پرکها purkhā पुरुष S̱. s. m. An old man, an el- der, an ancestor.

پروا pariwā प्रतिपद् S̱. s. f. The first day of a lunar fortnight, the first of the moonʼs increase or wane.

پرست parast P part. (in compos.) Adorer, wor- shipper; devoted to, attentive to; as, آتش پرست ātash-parast, A worshipper of fire; a guebre of the sect of Abraham, Zoroaster or the Magi. بت پرست but-parast, An idolater, worshipper of idols. خداپرست ḵẖudā-parast, A wor- shipper of God. خودپرست ḵẖụd-parast, A worshipper or admirer of self; self-conceited.

پتل pattal S (पत्रावली) s. f. A plate or tren- cher formed of leaves.

پلنگ palang पल्यंक S̱. s. m. A bed (without curtains), a bedstead. پلنگ پوش palang-posh, s. m. A coverlet, a counterpane.

پانـﮩر pānhar H s. m. A kind of reed.

پينڐ penḍ S̱. or painḍ (पंड) s. f. 1. Pace, step. 2. A rising ground, an eminence.

پرچنڐ प्रचंड प्र and चंड Wrathful pra- S.

پناهي panāh-ī P s. f. in compos. Protection, or the being the protector of--.

پچهلا pichhlā S̱. (from پيچها q. v.) adj. Hindermost, hind, hinder, latter, last, late, modern. پچهلي پانوهٿنا pichhle pāṅw haṭnā, To withdraw from oneʼs agreement.