پالکري pā-lakrī H s. f. Blocks of wood placed un- der the feet of a bed to raise it. (It is the cus- tom to have two such blocks ready to raise the head of a bed, to give it a sloping position).

پنجه panja P s. m. 1. A hand with the five fingers extended, claw, clutch, paw, grasp. 2. A sort of link or torch resembling the five fin- gers, which is also called پنج شاخه panj-shāḵẖa. 3. A hand made of ivory, &c. to scratch the back with. پنجه پهيرنا panja phernā, To over- come, to overpower. پنجه کرنا panja karnā, A kind of wrestling, wherein the antagonists lock their fingers together. پنجه کش panja- kash, 1. s. m. An iron instrument resembling a hand, with which wrestlers exercise themselves by locking their fingers into those of the instru- ment. 2. (A kind of bread) bearing the marks of five fingers.

پوکهر pokhar पुष्कर S̱. s. m. A pond, a lake.

پچکا pichukkā H s. m. A squirt.

پيراکي pairāk-ī H s. f. Act or art of swimming.

پوتهي pothī पुस्ती S̱. s. f. A book.

پگاه تر pagāh-tar P s. f. Early dawn.

پهٿانا phiṭānā H v. a. To beat up and mix, to froth.

پواج pawāj P s. pl. (of پاجي) Mean people.

پونگا pongā H 1. s. m. A blockhead. 2. A sort of drum. 3. A thin joint of bamboo. 4. adj. Empty.