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1. amildar, n. View full entry 1799
...In South Asia: a non-European factor, esp. a collector of revenue....
2. badam, n. View full entry 1798
...In South Asia: an almond. Freq. attrib....
3. Bakrid, n. View full entry 1671
...In South Asia: the Islamic festival commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son upon God's commandment; = Eid-al-Adha...
4. hakeem | hakim, n. View full entry 1638
...A physician or doctor, in Muslim countries and in India....
5. hakim, n. View full entry 1615
...A judge, ruler, or governor, in Muslim countries and in India; the administrative authority in a district....
6. langar, n. View full entry 1874
...In South Asia: a communal kitchen or eating place (in quot. 1874: a rest house for travellers). Now esp. (Sikhism): a public eating place attached to...
7. maidan, n. View full entry ?1551
...Esp. in South Asia: a marketplace, park, or other open space in or near a town; an esplanade or parade ground....
8. moharrir, n. View full entry 1765
...In South Asia: a clerk, esp. one in judicial, civil service, or police employment....
9. morcha, n. View full entry 1885
...Mil. An entrenchment; a fortification; a gun emplacement. Now rare....
10. munshi, n. View full entry 1622
...In South Asia: a secretary; a language teacher....
11. munsif, n. View full entry 1779
...In South Asia: a judge; spec. a junior-grade judge in a civil court....
12. muqaddam, n. View full entry 1598
...In South Asia (and occasionally elsewhere): a headman, a local chief....
13. namaz-e-janaza, n. View full entry 1832
...In South Asia: a funeral prayer; the Islamic funeral service....
14. Nihang, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1849
...In South Asia: a member of a military order and ascetic movement characterized by its adherence to fundamental Sikh values. Also attrib. or as Cf. Akali...
15. purdah, n. View full entry 1621
...orig. and chiefly S. Asian. A curtain; esp. one used in some Muslim and Hindu communities to screen women from public observation and particularly from the sight of...
16. rabi, n. View full entry 1783
...In South Asia: the spring season. Cf. kharif2....
17. raiyat, n. View full entry 1625
...In South Asia: a peasant, husbandman, or cultivating tenant....
18. zardozi, n. View full entry 1871
...As a mass noun: a type of elaborate appliqué embroidery created using gold or silver metallic thread....
19. zindabad, int. (and n.) View full entry a1963
...Used as an exclamation or shout of approbation or encouragement. Also as : an exclamation of this kind; a cheer....
