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Terms of Address

Amma. (mother) Dada (grandfather)
ji -- a term of endearment (like 'dear')
babuji (babu means father, often used to address an. old man)
Bibi -- polite form of address to a girl or young woman
Bhaiyya (brother)
Bhabhi (sister-in- law; elder brother's wife)
Bahani (sister) and Bahu (daughter- in-law)

"Gainda"

p. 42

dupatta

veil

p. 42

lehnga

full-length Indian skirt

　

　

　　

　　

p.42 Dulhan-Dulhan
辦家家酒

p. 42
Arre, baap re! Oh, my God, my Father, Gosh.

p. 43 Achha Ok/Indeed/I see/
p. 43
Baisakhi Punjab's New
Year's Day. It falls on April 13, though once in 36 years it occurs on April 14th. (source)
　

p. 43
bibi

lady
p. 43 sindoor
red powder applied to the parting of one's hair, a sign for being married

p. 43 ghungroos a string of bells p. 44
salwar

baggy trousers

　 razai quilt

Ghunghat

bride's veil

　　

p. 44

bachchi/
bachcha

kid
p. 44
Bhabi

elder brother's wife

p. 45
bindi

dot marked on the foreread of a Hindu wife
p. 46
bibi
lady

p. 46 raand A unisex term to refer to a slut. More correctly meaning prostitute. p. 47
attar

perfume

p. 47 malin ? female gardener p. 47 kamrakh Starfruit, carambola, 楊桃

"Honour"

p. 67
hamhams

turkish bath

p. 67

zenana

secluded quarters of women's

p. 67 pakoras 麵粉包著用油炸食物

p. 67
Pathans

有阿富汗血統的印度人
p. 68 Rohilla
阿富汗Roh 山區的人

p. 68 Abhagin a bringer of misfortune 　　　

p.71 deorhi Many Sikh temples have a deorhi, an entrance gateway, through which one has to pass before reaching the shrine.

The Darshani Deorhi, the enterance to
the bridge leading to The Golden Temple.
(source)

p. 71
zamindari

印度的地主制度
p. 72 burqa

一種遮住身體和臉的
印度婦女服裝

p. 74
Saheb, Sahib

master
p. 74 begum
尊稱lady

p.74 paandan vase p. 74
Gurkha

dominant race of Nepal

p. 75
ayah

nanny
　 dhoti 印度上層階級男人穿的腰布

p. 76
kurta

a long tunic worn over trousers

p.77 Sala chhokri log kidher hai? 　 p.77 Hamare ko ye time bola. 　

Terms of Address
Amma. (mother) Dada (grandfather) ji -- a term of endearment (like 'dear') babuji (babu means father, often used to address an. old man) Bibi -- polite form of address to a girl or young woman Bhaiyya (brother) Bhabhi (sister-in- law; elder brother's wife) Bahani (sister) and Bahu (daughter- in-law)
"Gainda"
p. 42	dupatta	veil	p. 42	lehnga	full-length Indian skirt



p.42	Dulhan-Dulhan	辦家家酒	p. 42	Arre, baap re!	Oh, my God, my Father, Gosh.
p. 43	Achha	Ok/Indeed/I see/	p. 43	Baisakhi	Punjab's New Year's Day. It falls on April 13, though once in 36 years it occurs on April 14th. (source)
p. 43	bibi	lady	p. 43	sindoor	red powder applied to the parting of one's hair, a sign for being married
p. 43	ghungroos	a string of bells	p. 44	salwar	baggy trousers



	razai	quilt		Ghunghat	bride's veil

p. 44	bachchi/ bachcha	kid	p. 44	Bhabi	elder brother's wife
p. 45	bindi	dot marked on the foreread of a Hindu wife	p. 46	bibi	lady
p. 46	raand	A unisex term to refer to a slut. More correctly meaning prostitute.	p. 47	attar	perfume
p. 47	malin	? female gardener	p. 47	kamrakh	Starfruit, carambola, 楊桃
"Honour"
p. 67	hamhams	turkish bath	p. 67	zenana	secluded quarters of women's
p. 67	pakoras	麵粉包著用油炸食物
p. 67	Pathans	有阿富汗血統的印度人	p. 68	Rohilla	阿富汗Roh 山區的人
p. 68	Abhagin	a bringer of misfortune
p.71	deorhi	Many Sikh temples have a deorhi, an entrance gateway, through which one has to pass before reaching the shrine. The Darshani Deorhi, the enterance to the bridge leading to The Golden Temple. (source)
p. 71	zamindari	印度的地主制度	p. 72	burqa	一種遮住身體和臉的印度婦女服裝
p. 74	Saheb, Sahib	master	p. 74	begum	尊稱lady
p.74	paandan	vase	p. 74	Gurkha	dominant race of Nepal
p. 75	ayah	nanny		dhoti	印度上層階級男人穿的腰布
p. 76	kurta	a long tunic worn over trousers			印度上層階級男人穿的腰布
p.77	Sala chhokri log kidher hai?		p.77	Hamare ko ye time bola.