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Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal
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ID Word Notes Type
2393 pāto [fr. S. paṭṭa] var. pāṭe, pāṭā, pāte; n. 1) a large plot of field; evenly-plane widespread plot of land. 2) an pākho land holding in the hill region, including Kathmandu Valley, half of a hale holding in size (M.C. Regmi 1999: 235; M.C. Regmi 1988: 269), bigger than kodāle hence could be ploughed by an oxen. t.t.
2520 patra [S.] n. letter; document, deed; accounts. t.t.
2818 patrikā [S.] also known as navapatrikā; n. a set of nine plants worshipped during the Baḍā Dasaĩ festival and introduced into the worship arena on the seventh day of the bright fortnight of Āśvina; see also phūlapātī. t.t.
609 paṭṭā n. lease (Turner 1931: s.v.); a written deed of lease (Adhikari 1984: 354); title deed to land (Michael 2012: 133; cf. also M.C. Regmi 1978: 228; M.C. Regmi 1999: 235: “A land-allotment certificate in the Tarai region“). t.t.
2277 paṭṭī [fr. S. patti] n. a squad headed by a subedāra in the Nepalese Army. t.t.
2729 paṭukā n. piece of cloth wrapped around the waist, girdle. t.t.
2435 pāu var. pāva; n. 1) measurement of weight, equal to 20 (in some lists between 17 and 19) tolās, 1/4th of a sera, 1/12th of a dhārnī. 2) measurement of length (25cm). t.t.
2848 pāuju / pāujeba [fr. P. pāyajeba] n. a (tinkling) anklet made of silver, gold or other metal. t.t.
2038 pauvā n. inn; rest-house for pilgrims (M.L. Karmacharya 1996: 63) where water service is available. t.t.
3062 pauvāguṭhī [pauvā + guṭhī] n. a a socio-religious organization (guṭhī) that manages and finances a pauvā and the services related to it. t.t.
1933 pāyasa [S.] n. 1) rice pudding, rice cooked in milk with sugar and other ingredients. 2) an offering of rice pudding. t.t.
2821 pãdhero / panero n. publicly accessible source of drinking water. t.t.
2904 peṭāro n. a tapering basket with a lid. t.t.
2316 peṭiyā / peṭiyākharca n. a category of governmental land grant endowed for maintaining the recipient's livelihood. t.t.
1745 pevā n. private property of a married woman given to her by her parents, husband or others; dowry; self-earned property of a woman (cf. Karmacharya 2001: 93). t.t.
2303 pevā n. private property of a married woman (often) bequeathed to her by her husband or paternal side (cf. M.C. Regmi 2002: 302). t.t.
2774 phã [fr. old New. pha] n. 1) a pot used to measure eight mānās. 2) volumetric unit of eight mānās. t.t.
2307 phāgu also Holī; n. festival celebrated on the full moon day of the lunar month Phālguna. t.t.
2087 phajila [fr. P.] n. a surplus, excess over an estimate in revenue (Wilson 1855: 159, s.v. Fáz̤il). t.t.
2169 phakaḍā [fr. H. phakkaḍa] var. phakeḍā; n. ascetic, jogī (denoting his carefree, uninhibited lifestyle). See also phakira phakaḍā. t.t.
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