پوست post P s. m. 1. Crust, shell, skin, bark, hide, rind. 2. Poppy head or capsule. پوست کن post-kan, A skinner, flayer.

پرپرانا parparānā H v. n. To smart.

پلڙي pilṛī H s. f. Forced meat.

پهنسانا phansānā S̱. (caus. of پهنسنا) v. a. To cause to be ensnared, caught or involved (in), &c. to entrap.

پرگنات parganāt P s. m. plur. of پرگنه pargana, q. v.

پوچ pūch P adj. Absurd, of no moment or consequence, useless, nonsense, nonsensical, ob- scene, inordinate, injudicious. پوچ گو pūch-go, Talking nonsense. پوچ گوٴي pūch-go-ī or پوچ بافي

پهٿنا phaṭnā स्फटन S̱. v. n. To be torn, split, rent, broken, cracked, to burst, split.

پهيرنا phernā H (caus. of پهرنا) v. a. 1. To turn,

پهيني phen-ī S̱. s. f. A kind of sweetmeat.

پنڐ pinḍ पिंड S̱. s. m. 1. Body, person. پنڐپڙنا pinḍ paṛnā, To follow, to pursue, to be intent on. پنڐچهڙانا pinḍ chhuṛānā, To avoid, to escape. 2. Balls made of flour or rice, at a religious ceremony of Hindūs. (They are after- wards thrown into the river or given to cows).