پچتانا pachtānā S̱. v. n. See پچهتانا pachhtānā.

پنجيارا pinjiyārā H (from پينجنا) s. m. One whose business it is to beat or separate cotton.

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.

پي pai P s. m. 1. (Sans. पाद) The foot. پي آنا pai ānā, To have a splint (a horse). پي کرنا pai karnā, To plague, to seize, to be importunate. 2. A nerve, tendon, sinew. 3. adv. Behind, after, following, therefore, in pur- suit, by reason, on account. پي به پي pai-ba- pai, or پي درپي pai-dar-pai, adv. One after another, successively.

پند pand P s. m. Advice, admonition, counsel. پندگو pand-go, Adviser, monitor.

پير pīr P s. m. 1. An old man, a saint, a spiri- tual guide. (Plur. Pers. پيران pīrān). پيرزن pīr- zan, Old woman. 2. Monday.

پچهويا puchhwaiyā S̱. (from پوچهنا) s. m. An in- quirer. S. پچهي पक्षी (from पक्ष A side, party, wing) pachchh̤ī, s. m. 1. An ally, an assistant, fa- vourer, an advocate, a patron. 2. A bird.

پهولنا phūlnā फुल्लन S̱. v. n. 1. To blossom, to blow, to flower. 2. To be pleased, to be in health and spirits, i. e. to bloom, to flourish. 3. To swell, to be inflated, to be puffed up (with pride, &c.).

پادزهر pād-zahr P s. m. The name of a medicine, expeller of poison. (Bezoar stone).

پرسنتا प्रसनता prasannatā S (from پرسن) s. f. 1. Acquiescence, pleasure. 2. Kindness.