پيرانا pairānā H (caus. of پيرنا) v. a. To cause to swim.

پروسنا parosnā परिवेषण S̱. v. a. To serve up dinner, to distribute food to guests, &c.

پژمردگي pazhmurda-gī P (from پژمردن) s. f. Wi- theredness, frozen state.

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.

پاٿن pāṭan H 1. s. f. A roof. 2. s. m. Name of a city.

پلا pallā P s. m. One scale (or side of a pair of scales): see پله palla. پلاباندهنا pallā bāndhnā, To enter the lists against an enemy. پلي پرکسيکي آنا palle par kisī ke ānā, To assist, to favour, to side with. پلي دار palle-dār, A por- ter who has bags to carry burthens. پلي داري palle-dār-ī, s. f. The business of a porter.

پرکاش प्रकाश pra-kāsh S See پرکاس pra-kās.

پالکري pā-lakrī H s. f. Blocks of wood placed un- der the feet of a bed to raise it. (It is the cus- tom to have two such blocks ready to raise the head of a bed, to give it a sloping position).

پربهت prabhutt भँप्रत्व S̱. s. m. (from प्रभु see پربهو) Government, supremacy, superiority, influence.

پاپڙاکهار pāpṛā-khār पर्पटक्षार S̱. s. m. Ashes of the plaintain tree (Musa paradisiaca) used