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Page 556 - often affixed to the first and second persons of verbs to denote plurality " (Bronson), as in karonhank
Page 321 - Jf, or 5, according to the initial letter of the word to which it is prefixed; s.
Page 301 - Sankranti is the name given to the first day of the solar month ; that is to say, to the day on which the sun passes from one sign of the Zodiac to another.
Page 234 - Spawn, the spawn is crumbled into small particles and as much as can be taken up between the thumb and two fingers used instead of a nut-sized piece of manure spawn.
Page 238 - English t, as in, talk, toe; pronounced by bringing the tongue far back against the palate ; or by applying the tip of the tongue to the roots of the teeth.
Page 536 - night," being the night of the fourteenth day of the moon's wane, in the month Magha, or Magha-phalguna, a rigorous .fast with cstraordinary ceremonies in honour of the Sivalinga, or Phallus.