The Poison Tree/Glossary
GLOSSARY OF HINDU WORDS.
Attar. Commonly called in England Otto of Roses.
Bari. The Hindu home.
Bhagirati. A river, branch of the Ganges.
Boiragi. A religious devotee.
Boisnavi. A female mendicant; a votary of Vishnu.
Boroari. A Hindu festival.
Boita khana. The sitting-room of the male members of the household, and their guests.
Bonti. A fish knife.
Bou. The wife.
Brahmachari. A student of the Vedas.
Brahman. An officiating Hindu priest
Brahmo Somaj. The church of the Theistic sect or Brahmos.
Dada Babu. Elder brother.
Dahuk. A bird of the Crane species.
Didi. Elder sister.
Duftur Khana. Accountant's office.
Durga. A Hindu goddess.
Darwan. A doorkeeper.
Ghāt. Landing steps to a river or tank.
Ghi. Clarified butter.
Gomashta. Factor or agent; a rent-collector.
Grihini. The house-mistress.
Ganga. The river Ganges.
Joisto. The Hindu month corresponding to May—June.
Kabiraj. A Hindu physician.
Kacheri. Courthouse, or Revenue-office.
Kayasta. The writer caste.
Khansamah. A Mahommedan butler.
Korta. The master of the house.
Ma Thakurani. A title of respect to the mistress.
Mahal. A division of a house.
Malini. A flower girl.
Manji. A boatman.
Naib. A deputy, representing the Zemindar.
Pandit. A learned Brahman.
Papiya. A bird.
Puja. Hindu worship.
Puja Mahal. The division of the house devoted to worship.
Pardah. A screen or curtain.
Ryot. A tiller of the soil.
Sari. A woman's garment.
Shastras. Hindu sacred books.
Shradda. An obsequial ceremony, in which food and water are offered to deceased ancestors.
Siva. A Hindu God.
Sraban. The Hindu months corresponding to July—August.
Talao. A tank or enclosed pond.
Thakur. The Deity; sometimes applied as a title of honour to the master of the house.
Thakur Bari. The chamber occupied by the family deity.
Tulsi. A plant held sacred by the Hindus.
Zemindar. A landholder.
Zillah. A district or local division.
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