GLOSSARY. BANG, an intoxicating seed. Buckree Eed, the feast of the goat: or the Mussulmaun passover. Caaba, the chief temple of the Mussulmauns at Mecca. Cast. The natives of India are divided into various ranks, called casts: each cast has respective employments, which descend from father to son. Chaudur, a web of cloth, used as a girdle by men and as a veil by women. Cherbutah, a terrace. Coss, two miles. Cummerbund, a girdle. Debtas, demons. Dirgah, a Mussulmaun burying-place. Fakeer, a religious mendicant. Feringhee, a Frank, or European. Gunga, the river Ganges. Hackery, a cart, generally drawn by bullocks. Howdah, the elephant's tower. Hukeem, a physician. Huzrut Esau, blessed Jesus. Jehennam, hell. Jungle, a wild place, or wilderness. Lotus, the water-lily. Mohurrum, a feast in commemoration of the death of Hussein and Hossein. Motha, a fragrant herb. Mount Himavut, a mountain to the north of Hindoostann. Musnud, a throne. Mussala, spices. Musseeh, the Messiah. Pagoda, a Hindoo temple. Parajatu, a most fragrant flower, said to grow in one of the many heavens of the Hindoos. Pepul, a kind of tree, which, on account of the trembling of the leaves, and the rustling noise among the branches, is supposed to be the habitation of a god. Rutt, a wheel carriage. Serai, a caravansera. Shroffs, money-changers. Sunyasses, a kind of dervise. Tope, a grove. Tum-tum, a small drum. Ushivuttu, the Indian fig-tree. Yumaluya, the place of torments. FINIS |