |
Morha |
Chair
made of reed with or without arm |
Mundan |
First
tonsure ceremony |
Muqaddam |
In
13-14 century, sometimes a leading prominent man , sometimes specifically a village
headman. From 16th century the latter use predominates |
Naib |
Assistant |
Namaz |
Prayer |
Nautanki |
Open
air theatre |
Nazim |
Head
of district with revenue executive an judicial powers in pre-British days |
Nazul |
The
land belonging to government situated within municipal area but not belonging to any
particular department |
Nogutia |
Play |
Nyaya |
Justice |
Pachar |
A
type of soil tract |
Pakar |
A
type of soil |
Pansari |
Grocer |
Par |
A
type of soil tract |
Pathshala |
School |
Patti
. |
A
strip of land |
Patwari |
A
petty revenue official |
Phog |
A
folk song |
Pracharak |
Propagator |
Pramukh |
Chairman |
Pugree |
Turban |
Puja-ka-Gilas |
A
glass used at the time of worship |
Qazi |
Judge,
who also solemnises Muslim marriages |
Rabi |
Spring
harvest |
Rahat |
Persian
wheel |
Rakshak |
Guard |
Reh |
Saline
efflorescence |
Resha |
Fibre |
Rogi |
A
cattle disease known as rider pest |
Saljam |
Turnip |
Salwar |
Loose
trouser tight on anklets |
Sanai |
A
type of green manure |
Sandhya |
Evening
prayer |
Sangh |
Federation |
Sawain |
Getting
back one and a quarter times the quantity lent |
Senda |
A
kind of salt |
Sewain |
Vermicelli |
Sherwani |
A
long coat |
Shramdan |
Voluntary
labour |
Suji |
Granular
wheat product |
Sutli |
Twine
made of hemp |
Swayamvara |
Choosing
of husband according to one's own will |
Taqavi |
Loan
given by the government to cultivators with or without interest |
Tazia |
An
imitation of the tombs of Hasan and Husain. generally made of coloured paper and bamboo |
Tesu |
A
flower from which a yellow dye is extracted |
Thanadar |
Officer
incharge of police-station |
Tirthankxro. |
In
Jainism. expounder of religion; defined hero or saint |
Turahi |
A
musical instrument .. |
Up-adhyoksh |
Vice-President |
Up-anayan |
Thread
or initiation ceremony among Hindus |
Uparhar |
A
soil tract |
Up-pramukh |
Vice
-Chairman |
Urs |
Commemoration
of death anniversary of Muslim saint at his tomb |
Usar |
Infertile
land |
Vaid |
Practitioner
of Ayurvedic system of medicine |
Zaid |
Extra
crop, sown and harvested from April to June |
