پوي poʼe S̱. s. f. (उपादिका) A kind of vegetable. (Basella alba and rubra).

پربودهن प्रबोधन प्र and r. बुध Know pra- bodhan S. s. m. Persuasion, persuading.

پيله pela P s. The ball or cocoon which the silk- worm forms round itself, the silkworm.

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

پنچم पंचम pancham S or panchama, 1. adj. Fifth. 2. s. m. Name of a rāg and of a sur or musical note. S̱. پنچمي पंचमी panchamī, s. f. The fifth day of the lunar fortnight.

پوچهنا pūchhnā प्रच्छन S. v. a. To ask, to in- quire, to question, to interrogate.

پرميه prameh S (प्रमेह) s. m. A gonorrhœa, a (venereal) clap, a gleet.

پٿرا paṭrā पट्ट S̱. s. m. 1. A plank, a plank to sit on, a plank on which a washerman beats clothes. 2. Unripe grain. (Cicer arietinum). پٿراکردينا paṭrā kar denā, v. n. To deprive one of his power or strength, to convict an adver- sary and leave him without reply.

پرلي parlai S̱. or pralai (प्रलय from प्र and r. ली Dissolve) s. f. 1. A general destruction, such as at the flood or resurrection. 2. (met.) Vexation, fatigue, oppression, languor, disgust.

پگا pagā H s. m. A rope fastened round the neck of a bullock, a tether.