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THE LAND OF THE VEDA.
| Padishah | Pádsháh Bádsháh |
A king, ruler, emperor. |
| Paddy | Paddy | Rice; rice in the field. |
| Padre | Pádrí | A common term in India for a Christian clergyman; a priest, (Portuguese.) |
| Pagoda | Pagōda | A Hindoo place of worship. |
| Pahar | Pahár | A hill or mountain. |
| Paharee | Pahárí | A hill man, mountaineer. |
| Palankeen Palanquin |
Pálkí | A litter for one person to ride in, the usual conveyance in India. |
| Parsee | Pársí | A sect found in Western India, the followers of Zoroaster, or the Persian Magi. |
| Parswanath | Parisnáth | The deity of the Jains. |
| Patan | Pathán | A term applied to the old Affghan Mohammedans as distinguished from the Moguls. |
| Pawn | Pán | The betel-leaf; the nut of the areca-palm, lime, and spice wrapped in a betel-leaf and chewed by the natives. |
| Peer | Pír | A Mohammedan spiritual guide; a sage. |
| Peishwah | Peshwa | A leader; originally the title of the chief minister of the Mahratta, later a royal designation of Bajee Rao and Nana Sahib. |
| Pergunna | Pargana | A district, township ; less than a zillah. |
| Pice | Paisá | A copper coin; one third of an anna, value nearly one cent. |
| Pie | Pai | A copper coin; one twelfth of an anna. |
| Poojah | Pújá | Worship, prayer. |
| Pucka | Pukká | Ripe, finished, thorough, (as a burned brick,) perfect. Used to discriminate a true from a false Christian. |
| Punchaet | Paucháyat | A jury of five men. |
| Pundit | Pandit | A Brahmin learned in the Vedas and Shasters; a teacher of the Hindee or Sanscrit language. |
| Punkah | Pankhá | A large, wooden, covered frame, suspended from the ceiling, with a heavy, deep frill, kept in motion by a coolie, as a fan, to cool the air in a room. |
| Poor or Pore | Púr | A town or city; used in composition, as Seeta-pore, the City of Seeta. |
| Puronas | Purán | The especial designation of the eighteen books of the Hindoo legends or traditions. |
| Purda | Parda | A curtain or vail; partition, secrecy, privacy. |
| Purda-nashssn | Parda-nashín | A secluded lady; one sitting behind a curtain. |
| Purwana | Parwána | A permit, pass, or order. |
| Rais | Raís | A prince, chief, head, citizen. |
| Raj | Ráj | Empire, kingdom, government. |
| Rajah | Rajáh | King, prince, sovereign. |
| Ramadon | Rámzán | The name of a month; a fast of the Mohammedans |
| Ranee | Rání | Feminine of Rajah; a Hindoo princess or queen. |
| Rupee | Rúpí | A silver coin, worth nearly fifty cents. |
| Rutt | Rath | A four-wheeled carriage or car. |
| Ryot | Raaiyat | A peasant; a tenant or subject. |
