پهل phul S̱. s. m. (dakh.) See پهول phūl.

پري pare S̱. (from पर) adv. Beyond, yonder, at a distance. پري رهنا pare rahnā, To remain at a distance.

پرده parda P s. m. 1. A curtain, a screen, cover, veil; secrecy, privacy, modesty. 2. A mu- sical tone or mode. پرده پرده ديکهنا parda parda dekhnā, To pry or inquire secretly into any matter. پرده پرده کرنا parda parda karnā, To do a thing secretly or privately. پرده پوش parda- posh, Keeping a secret. پرده پوشي parda-posh-ī, The act of concealing a blemish. پرده چهوڙنا pardā chhoṛnā, 1. To let fall a curtain. 2. To lay aside concealment. پرده دار parda-dār, Confidential. پرده در parda-dar, A betrayer of secrets. پرده دري parda-dar-ī, The betraying of secrets. پرده رکهنا parda rakhnā, To give ob- scure hints, or to relate a matter in such terms as to be understood by part only of the hearers. پرده فاش parda-fāsh, Betraying secrets. پرده کرنا parda karnā, To conceal. پرده کسي کاپهاڙنا parda kisī kā phāṛnā, or پرده کسي کاکهولنا parda kisī kā kholnā, To reveal the faults of another. پرده نشين parda-nishīn, Remaining behind the curtain; modest. پردي مين سوراخ کرنا parde meṅ sūrāḵẖ karnā, Spoken of a woman who secretly indulges licentious practices.

پگهلنا pighalnā S̱. (प्रगलन from प्र and r. गल Run out) v. n. To melt or to be melted, to be in fusion, to fuse, to flow (a metal).

پرچهنا parachhnā H v. a. 1. To move a lamp or candle over the heads of a bride and bride- groom, to drive away evil spirits, propitiate good ones, &c. 2. To kindle (a fire).

پهانج phāṅj S̱. s. (dakh.) Noose, snare, net: see پهندا phandā.

پوتيا potiyā H s. m. 1. A cloth worn at the time of bathing. 2. The name of a plaything.

پشتي pusht-ī P s. m. 1. Support, a prop. 2. Al- liance, aid. 3. The cover of a book. (Sans. पुष्टि). پشتي بان pushtī-bān, An ally, sup- porter, aider. پشتي باني pushtī-bān-ī, s. f. Sup-

پايابي pā-yāb-ī P s. f. Quality of being fordable.

پالک جوهي pālak-jūhī H s. f. Name of a medi- cinal tree. (Justicia nasuta, also Ixora undulata. Roxb.).