پهل phul S̱. s. m. (dakh.) See پهول phūl.

پنسوٴي pansoʼī H s. f. A small boat so called.

پکپن pakpan S̱. (from पक्व) s. m. Ripeness, cun- ning, expertness.

پهيڙنا pheṛnā H v. a. (dakh.) To perform: see اداکرنا under ادا adā.

پرور parwar P part. act. and pass. (from پروردن) used in compos. A patron, protector, nourisher, cherisher: educated, cherished. As, غريب پرور g̠ẖarīb-parwar, Cherisher of the poor. سايه پرور sāya-parwar, adj. Educated in the shade or at home; soft, delicate, knowing little of the world.

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.

پهر phir H or phiri (see پهرنا) adv. Again, then.

پکارنا pukārnā H v. a. To call aloud, to bawl, to cry out, exclaim, shout.

پالکي pālkī H s. f. A litter, a sedan. پالکي سوار pālkī-sawār, One who rides in a pālkī. پالکي نشين pālkī-nishīn, Entitled to be carried in a pālkī. (Formerly, this privilege was granted by a King or Viceroy).

پنسال pansāl S̱. (पानीयशाला) s. m. A stand where water is provided for passengers.