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Pan, a betel leaf.

Poori, same as loochee.

Pucca, sure, settled, literally ripe.

Puggri, a turban.

Puja, worship.

Puranic, from the Purans or sacred poems of Hindu mythology.

Rai Bahadur, a tittle bestowed by Government as a reward for public service.

Rajah, a tittle bestowed by Government to big Zemindars.

Sahib, a European.

Salaam, the Indian mode of salutation.

Samity, association.

Sannyasi, a mendicant.

Sari, a long piece of cloth worn by Hindu women.

Savitri, a mythological character typifying wifely devotion and fidelity.

Sawan, the fourth Hindu month, July-August.

Seer, a weight of one killogramme, just over 2lbs.

Shamla, a shawl-turban.

Shastra, the Hindu scriptures.

Sooji, semolina.

Soor, a hog.

Sradh, the funeral rites of Hindus.

Sudder, the district head quarters.

Swadeshi, literally "own country" a movement for the encouragement of indigenous industries.

Thali, a flat plate of brass or bell metal.

Thana, a public station.

Toba, the Mussulman cry of abjuration.

Tonga, a light two wheeled cart to seat four.

Tulsi, sweet basil, the sacred plant of the Hindus.

Zemindar, a landed proprietor.