Leitner, Gottlieb W.; Ravenstein, Ernst Georg [Ill.]: The languages and races of Dardistan (Lahore, 1877)

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SHINA VOCABULARY,

-{Continued.)

Shald

= flour.

Kure* Khan

= hard Lord (Khan.)

Sukmir

1= a quiet worthy ; Lord of tran-
quillity; (Mir.)

Judey

= pleasure-given.

Baku

= one who buts.

Ghima. Sheir

== a fiery lion.

JShey tamm

= ?

Loponno

= grass-bundle-road,

Duduk

= (flute?)

Duduwo

= ?

Dudar

= mulberry ridge.

I'ulait

== Steel.

Muratti

== (a nickname for boys; probaMy
only " Murad.")

JShey dap

== King's ridge,

Jlaliko

I

Shukur

Names very common in Kash-
mir and Jndia with a slight
change.

Gafar; J



Shalli

?

Eeyberi

?

Ali Malek (Maleks an

3 a race of " Proprietors " said to be
common in Kashmir and Cbilas.)

Udzi Malek



Bozi Beg



Rozi Khan (Head Revenue Officer of Astdr when I

visited that place.)

Ot Malek == " Ot " = Tibetan for " lamp " (?)

Kurek Khano

Mirza Khan (Police Officer of Tshongure (old Astor) my

follower.)

Keyderi
Aliyar

Sheir

= wind fall of food (?)

== friend of Ali; many Astoris
are of the Shiah persuasion,
in consequence, I presume,
of its former conquest by the
little Tibetans.)

Muzaffar (the Wazir of JNaugam, a District of Astor.)

Bustum Ali (the nephew of the above, whose life I was,
probably, partly instrumental in saving.)

Safarr.

IT. B.—I have thought it unnecessary to give the ex-
planation of common Mussulman names in the above List.
It may be mentioned, however, that the Astoris and
Grhilghitis have retained old Shin names ; I imagine the
Mussulman religion sits much more loosely on them than
on the Chilasis, who seem, as a rule, to give only orthodox
Muslim names to their children.

Daturi

Ayuli

Ashuri

Kuturi

Djuruni

Nazuk

Punni

Lashkari

NAMES OP ASTORI WOMEN.

= a kind of poisonous plant; the
Datura.

=== sweetheart.

=== hateful.

= a bitch.

= one who speaks in her sleep.

— delicate.

= rich.

— one born at the time of the
first arrival of the Maha-
raja of Kashmir's troops
=daughter of the army.

Djall Khatun
Surmill

Sanali
Badjila
Mell Khatun

i== lady of the sieve ; lady of the
veil-net.

= one who has " surma"=" anti-
mony" giving .a lustre to
her eyes.

== perfect, blameless.

— ?

== a famous beauty among fairies;
her country appears to be
called Mell Matsheg6nn=;
the fairy land of Mell.

Hayat

== life,

Djan

=== soul.

Murilla

?

Shalli bey

= she will be the mother of a
hundred children.

Harzu

= (probably a corruption of
" Arzu" = wish.)

Hazak Khatun

= the laughing lady.