The Land of the Veda/Glossary

by William Butler

 

GLOSSARY OF INDIAN TERMS

USED IN THIS WORK AND IN MISSIONARY CORRESPONDENCE.

(The common spelling is given In Italic, followed by the correct or phonetic spelling in Roman.)
Ab	’Ab	Water; e.g., Do-ab, two waters; Punj-ab, five waters
Abad	’Abád	A dwelling or city, as Allah-abad, City of God
Adawlat	Adálat	A court of justice.
Admee	’Admí	A man.
Allah	Alláh	The Arabic or Mohammedan name of God.
Alum	’Alam	The universe, or world.
Ameen	Amín	A native Judge.
Amreeta	Amrit	The water of immortality; the ambrosia of the Hindoo gods.
Anna	’Aná	A coin; the sixteenth of a rupee, worth three cents.
Ap	’Ap	Your Honor.
Asman	’Asmán	Heaven; the firmament or sky.
Asoor	Asur	A devil, an evil spirit.
Ata	’Atá	Flour, meal.
Attar	Itr	Essence, or rose oil.
Avatar	Autár	An incarnation; particularly of Vishnu, nine of which have taken place, the tenth is yet to come.
Ayah	’Ayáh	A maid or nurse.
Baboo	Bábú	Hindoo title of respect; sir, gent
Bagh	Bágh	A garden or grove.
Bahadoor	Bahádur	Brave, title of rank.
Bajra	Bájrá	A kind of millet.
Bana	Báná	The Word; the so-called sacred writings of the Bhuddists.
Bandy	Bándí	A gig or cart.
Banghy	Bahangí	A pole with ropes, for carrying baggage on the shoulder.
Bangle	Bangle	A bracelet.
Bap	Báp	Father.
Baraduree	Bárádarí	A building with twelve doors. A summer-house in a garden.
Barat	Barát	Marriage ceremony of bringing home the bride.
Basun	Básan	A plate, dish, or vessel.
Bavurchee	Báwarchí	A cook.
Bawarcheekana	Báwarchikhána	A cooking-place or kitchen.
Bazaar	Bázár	A market or trading-street.
Beegah	Bíghá	A land measure; about one third of an acre, but differing in the various provinces of India.
Begum	Begam	A princess or lady, (Mohammedan title.)
Belatee	Waláyatí	Foreign, European.
Bhadrnauth	Badrínáth	The Lord of Purity. The deity worshiped Bhadrinauth.
Bhugavat	Bhagavat	One of the names of Brahm. God.
Bhugavat-Gita	Bhagavat-Gita	A philosophic episode of the “Mahabarata.”
Bhung	Bhang	An intoxicating preparation of hemp.
Bheestee	Bihishtí	A water carrier.
Bhoosa	Bhús	Food for cattle; chaff.
Bhoot	Bhút	A ghost or spirit.
Bihisht	Bihisht	Paradise, heaven.
Bouzees	Bouzis	The priests in China and Tartary.
Boodha	Budhá.	Old man.
Boot	But	An idol or pagoda.
Brahm	Brahm	God; the Divine essence.
Brahma	Brahmá	The personal Creator.
Brahma-loka	Brahmá-lok	The highest of the sixteen celestial worlds of the Buddhists.
Brahmin	Brahman	Hindoo priest; the first of the four Hindoo castes.
Brahmo Somaj	Brahmo Somáj	A new sect of reformed Hindoos, styling themselves intuitional deists.
Brinjaries	Brinjárí	Carriers of grain.
Budgerow	Bajrá	A large cabin-boat; a pleasure-boat.
Buddha	Baudh	Gotama; a historical personage worshiped in Thibet, China, etc. Called Fo in China.
Buddhist	Buddhist	A follower of Gotama-Buddha.
Bucksheesh	Bakhshish	A present or gift.
Bungalow	Banglá	A house, usually thatched.
Bunya	Baniyá	A grain merchant or trader.
Burra	Bará	Great.
Bursat	Barsát	Rains, or the “rainy season.”
Buttee	Battí	A candle or lamp; a lamp-wick.
Byragee	Bairágí	A religious mendicant, a worshiper of Vishnu.
Bylee	Bahlí	A native carriage drawn by bullocks.
Caranchie	Karánchí	A native carriage.
Caste	Zát	A division of Hindoo society, of which there are four principal: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra.
Cazee	Qází	A Mohammedan Judge, who decides civil and criminal suits by the Koran.
Chand	Chand	The moon.
Charpoy	Chárpáí	A light native cot or bedstead, usually made of bamboo and cords.
Chattah	Chhátá	An umbrella.
Cheetah	Chítá	A leopard; frequently used in hunting.
Chirragh	Chirágh	A small light or lamp.
Chitak	Chhatánk	A weight of about two ounces.
Chittee	Chitthí	A note or letter.
Chobedar	Chobdár	A bearer of a silver mace.
Chokey	Chaukí	A chair or stool; a guard station.
Chokra	Chokrá	A boy. Chokrí: a girl.
Chor	Chor	A robber, a thief.
Chota	Chhotá	Little.
Chota-hazree	Chhoti-házirí	A slight refreshment in the morning.
Chowk	Chauk	A market, yard, or court.
Chowkeydar	Chaukídár	A watchman.
Chowrie	Chaurí	A whisk for driving off flies.
Chuddur	Chaddar	A sheet or table-cloth.
Chumar	Chumar	A leather-dresser.
Chunam	Chunam	Lime.
Chupatti	Chapátí	A thin, unleavened cake of coarse flour.
Chupper	Chappar	A thatched roof.
Chuprassie	Chaprásí	A peon or messenger.
Churuk-poojah	Charkh-pújá	An annual barbarous swinging festival.
Chutney	Chatní	A kind of pungent sauce or catsup.
Coolie	Qulí	A burden-bearer, a laborer.
Coss	Kos	The Hindoo mile; about two English miles.
Cowrie	Kaurí	A small shell used as currency; 5,120 to a rupee.
Crore	Karor	Ten millions; one hundred lakhs.
Curry	Kárí	A popular Indian dish, composed of meat cooked in a dressing of spices, and eaten with boiled rice.
Cutcha	Kachchá	Unripe; uncooked; green; imperfect; built of unburnt brick.
Cutcherry	Kachahrí	A court-house, or court of justice.
Dacoit	Dakait	A robber or river-pirate.
Dai	Dáí	A wet-nurse; a midwife.
Dandy	Dandí	A light conveyance, or sedan, borne on the shoulders of two men.
Daroga	Dárogha	A superintendent; an agent.
Dawk	Dák	A post, letter post, or arrangements for traveling.
Dawk Bungalow	Dák Bungla	A rest-house for travelers.
Deccan	Dakhan	The South.
Deen	Dín	Religion, faith.
Devar	Dewá	A Hindoo name for the gods generally.
Dewan	Díwán	A chief minister: an agent.
Dewanee Khass	Diwán i Kháss	The audience-hall of the “Great Moguls.”
Dharma	Dharm	Divine law, duty, virtue.
Dharma Shastra	Dharm Shástr	The Hindoo Code; religion, science, morals, law.
Dherna	Dherna	The custom of sitting in defiance before one's door to compel compliance with a demand.
Dhobee	Dhobí	A washerman. Dhobín: a washerwoman.
Doab	Doáb	A tract of country between two rivers; as that between the Ganges and Jumna.
Dooley	Dolí	A litter, or light palanquin.
Dozukh	Dozakh	Hell.
Durbar	Darbár	A court where a levee is held.
Durbeen	Dúrbín	A spy-glass or telescope.
Durga-Poojah	Durgá-Pújá	A yearly festival of the Hindoos, extending over fifteen days, in honor of the Goddess Durga.
Durvesh	Darwesh	A Mohammedan sage or beggar.
Durwan	Darwán	A gate-keeper.
Durzee	Darzí	A tailor.
Dustoor	Dastúr	Customs, manners, usage.
Dustoori	Dastúrí	Fee or percentage exacted by middlemen and servants
Dwaper Yug	Dwápur Jug	The third age of the world.
Eblis	Iblís	The Mohammedan name for the Devil.
Eed	’Id	A Mohammedan festival; their Easter.
Emir or Ameer	Amír	A chief or noble.
Eurasians	Eurasians	Descendants of Europeans and Asiatics sometimes called East Indians, or half-castes.
Fakir	Faqír	A religious mendicant.
Feringhee	Faringhí	A European; a foreigner.
Ferishta	Farishta	An angel.
Firdoos	Firdaus	Paradise; the heaven of the Mohammedans.
Firman	Farmán	A royal order, mandate, command.
Foujdar	Faujdár	A commander; an army officer.
Gunesha	Ganesh	A Hindoo deity: the God of Wisdom, represented with an elephant's head.
Ganges	Gunga	The holy river of India. From Gunga, the river, represented as a deity.
Gharree	Gárí	A carriage, cart.
Ghareewan	Gáríwán	A coachman.
Ghat	Ghát	A landing or bathing-place; flight of steps at a river ; also, a pass in mountains.
Ghee	Ghí	An inferior butter used for cooking.
Ghogra	Ghógra	A river in Upper India, a tributary of the Ganges
Gholam	Ghulám	A slave, a servant.
Ghora	Ghorá	A horse.
Ghur	Ghar	House, home, habitation.
Ghurra	Ghará	An earthen water-pot or pitcher.
Ghurree	Gharí	A clock, watch, hour.
Gomashta	Gumáshta	An agent, officer, or superintendent.
Goomtee	Gumtí	A river in Oude flowing by Lucknow.
Godown	Gudám	A store-house, cellar, warehouse, magazine.
Gora	Gorá	A white man; an English soldier.
Gossain	Gossáin	A religious mendicant worshiping Mahadev, (Shiva.)
Gonah	Gunáh	A sin, crime.
Gram	Gram	A kind of vetch, pulse, or peas.
Guddee	Gaddí	Pad, cushion, or seat; a throne or royal seat.
Guicowar	Gaekwár	Name of a sovereign in the South.
Gully	Galí	Street, alley, way.
Guroo	Gurú	A religious teacher, priest.
Guz	Gaz	A measure; a short yard.
Hackery	Hackery	A native cart drawn by bullocks.
Hadjee	Hájí	A Mohammedan who has made the pilgimage to Mecca.
Hukeem	Hakím	A Mohammedan doctor, a sage, philosopher.
Hakim	Hákim	A ruler, governor, king.
Hanuman	Hanumán	The deified monkey who was the ally of Rama.
Harem	Haram	Sacred, prohibited, the inner or women's apartmenta
Hati	Háthí	An elephant.
Havildar	Hawáldár	A native sergeant.
Hazree	Házirí	Breakfast, presence.
Hejira	Hijrí	Flight; the flight of Mohammed from Mecca, 16th of July, A. D. 622; the Mohammedan era.
Hera	Hírá	A diamond.
Hookah	Huqqa	A smoking-pipe.
Hoolee	Holí	A Hindoo festival to commemorate the beginning of the new year.
Hoondes	Hundí	A native bank-note ; a bill of exchange.
Howdah	Hauda	A box-seat on an elephant's back; an elephant's saddle.
Huck	Haqq	Equity, truth, reason.
Hurkaru	Harkára	A messenger, a running courier.
Hurrumzadu	Haramzáda	A rascal, a bastard.
Huzar	Hazár	A thousand.
Huzoor	Huzúr	Royal presence; “Your Honor.”
Huzrat	Hazrat	Excellency, majesty, divine; a title accorded to superiors.
Huzrat Isa	Hazrat ’Isá	Jesus Christ.
Indra	Indrá	The God of Light. The leading ancient Vedic deity, sometimes called the God of Heaven, but now occupying only an inferior position.
Islam	Islám	The Mohammedan religion.
Istan	Istán or Sthán	A termination, signifying place or country, as Affghanistan that of the Affghans.
Izzut	Izzat	Honor, respect.
Jagheer	Jágír	A State or landed estate assigned by Government as a reward.
Jaghiredar	Jágírdár	A person holding a jagheer.
Jehan	Jahán	The world.
Jahaz	Jaház	A ship.
Jain	Jain	A kind of degenerate Buddhists.
Jat	Ját	A caste or sect; a tribe among the Rajpoots.
Jeel	Jhíl	A shallow lake or pond.
Jemmadar	Jamadár	A native subaltern officer; head-man of a village or class.
Jinn	Jinn	According to the Mohammedans, an intermediate race between angels and men.
Jotee	Jútí	A shoe or slipper.
Jowar	Joár	A kind of millet.
Juggernauth	Jaganáth	The Lord of the World. A god of the Hindoos, whose temple is at Orissa.
Juldee	Jaldí	Quick! quickly!
Jumma Musjid	Jama Masjid	Chief mosque at Delhi. The largest place of Mohammedan worship in India.
Jammaut	Jamáat	Assembly, meeting, congregation.
Jumna	Jamuná	A river of North-west India.
Jungle	Jangal	A thicket, desert, wilderness, wood.
Kaffir	Káfir	An infidel; impious rascal.
Kalee	Kálí	The Hindoo goddess of destruction.
Kali Yug	Kal Jug	The fourth or present age of the world; the black or iron age.
Kalpa	Kalpa	A day of Brahma, equal to 4,320,000,000 solar years
Karen	Karen	An aboriginal race in the hills of Burmah.
Kasi	Káshí	Magnificent; the ancient name of Benares, still so called by the Brahmins.
Katree	Khatrí	A military caste of Hindoos.
Khansama	Khánsámán	A steward or butler.
Kheleet	Khilat	A robe or dress of honor presented as a gift.
Keranee	Kirání	A writer, clerk; a man of mixed blood.
Khuda	Khudá	God.
Khudawund	Khudáwand	Lord, sir, master.
Kitmutghar	Khidmatgár	A table attendant.
Kincob	Kimkhwáb	Brocade.
Kismut	Qismat	Destiny, chance, fortune.
Koh-i-noor	Koh-i-núr	“Mountain of Light.” A diamond so called, formerly worn by the Great Moguls, and now by the Queen of England.
Koran	Qurán	The supposed revelation to Mohammed, collected by the Caliph Omar.
Kotee	Kothí	A house, mansion, dwell J3g.
Kotwal	Kotwál	Mayor of the city, police officer.
Kotwalie	Kotwálí	Mayor's office or police station.
Krishna	Krishn	The name of Vishnu in his eighth incarnation.
Kshatriya	Kshatrí	The second or military caste of the Hindoos.
Kulma	Kalma	The Mohammedan confession of faith: “There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his Prophet.”
Kupra-wallah	Kápra-wálá	A cloth merchant.
Lac	Lákh	One hundred thousand.
Lamas	Lamas	The Buddhist priests of Tartary and Thibet, the chief of whom is called Dali, Grand Lama, or Living Buddha.
Larka	Larká	A babe, boy, child. Larkee: a girl.
Linga	Ling	Membrum virile; the indelicate form under which Shiva is worshiped.
Log	Lōg	Mankind, people.
Lohar	Lohar	A blacksmith..
Lungoor	Lungúr	A baboon; the black-faced monkey.
Maha	Mahá	Great, illustrious.
Mahabarata	Mahábhárat	The second great Sanscrit epic of the Hindoos, celebrating the wars of the rival Pandoos and Kuroos.
Mahadeva	Mahádev	One of the names of the god Shiva.
Maharajah	Mahárajá	A great king.
Maha Yug	Mahá Jug	A celestial age in Hindoo chronology, including 12,000 divine years, each of which is equal to 360 solar years, the Maha-Yug being equal to 4,320,000 years of mortals.
Mahout	Mahaut	An elephant-keeper and driver.
Malik	Málik	Master, lord, ruler.
Malee	Málí	A gardener.
Manjee	Mánjhí	Master of a vessel; a steersman.
Meidan	Maidan	A plain, ground, field-of-battle.
Mela	Mela	Hindoo fair or festival held for religious or commercial purposes.
Menu	Menu	author of the legal and religious Code of the Hindoos.
Methur	Mihtar	A sweeper.
Mithuranee	Mihtarání	A low-caste nurse.
Minar	Mínár	A tower, minaret, obelisk.
Mirza	Mirza	Prince, sir.
Mochee	Mochí	A shoemaker.
Mohulla	Mahalla	Quarter, district, division.
Mohur	Muhr	A gold coin, valued at sixteen rupees or eight dollars.
Mohurrum	Muharram	The first month of the Mohammedan year.
Moolk	Mulk	Country, region.
Moonshee	Munshí	A teacher of languages, usually a Mohammedan.
Moonsif	Munsif	Arbitrator, Judge.
Mootee	Motí	A pearl.
Moulah	Moulah	A Mohammedan priest, doctor, teacher.
Moulvie	Maulví	A learned Mohammedan.
Muntra	Mantra	Mystic verses or incantations of the Brahmins.
Musjeed	Masjid	A mosque; Mohammedan place of worship.
Mussal	Mashál	A light or torch.
Mussalchee	Mashálchí	A link-boy, torch-bearer.
Mussruk	Mashk	A leathern bottle for carrying water.
Mussulman	Musalmán	A term used, like Moslem, to denote all who believe in the Koran.
Musnud	Masnad	A throne, a royal seat.
Muezzin	Muazzin	The person who calls the Mohammedans to prayer,
Naib	Náib	Deputy or viceroy.
Namaz	Namáz	Prayer, (Mohammedan term.)
Nana	Náná	Maternal grandfather.
Nautch	Nátch	The dance, ball, etc.
Nabob	Nawáb	A Mohammedan title, viceroy, governor.
Nazim or Nizam	Nizám	Ruler.
Nimmuk	Namak	Salt.
Nimmuk-haram	Namak-harám	A traitor to his “covenant of salt.”
Noor	Núr	Splendor, light.
Nubee	Nabí	A prophet.
Nuddee	Nadí	A stream, river.
Nugger	Nagar	A town, village, city.
Nullah	Nullah	A water-course, a ravine.
Nuzzur	Nazar	An offering.
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.
Sahib	Sáhib	Sir, lord, gentleman.
Satya Yug	Sat Jug	The first age of the world; age of truth..
Sepoy	Sipáhí	A native soldier.
Seraglio	Seraglio	From Sura, house, and Ahul, domestic; hence Suralio or Seraglio, the family or female apartments.
Sewalla	Shivála	A temple.
Shadee	Shádí	Marriage, wedding, happiness.
Shah	Sháh	A king, a prince, (Mohammedan title.)
Shahzada	Sháhzáda	The son of a king.
Shastra or Shaster	Shástr	Hindoo Scriptures.
Shiva	Shív	The Hindoo God of Destruction, husband of Kali, and the third member of the Hindoo Triad or Trimurti.
Shesas or Sheeites	Shíah	One of the great Mohammedan sects; followers of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet, and esteeming the three Caliphs, Abubeker, Omar, and Oman, as usurpers. To this sect belong the Persians generally, the royal family of Oude, and most of the lower orders of Mussulmans in India.
Shroff	Sharráf	A native banker or money-changer.
Shytan	Shaitán	The devil, Satan.
Sheikh	Shaikh	A disciple, follower, scholar; the name of the religionists in the Punjab.
Sirkar	Sirkár	The State or Government.
Soma	Soma	The milky juice of the moon-plant mixed with barley and fermented, forming an intoxicating drink; used in the ancient Vedic worship
Soonees	Sunnís	“Followers of the traditions,” who maintain the lawful succession of the three Caliphs before Ali, and pay great respect to the traditions of Islam. The Arabs, Turks, Affghans, and most of the educated Mussulmans of India, are of this class, and style themselves Orthodox, the Sheeas being regarded as heretics.
Sowar	Sawár	A cavalryman, a mounted soldier or policeman.
Subadar	Súbadár	A governor of a province, a captain.
Subah	Súba	A province.
Sudder	Sadr	Chief, principal, as Sudder-adawlut, the Supreme Court of Justice in India.
Sudra	Súdr	The fourth or servile caste of the Hindoos; now vaguely applied to all low classes.
Sultan	Sultán	Sovereign, prince, (Mohammedan;) also a title formerly borne by the royal family of Delhi.
Sunnud	Sanad	A grant or diploma.
Surdar	Sardár	A chief, head-man, commander.
Suttee	Sátí	The ceremony of burning a widow with her husband's corpse.
Syce	Sais	A groom or horse-keeper.
Syud or Said	Saiyad	A prince; descendant of Hossein, son of Ali, and grandson of Mohammed.
Taj	Táj	A crown.
Talook	Táaluq	A State or Barony, usually larger than a Zemeendaree.
Talookdar	Táaluqdár	A land-holder, a baron.
Tattee	Tattí	A mat made of cus-cus grass, kept wet, and suspended before a window to cool the room.
Tattoo	Tattú	A pony.
Thakoor	Thákúr	Idol, lord, baron.
Thanna	Thána	A police station.
Terai	Taráí	A swamp, marsh, or miasmatic region.
Thannadar	Thánadár	A police officer or constable.
Thug	Thag	A professional murderer and devotee of the goddess Kali.
Tola	Tolá	One hundred and eighty grains Troy weight.
Tonjon	Tonjon	A chair with a hood.
Tope	Tōp	A clump of trees; a cannon.
Treta Yug	Tret Jug	The second age of the world; the silver age.
Tukht	Takht	Chair, throne, seat.
Tulwar	Talwár	A native sword.
Tussuldar	Tahsíldár	A collector of revenue.
Upanishads	Upanishads	Expository supplements to the Vedas.
Vaishnavas	Vaishnavas	The worshipers of Vishnu.
Vaisya	Vaisya	The third or agricultural caste of the Hindoos.
Vakeel	Vakíl	An envoy, prime agent.
Vedas	Bed	From Ved, learning, the most ancient sacred books of the Hindoos, of which there are four; the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda, and the Atharva-Veda.
Vedanta	Vedánt	A system of pantheistical philosophy founded on scattered texts of the Vedas.
Vishnu	Vishnu	The Preserver; the second member of the Hindoo Triad or Trimurti.
Vizier	Wazír	The chief minister in a Mohammedan sovereignty.
Wah Wah	Wáh Wah	Admirable! well-done! bravo!
Wilaet	Wiláyat	Country, region, abroad, foreign.
Wufadar	Wafadar	Faithful.
Yogee	Jogí	A silent saint
Yug	Jug	An age of the world
Zeen	Zín	A saddle.
Zemeendar	Zamíndár	Land-holder; collector of revenue of a district.
Zemeendaree	Zamíndárí	A province.
Zenana	Zanána	From Zun, a woman, the inner apartments in India.
Zillah	Zila	An extensive district.