پرکهاٴي parkhāʼī S̱. (from پرکهنا) s. f. 1. The act of examining. 2. The price paid for examination, inspection, trial or proof.

پاٿهـ पाठ pāṭh S s. m. A reading, lecture, peru- sal (of a book), lesson.

پوجا पूजा pūjā S s. f. 1. Worship, adoration, veneration, devotion. 2. Idolatry.

پودينه podīna P s. m. Mint (Mentha sativa).

پانوڙا pāṅwṛā S̱. s. m. A cloth or carpet spread to walk on.

پيبياهٿ pībiyāhaṭ S̱. (from پيب) s. f. Suppura- tion.

پيلي بهيت pīlī-bhīt S̱. The name of a town in Rohilkhand.

پچارا puchārā H s. m. 1. A thin coat of clay for laying on a wall. 2. The sponge of a gun. پچاراپهيرنا puchārā phernā, To sponge a gun. پچارادينا puchārā denā, To lay a thin coat of clay on the walls of a house; to whitewash a wall.

پشٿتا पुष्टता push̤ṭ-tā S s. f. 1. Fatness. 2. In- vigoration, restorative power.

پرسنگ प्रसंग प्र and संग Meeting, union prasang S. s. m. 1. Association. 2. Mention, discourse, subject of discourse. پرسنگ نه لگنا prasang na lagnā, Not to associate with.