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1. abhinaya, n. View full entry 1880
...In Indian dance: the use of any of various expressive techniques to convey a mood, emotion, theme, or idea....
2. abhisheka, n. View full entry 1834
...In India: any of various ceremonies involving a ritual washing or anointing. ...
3. agarbatti, n. View full entry 1884
...An incense stick; (as a mass noun) incense....
4. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
5. aumil, n. View full entry 1800
...In South Asia: a non-European factor, esp. a collector of revenue. Cf. amildar...
6. badmash, n. View full entry 1843
...A scoundrel, a rogue; a miscreant; a hooligan, a ruffian....
7. bap, n.2 View full entry 1842
...A father. Freq. with possessive adjective. Also as a respectful form of address to one's father or (in Caribbean use) any older man, esp. one of South Asian descent. Cf....
8. bio-, comb. form View full entry 1808
...With the sense ‘biographical’, ‘comprising elements of biography’....
9. bomoh, n. View full entry 1851
...In Malaysia: a traditional healer; a person believed to have magical powers. Sometimes used as a title. Cf. dukun, pawang...
10. bustee, n. View full entry 1834
...In South Asia: a village or group of huts; a shanty town, a slum....
11. challan, n. View full entry 1821
...An official form or document, such as a receipt, invoice, or citation....
12. challan, v. View full entry 1842
...trans. To issue a challan to (a person or vehicle), now esp. for a traffic offence; to book, fine, ticket. Also: to submit a challan for (a legal case)....
13. communalism, n. View full entry 1871
...A principle or system of social organization in which the major political units of society are local self-governing communities. Now rare (hist. in later use)....
14. communalist, n. and adj. View full entry 1871
...An advocate of communalism (communalism1); esp. a member or supporter of the Paris Commune of 1871, a Communard. Now rare (hist....
15. desi, adj. and n. View full entry 1885
...In South Asia: (in early use esp. of cotton) local, indigenous, native. Also in extended use (derogatory): rustic, unsophisticated....
16. dha, n. View full entry 1821
...In Burma (Myanmar): a measure of length....
17. dukun, n. View full entry 1817
...In Indonesia, Malaysia, and among the Cape Malay community of South Africa: a traditional healer; a midwife; a person thought to have magical powers. Sometimes used as a title. Cf. bomoh...
18. handi, n. View full entry 1895
...An earthenware or metal pot used in Indian cooking....
19. hijra, n. View full entry 1838
...In South Asia, esp. India: a eunuch, esp. one who dresses as a woman; (also) a male transvestite, an androgynous or transgender person....
20. Inche, n. View full entry 1834
...In Malaysia, a prefixed title signifying respect, used for persons with no other special distinction; equivalent to ‘Mr.’...
