پيراٴي pīrāʼī H s. m. Name of a tribe or cast who beat a kind of a drum called ڐهول ḍhol.

پونا ponā H 1. v. a. To string (pearls), to thread (a needle). 2. To make bread. 3. s. m. A spoon with holes in it like a colander for skim- ming, &c.

پاٿمبر pāṭ-ambar पट्टाम्बर S̱. s. m. Silk cloth, a silk garment.

پسوجنا pasūjnā H v. a. To stitch.

پنپانا panpānā H (caus. of پنپنا) v. a. To cause to flourish, to promote the prosperity of ano- ther, to refresh. (Little used).

پنچکي panchakkī S̱. (from पानीय Water, and चक्र A wheel, a mill) s. f. A watermill. S. H. پنچلڙا panch-laṛ-ā, adj. Of five rows or strings (a necklace, &c.). S. H. پنچلڙي panch-laṛ-ī, s. f. A necklace of five rows or strings.

پهڙ phaṛ H s. f. 1. A gaming-house where dice are played. 2. A place where goods are ex- posed for sale. 3. The shafts or pole of a car- riage. پهڙباز phaṛ-bāz, s. m. 1. A player at dice, a gamester. 2. A prater, a talkative fel- low. پهڙبازي phaṛ-bāzī, s. f. Gambling, playing at dice.

پچهنا pachhnā H s. m. 1. The act of scarifying (tattooing). 2. Inoculation. 3. A scarificator (name of an instrument).

پـﮩرو pahrū S̱. (प्रहरी) s. m. A watchman, sentinel, guard.

پوتڙي potṛī S̱. s. f. The afterbirth.