پتنگ patang H s. m. See بقم baḳam.

پلٿاو palṭāʼo H (from پلٿنا) s. m. Contradiction, re- action, rebound. H.S̱. پلٿالينا palṭā lenā, v. a. To take back, to take in return, to take revenge. H.S̱. پلٿ لينا palaṭ lenā, v. a. To take back, to take in return, to take revenge.

پندره pandrah पंचदश S̱. adj. Fifteen.

پروهت पुरोहित पुरस् Before, formerly, and हित Appointed, employed purohit S. or pro- hit, s. m. A family priest conducting all the ce- remonials and sacrifices of a house or family.

پاتابه pā-tāba P s. m. A sock.

پال pāl H s. m. f. 1. A sail. 2. A small tent. 3. Layers of straw, leaves, &c. between which unripe mangos are ripened.

پدهت paddhat S̱. (पद्धति A way) s. f. 1. Man- ner, custom. 2. A treatise on a particular science. 3. Ritual. 4. A title or titular name.

پاکنا pāknā S̱. (from पाक Ripening, dressing food) v. n. To boil in sirup.

پچنا pachnā S̱. (r. पच Cook, mature) v. n. 1. To be digested. 2. To rot. 3. To be consumed; to take pains, to labour.

بهڙيا phaṛiyā H (from پهڙ) s. m. 1. A pedler, a re- tailer. 2. The keeper of a gaming house or dice table.