پرداز pardāz P (from پرداختن) 1. part. Performing, finishing, completing; performing on mu- sick. 2. s. Finish, perfection.

پختري puḵẖtarī P s. f. 1. Cakes (or bread) which are laid over dishes when bringing to table, and under which the meat is kept warm. 2. Cakes imbued with clarified butter from being laid over certain greasy dishes, such as dopiyāza, &c. (These cakes are very soft and savoury; whence) ماماپختريان کهانا māmā puḵẖ- tariyāṅ khānā, To eat cakes of this description prepared by his mother, is applied to a person accustomed to luxury and incapable of labour or fatigue.

پياده piyāda P (Sans. पदाति) s. m. A foot- man, one on foot, a foot soldier, a pawn at chess. پياده پا piyāda-pā, adv. A foot, on foot. پياده پائي piyāda-pā-ī, s. f. The being a foot, tra- velling on foot.

پيغاما پيغامي paig̠ẖāmā-paig̠ẖāmī P s. f. Mutual messages, mediation, correspondence.

پونيو pūnyau S̱. or pūnyo (see پورنما) s. f. Day of full moon.

پوتنا पूतना pūtnā S s. f. Name of a giantess who was killed by Kr̤ish̤ṇa.

پکنا paknā पचन S̱. v. n. To be dressed or cooked, to ripen; to suppurate (as, an inflam- mation, bile, &c.); to turn grey (hairs). پکاپکايا pakā pakāyā, Ready cooked.

پيڙ peṛ H s. f. A tree, a plant. پيڙلگانا peṛ lagānā, To plant trees. ¶ paiṛ, s. (dakh.) Sound of striking or of a blow.

پاٿراني pāṭ-rānī S̱. (پاٿ A throne, and راني A queen) s. f. The queen or principal wife of a Rājā.

پاڙ pāṛ H s. f. A scaffold.