پرتهوي pr̤ithwī S (Sans. पृथिवी or पृथ्वी) s. f. The earth; ground.

پريکشا parīksh̤ā S s. f. See پريچها parīchh̤ā.

پنچورا panchorā H s. m. An earthen vessel with a narrow neck and a hole in the bottom. When filled with water and the mouth stopped, no water flows from the hole below till the hand or whatever stopped the mouth be removed. (It is used as an experiment to illustrate the doc- trine of the horror vacui by the followers of Aristotle).

پگنا pagnā S̱. (from पाक) v. n. To be dipped in or covered with sirup; (met.) to be in love.

پنچ पंच panch S 1. adj. Five. 2. s. m. A council, an assembly, a meeting, a company. 3. Arbitrators. پنچ پلو पंचपल्लव panch pal- lav, The branches of five trees which are used in religious ceremonies. پنچ شاکها पंचशाखा panch-shākhā (Pers. پنج شاخه) see پنجه panja, sign. 2. پنچ پريا panch-piriyā, 1. Any person, Hindū or other, who worships the five pīrs or saints of the Musalmāns. 2. A cast of ḥalāl- ḵẖors. پنچ پاتر पंचपात्र panch-pātr, s. m. A kind of vessel used by Hindūs during worship.

پسا pasā प्रसृत S̱. s. m. Two handfuls, as much as can be held in both hands open. See انجلا anjlā.

پوال puwāl पलाल S̱. s. f. Straw.

پود pūd P s. Woof, the threads woven in the breadth of a piece of cloth across the warp, which is called in Persian تار tār.

پهس پهساوٿ phusphusāwaṭ H (from پهسپهسانا) s. f. Whispering, buzzing in the ear.

پچهواڙا pichhwāṛā S̱. (from پيچها q. v.) s. m. The rear, rearward, the back part. adj. Hinder, hindmost, hindermost, in the rear, abaft.