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KANCHÎ
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KANKANDHÂ
a cap that covers the ears. East districts (kan-
top).
Kâûchî—slips of sugarcane cut for planting.
West districts (gênr).
Kânchuâ—[P Skt. kâûch = to bind]—a woman’s
boddice. Upper Duâb (angî).
Kanchhêdan—(kân — ear ; chhêdnâ = to pierce]
(karnchhêd, pirojan)·—the ceremony of boring
a child’s ears for earrings.
Kanchhopî—[cf. kanchhahî, kantop']—-a cap
covering the ears. Hill districts (kantop).
(.[Skt. kanda = a bulb]—the sweet
Kaàdâ_ j potato (shakkarqand).
Kandâ—[Skt. kanda = part, joint]—cakes of
cow-dung fuel—see gobar.
Kandai—see kanai.
Kandaur—{kanda]—a bouse for cow-dung fuel
(gohârî).
Kandêlavâ—a kind of bamboo used for making
thatches (bâns).
Kandhapnî—{kân — ear ; dhâûpnâ = to cover]—
a cap that covers the ears. East districts (kan-
t°p).
Kandhâr—a light ploughing of rice after flooding
the field. Rohilkhand (gâhan).
Kandhâvar—see kanhâvar.
Kandhêl— T (kaûdhâ = shoulder]—(1) trap-
Kandhêlâ— > pings or coverings for cattle
Kandhêliyâ—j (pâkhar); (2) a buffalo that has
high bones in the croup and a hollow back—see
under bhains.
B/tains kaûdhêliyâ pm lai,
Eâjê dhâr na khatkâ rai,
Mangé chhâchh so hî gai,
[My husband bought a buffalo with a high shoul-
der. You never hear the rattle of the milk
from her teat, nor the ring of the ckurnstick.
And all my chance of begging butter-milk is
gone too !]
Kandî—(1) a net for carrying earthen pots.
Rohilkhand (jâl); (2) the stage at which the ear
in wheat is half out of the sheath. Central
Duâb ; (3) the grass usually known as dub.
Bundelkhand.
Kandî—[? corr. of qistbandi]—an instalment of
rent or revenue. Central Duâb : cf. khandî.
Kândî—the hollow in the mortar in which tobacco
or grain is crushed.
Kandrî—[P kaûdhâ — shoulder]—trappings or
coverings for cattle. Rohilkhand (pâkhar).
Kanduâ—a fungoid disease in cereals; in wheat
it is smut (ustilago) ; in the millets it is bunt
or ergot which fills the grain with a greasy
black powder and destroys it utterly.
Kângan—- 'j [Skt. kankana/]—(1) a bracelet usu-
Kaôgan— f ally consisting of cup-shaped
Kaûganâ— f knobs of silver or gold, sometimes
Kânganâ—J set with stones, fixed on on a gold
or silver ring. Rath kâûgan to ârsî kyâ — who
wants a thumb mirror ring to see a bracelet on
the wrist (said of things self-evident); (2)kaûgan
khêl, part of the marriage ceremony performed
after the thâpê ki rasm (qv.) ; the officiating
Brahman sends for a large square basket
(kahârâ) and puts the bridegroom sitting in
it. He then twists up a red string to which he
ties a small iron ring, a small bag of mustard
(rdf) and pieces of betel-nut (chhâliyâ ki da/'i)·
and fastens it to the boy’s wrist. This is the
kaûganâ. They tie it to the wrists and ankles
of the bride and bridegroom to keep off the
evil eye. The day after the marriage the boy
goes to the bracelet play (kaûganâ khêl) ; the
bride and bridegroom sit on stools. The bar-
ber’s wife (nain) brings a tray (thâlî) which she
fills with water and throws a rupee into it ;
then she takes the bracelet from each and ties
them tightly together. After the bridegroom
amidst much chaffing succeeds in opening
them, the barber’s wife throws them again-
into the water and each snatches at them.
Finally it is arranged that the boy gets both
bracelets.
Kanghâ— j [Skt. kankata] (kakai)—a hair
Kanghî— j comb. Kanghâ is the man’s comb and
has teeth only on one side. The woman’s comb
is kaûghî and has teeth on both sides.
Kangnâ — ) . Λ .
w . « [see kangan,
Kangm— ) °
Kangni— [Skt. kangu, kanguni\ (kakni, kaku-
Kângnî— j ni, kaunî, kâkun, konî, kûknî, tâû-
gun)—a small millet (SetariaItalica or Pani-
. cum Italicum).
Uûcha charhkê bolî kâûgnî,
Sab nâjoû mêû huîn chândnî ;
Kuchh ghiûgur mo mêû parêny
Tâte hâr kamar kêjurêû.
[Kangnî got on a height and said “ I am the moon
among grains. Mix a little butter and sugar
with me, and I will cure even a broken back-
bone. ”]
Kanhatarî—see kahatarî.
Kaôhâvar—{kaûdhâ = shoulder] (kand/iâvœr,
patkâ)—the red handkerchief or sheet thrown
over the boy’s shoulders at the marriage cere-
mony. In the East districts the bride and
bridegroom are tied together with it when they
go to visit the shrine of the village god. It is
also applied to a sheet in which parched rice is
brought at the marriage ceremony. The sheet
is given to the bride’s brother.
Kânid—a bamboo used for pressing a precious
stone against the polishing disk (hakkâk).
Kanik— ( [Skt. kanika\—broken rice. Hill
Kanikâ— ) districts (kankî).
Kaniyâ—[Skt. kanika — a grain]—secondary
shoots in tobacco after the head is removed
(tambâkû).
Kanjâs—rubbish (khât).
Kânjî—[acc. to Hobson-Jobson Tamil kanshi -
boilings ; but rather Skt. kanjika]—rice gruel ;
“ congee ” water. Kânjî hauz [Eng. house]—a
lock-up where prisoners are fed on rice gruel ;
a cattle pound (mavêshî khânali) ; kâûjî was
known to the Romans as ptisanarium oryzœ
(Horace Sat. II, 3, 147 ff).
Karijuvâ—crops withered or blighted. North Ro-
hilkhand (jhirî).
Kankahâ— ja hair-comb—see kanghâ. East
Kankahî— ) districts.
Kankan— 1 . .
Kankanâ-/seek)nSan-
Kankandhâ—{kô.lâ — black; kahdliâ — shoulder]
(karkaûdhâ)—black coloured on the shoulders
—of cattle.
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145
KANKANDHÂ
a cap that covers the ears. East districts (kan-
top).
Kâûchî—slips of sugarcane cut for planting.
West districts (gênr).
Kânchuâ—[P Skt. kâûch = to bind]—a woman’s
boddice. Upper Duâb (angî).
Kanchhêdan—(kân — ear ; chhêdnâ = to pierce]
(karnchhêd, pirojan)·—the ceremony of boring
a child’s ears for earrings.
Kanchhopî—[cf. kanchhahî, kantop']—-a cap
covering the ears. Hill districts (kantop).
(.[Skt. kanda = a bulb]—the sweet
Kaàdâ_ j potato (shakkarqand).
Kandâ—[Skt. kanda = part, joint]—cakes of
cow-dung fuel—see gobar.
Kandai—see kanai.
Kandaur—{kanda]—a bouse for cow-dung fuel
(gohârî).
Kandêlavâ—a kind of bamboo used for making
thatches (bâns).
Kandhapnî—{kân — ear ; dhâûpnâ = to cover]—
a cap that covers the ears. East districts (kan-
t°p).
Kandhâr—a light ploughing of rice after flooding
the field. Rohilkhand (gâhan).
Kandhâvar—see kanhâvar.
Kandhêl— T (kaûdhâ = shoulder]—(1) trap-
Kandhêlâ— > pings or coverings for cattle
Kandhêliyâ—j (pâkhar); (2) a buffalo that has
high bones in the croup and a hollow back—see
under bhains.
B/tains kaûdhêliyâ pm lai,
Eâjê dhâr na khatkâ rai,
Mangé chhâchh so hî gai,
[My husband bought a buffalo with a high shoul-
der. You never hear the rattle of the milk
from her teat, nor the ring of the ckurnstick.
And all my chance of begging butter-milk is
gone too !]
Kandî—(1) a net for carrying earthen pots.
Rohilkhand (jâl); (2) the stage at which the ear
in wheat is half out of the sheath. Central
Duâb ; (3) the grass usually known as dub.
Bundelkhand.
Kandî—[? corr. of qistbandi]—an instalment of
rent or revenue. Central Duâb : cf. khandî.
Kândî—the hollow in the mortar in which tobacco
or grain is crushed.
Kandrî—[P kaûdhâ — shoulder]—trappings or
coverings for cattle. Rohilkhand (pâkhar).
Kanduâ—a fungoid disease in cereals; in wheat
it is smut (ustilago) ; in the millets it is bunt
or ergot which fills the grain with a greasy
black powder and destroys it utterly.
Kângan—- 'j [Skt. kankana/]—(1) a bracelet usu-
Kaôgan— f ally consisting of cup-shaped
Kaûganâ— f knobs of silver or gold, sometimes
Kânganâ—J set with stones, fixed on on a gold
or silver ring. Rath kâûgan to ârsî kyâ — who
wants a thumb mirror ring to see a bracelet on
the wrist (said of things self-evident); (2)kaûgan
khêl, part of the marriage ceremony performed
after the thâpê ki rasm (qv.) ; the officiating
Brahman sends for a large square basket
(kahârâ) and puts the bridegroom sitting in
it. He then twists up a red string to which he
ties a small iron ring, a small bag of mustard
(rdf) and pieces of betel-nut (chhâliyâ ki da/'i)·
and fastens it to the boy’s wrist. This is the
kaûganâ. They tie it to the wrists and ankles
of the bride and bridegroom to keep off the
evil eye. The day after the marriage the boy
goes to the bracelet play (kaûganâ khêl) ; the
bride and bridegroom sit on stools. The bar-
ber’s wife (nain) brings a tray (thâlî) which she
fills with water and throws a rupee into it ;
then she takes the bracelet from each and ties
them tightly together. After the bridegroom
amidst much chaffing succeeds in opening
them, the barber’s wife throws them again-
into the water and each snatches at them.
Finally it is arranged that the boy gets both
bracelets.
Kanghâ— j [Skt. kankata] (kakai)—a hair
Kanghî— j comb. Kanghâ is the man’s comb and
has teeth only on one side. The woman’s comb
is kaûghî and has teeth on both sides.
Kangnâ — ) . Λ .
w . « [see kangan,
Kangm— ) °
Kangni— [Skt. kangu, kanguni\ (kakni, kaku-
Kângnî— j ni, kaunî, kâkun, konî, kûknî, tâû-
gun)—a small millet (SetariaItalica or Pani-
. cum Italicum).
Uûcha charhkê bolî kâûgnî,
Sab nâjoû mêû huîn chândnî ;
Kuchh ghiûgur mo mêû parêny
Tâte hâr kamar kêjurêû.
[Kangnî got on a height and said “ I am the moon
among grains. Mix a little butter and sugar
with me, and I will cure even a broken back-
bone. ”]
Kanhatarî—see kahatarî.
Kaôhâvar—{kaûdhâ = shoulder] (kand/iâvœr,
patkâ)—the red handkerchief or sheet thrown
over the boy’s shoulders at the marriage cere-
mony. In the East districts the bride and
bridegroom are tied together with it when they
go to visit the shrine of the village god. It is
also applied to a sheet in which parched rice is
brought at the marriage ceremony. The sheet
is given to the bride’s brother.
Kânid—a bamboo used for pressing a precious
stone against the polishing disk (hakkâk).
Kanik— ( [Skt. kanika\—broken rice. Hill
Kanikâ— ) districts (kankî).
Kaniyâ—[Skt. kanika — a grain]—secondary
shoots in tobacco after the head is removed
(tambâkû).
Kanjâs—rubbish (khât).
Kânjî—[acc. to Hobson-Jobson Tamil kanshi -
boilings ; but rather Skt. kanjika]—rice gruel ;
“ congee ” water. Kânjî hauz [Eng. house]—a
lock-up where prisoners are fed on rice gruel ;
a cattle pound (mavêshî khânali) ; kâûjî was
known to the Romans as ptisanarium oryzœ
(Horace Sat. II, 3, 147 ff).
Karijuvâ—crops withered or blighted. North Ro-
hilkhand (jhirî).
Kankahâ— ja hair-comb—see kanghâ. East
Kankahî— ) districts.
Kankan— 1 . .
Kankanâ-/seek)nSan-
Kankandhâ—{kô.lâ — black; kahdliâ — shoulder]
(karkaûdhâ)—black coloured on the shoulders
—of cattle.
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