نچوانا nachwānā S̱. (caus. of ناچنا) v. a. To make to dance.

نزار nizār P adj. Thin, lean, slender, subtile.

نشاني nishānī P s. f. 1. A mark, sign, token, model. 2. A token of remembrance, keepsake.

ناگ नाग nāg S s. m. 1. A snake (Coluber naja) and a sort of demigod shaped as a ser- pent. ناگ بهاشا nāg-bhāsh̤ā, A Prākr̤it lan- guage said to be used by the serpentine race who inhabit Pātāl. ناگ پنچمي nāg-pancha- mī, Name of a Hindū holyday, the 5th of Srāwaṇ, sukl-paksh̤, on which day they worship a snake to procure blessings on their children. ناگ پاس (नागपाश) nāg-pās, or ناگ پهانس nāg-phāṅs, s. f. A running noose of a rope, &c. a sort of noose or knot, used in battle to entangle an enemy. ناگ کنيا nāg-kanyā, A race of females said to inhabit Pātāl, or the regions under the earth, and to be of serpentine extraction but very beautiful. ناگ لوک nāg- lok, The region under the earth, the abode of serpents and hydras, Pātāla. (Not being ac- cessible to the sun, it is illuminated by very

نمانا nimānā S̱. (from निर् prep. and मान Mea- sure, arrogance) adj. 1. Simple, without guile. 2. Singular, unlike to all others, sheepish.

نيہر naihar H s. f. A wifeʼs motherʼs family.

نمايش numāʼish P (from نمودن) s. f. Appearance, show, display, form, figure, face, vision, sight, spectacle, affection, affectation.

ناراين नारायण nārāyaṇ S s. m. A name of Vish̤ṇu, but especially considered as the deity who was before all worlds.

نرس niras S (नीरस from निर् prep. and रस Juice, moisture) adj. Dry, tasteless, compa- ratively bad, inferiour.

نوشه nau-shah P s. m. A bridegroom. ¶ nosha, adj. Fortunate, happy, prosperous, sweet, cheer- ful.