پير pair H s. m. The foot.

پاتهنا pāthnā H (perhaps, from पत्र A leaf, &c.) v. a. To make up cow-dung into cakes for fuel.

پک पिक pik S s. m. Name of a bird, the kokil or koyal, black or Indian cuckoo. (Cuculus Indicus. This bird makes a prominent figure in Hindū

پراتم purātam S̱. (पुरातन) adj. Old, an- cient.

پهينچ ڐالنا phīnch ḍālnā H v. a. To wash cloth, to rinse, to squeeze.

پيلڙا pelṛā H s. m. A testicle.

پرده parda P s. m. 1. A curtain, a screen, cover, veil; secrecy, privacy, modesty. 2. A mu- sical tone or mode. پرده پرده ديکهنا parda parda dekhnā, To pry or inquire secretly into any matter. پرده پرده کرنا parda parda karnā, To do a thing secretly or privately. پرده پوش parda- posh, Keeping a secret. پرده پوشي parda-posh-ī, The act of concealing a blemish. پرده چهوڙنا pardā chhoṛnā, 1. To let fall a curtain. 2. To lay aside concealment. پرده دار parda-dār, Confidential. پرده در parda-dar, A betrayer of secrets. پرده دري parda-dar-ī, The betraying of secrets. پرده رکهنا parda rakhnā, To give ob- scure hints, or to relate a matter in such terms as to be understood by part only of the hearers. پرده فاش parda-fāsh, Betraying secrets. پرده کرنا parda karnā, To conceal. پرده کسي کاپهاڙنا parda kisī kā phāṛnā, or پرده کسي کاکهولنا parda kisī kā kholnā, To reveal the faults of another. پرده نشين parda-nishīn, Remaining behind the curtain; modest. پردي مين سوراخ کرنا parde meṅ sūrāḵẖ karnā, Spoken of a woman who secretly indulges licentious practices.

پريکشت परीक्षित parīksh̤it S 1. adj. Exa- mined, tried, proved. 2. Grandson of Arjun.

پتنگ patang H s. m. See بقم baḳam.

پرستي parast-ī P (in compos. only) s. f. Worship, adoration.