Arab
. . . Arab. Dab, Pol. Eeg, Dan. Carvalho, . . . Port. Eik, Dut. Roble, Carbalho, Port., Sp. Chene, . . . Fr. Dubb, ` Bus. Eiehe, . . . . Ger. Ek, Sw. Drus, Balania, . Gr. Meyshe, . . . Tere. Quercia, Quercus, It., Lat. The Genus ...
Arab_2
. . Arab. Shanma ;abandil, Ladak. Khandoo ; Sen, . Beas. Watana, . . . Maim Burra-mutur, . . Beng. Kachang, . . Malay. Common Pea ; Pea, Eng. Harenso, . . Sansk. Patana, . . . . Guj. Rata-gora•dya, . Singh. Mutur ; Kbandu, Hind. Veils. Pausal, . . ...
Arab_3
. Arab. Tamarindus, . . Lat. . . . Ltunm. Neghka, . . Mstar. Cay-mc, . Coot.-chin. . . Pens. Tamarins, . . . Fn. Amlika, Tintili, . Sansk. Tamarindon, . . Ger. Mahasiamhala, . . Singh. Arai, . . Cuj., Hist). Pulic, Tam. Tamarind°, . It., Se. Chinta-pundoo, Tel. ...
Beng
. . . . Beng. Kiri, Badulla, . Singil Chai-bin, Khyte, . Bum. Shayng-eottay, . Tam. Chem Mara, Gheru, Can. Ithallatiki, . . . Tel Bhatawan, . . Mem. Ithallatamu, . . „ Marking Nut Tree, . Eno. Jidi Cliettu, . I Ilibua, , . . . Mann. Tummeda Mamith, ...
Bind Sunn Beng
Sunn. Beng., Bind. Crotalaria Pancea, Chore Bunn, . . Beng. Taag ..... Maur. ;acosta Pat, . . „ Wucito Nar, . Lea 11. Brown Hemp, . . Eno. Sana, . . . . Sansk. Hemp, &um Hemp, „ Kenna, . . . . Singh. Konkani Hemp, 99 Janapa, Shanapa-nar,tam. Salsetto ...
Burr
&burr, . • . . Bea& Pr. Maram, Puvati, Tau. Koon, Beng. Mayi, Posuku, . . Tel. Gyootha, Kobin, Bumf. Rotfmgha,.roatanga, „ Saguri, Ohakota Can. Yelim Bunka, . . „ Goosum, . 0/kamaon. Zolim Huriki, . „ Kusoomb, . . . Mar& Kola-koosoomoo, Umva. Jamoa, . . . . Ravi. ...
Captain W F Owen
Owen, Captain W. F., An Officer Of The British Navy, Who Between 1822 And 1826 Surveyed The Southern And Eastern Coasts Of Madagascar, The Shores Of Madagascar, And Neighbouring Islands. Sickness Overtook The Ill-fated Expedition, And Nearly All The Officers Perished. Owl. Owlet, . . , . . Hum. Bulo, ...
Chelonia Order
Order, Chelonia. Fem. Testudinidx. Testudo Gmel., Galapagos. T. Radiate, Shato, Madagascar. T. Stellate, Shaw, Vizagapatam. T. Platynotus, Blyth, Bardwan. T. Elongate, Blyth, Arakan, Tenasserim. Homopus Horsfieldii, Gray, Afghanistan. Rant. Geoemydidoe. Manouria Emys Gray, Tenasserim. Geoemyda Granclis, Gray,- Tenasserim. G. Tricarinata, Blyth, Chaibassa. Cuora Amhoinensis, Daud, Malacca, Tenasserim. Cyclemis Orbiculate, Ben, ...
Chin
Chin. A Plant Of Several Parts Of China, Given Dropsy, Fevera, Amenorrinea. Sisymbriunt Iris, Khub, Kalan, Khakshi, Iiind. Small, Oval, Bright-yellow Seeds. Used For Coughs. Formerly Used As A Pot-herb In England.—powelt. Sita, (laughter Of Janaka, King Of Kosala, And Wife Of Rama. Rama Was' The Eon Of Desaratha, Of ...
Chin_2
Chin. Paring, . . . 3ialay. Pampluie, . . . . Fr. Kodayal, . . . . Tam. Chatri, . Hind. Godugulu, . . . Umbrellas Are Employed As A Shade Against The Heat Of The Sun And Rain ; A Smaller Kind, The Parasol, Being Used Chiefly By Ladies, ...
Claudius James Rich
Rich, Claudius James, Born 28th March 1787, Near Dijon In 13urgundy ; Died Of Cholera At Shiraz On The 5th October 1821. Ile Was Brought Up At Bristol. 1vhile Only Eight Or Nine Years Of Age He Was Attracted To Arabic, And By The Age Of Fifteen He Had Made ...
Coin Paten Ad Coin
Coin Paten. A.d. Coin Dates. A.d. Nallapana, . 79 ... Imam Datta, . Ushavadata, . Vijaya Sall, . 170 249 Swanri Chastana,... Dammajata Sri, ... Jaya Dams, . Rudra Sah, . 197 276 Jiva Dama, . Visva Sinha, Iludra Daman, 72 151 Atri Daman, . Ruth& Sinba, . 102 181 ...
Colonel William Il Sykes
Sykes, Colonel William Il, Bornbay Army, Was Statistical Reporter For The Dekhati Front 1821 To 1834 ; From 1840, One Of The Directors Of The East India Company ; A Dis Tinguished Zoologist, Meteorologist, Geologiat, Antiquary, And Statist. Ile Has Written So Much On Each Of Ao Many Subjects, That ...
Dut Wo
Wo], Dut. Wolna, Seherst, . Ens. Laine, Fr Lena, . . . . Sansk. Wolk, Ger 00, Woo, . . . Scotch. Oonn, . . Guj., Hind. Ull, Sw Lana, . • . It., Lat., Sp. I Bochu, Tel Bulu, . . . . Malay. Wool Is Largely Imported Into ...
Dut Zola
Zola, . . . Dut. Meet, Mit, . . Mahe. Muriate Of Soda, . Eng. Gharam, Garam, Malay. ? Chloride Of Sodium, Nun, Noon, . . Pers. Sel, Vii Sol Rus. Ger. Lavana, . . . Sansk. Namak, . . . Ihnd. Lunu, . . . Singh. Sale, It Uppu, ...
Emontana Tai3ern
Tai3ern,emontana, A Genus Of Plants Belonging To The Datural Order Apocynaccm, Found In The W. Indies, S. America, Australia, India, And Tropical Asia. The Flowers Of Many Species Are Very Sweet-scented, And The Double Flowered Variety Of T. Coronaria Livery Ornamental, And Is One Of The Most Common Species In ...
Fr Sardine Eno
Sardine. Eno., Fr., L-r. &mellen, . . Ger. Sanlivas , Sp The Sardine Flah Of Commerce Is Found In The Mediterranean, Where Its Fishery Employs A Great Number Of People. In The Asiatic Seas There Are Fishes Of The Same Or Allied Genera. Engraulis Meletta ? Is A Small Fish ...
Gemitores Order
Order, Gemitores, Pigeons. Fan?. Treronidse. Trerorinm, Green Pigeons Treron Nepalensis, Thick-billed Green Pigeon, Also T Aromatsca, T. Axillaris, T. Curvirostra, And T Psittacea. Crocopus Pluenicopterus, Bengal Green Pigeon, Also C Chlorigaster And Viridifrons. Osmotreron Bicincta, Orange-breasted Green Pigeon, Alsl 0. Malabarica, Phayrei, And Flavo-gularia. Sphenocercus Sphenurus, Kokla Green Pigeon, Also ...
George Everhard Humph
Humph, George Everhard, Native Of Harlan In Hesse Caasel, Was Born In 1626, And (lied Iu Amboyna In 1693. He Studied Medicine, And Went To Batavia When 28 Years Old, And Entered Tho Senrice Of The Dutch East India Com Pany At Amboyna, Where He Passed The Remainder Of His ...
Gr Kw Arab
!kw Arab., Gr. Muzak, Malay., Jav. Pea-fowl, . . Eng. To-gei, . . . . Maleal. Paon, Fr. Manura, Sansk., Jav. Pfau, Ger. Sikhin, . . „ Tukeyiun, . Heb. Tokei, . . . . Singh. Tukbi-im, . . Mail Tail Pavo, 1.at. Tawass-kushu, . . Tore. There Are Three ...
Henry Piddington
Piddington, Henry, Long Coroner In Cal Cutta, Was A Merchant Seaman. He Published Various Scientific Papers On Economic Geology, And Afterwards Researches On The Law Of Storms, The Latter Requiring An Amount Of Patience And Industry Which Can Only Be Correctly Estimated And Appreciated By Those Engaged In Pursuits Of ...
Hieroni310 Di Santo Stefano
Stefano, Hieroni310 Di Santo, A Geno Ese, Visited India About 1474-99 As A Merchant. At Cairo Ile Laid In A Stock Of Coral Beads And Other Wares, And Passed Down The Nile To Cane (kenell), From Which He Travelled By Land Through The Egyptian Desert For Seven Days To Cosir ...
Hind
. . . . Hind. Yilan, . . . Serpontli Or 811111cc8 Are. Alluded To In The Most Ancient Of The Writings And Traditions Of The World. They Are Very Nnmerous In Many Parts In The South Of Asia, Admired Yet Dreaded By Many, But Protected And Worshipped By Other, ...
Hind Panch
Panch, Hind., Five ; From The Sanskrit Pan Cam, Panj., Persian ; Hence Pani, The Hand ; Pente, Ga., Quinque, Lat., Cinq, Fa. Punch Is A Frequently Occurring Word In Compounds. Punch, Five, Is Said To Be The Origin Of -punch, Who Has Himself, Judy, The Dog, The Devil, And ...
Horsiuzd Rassam
Rassam, Horsiuzd, Born At Mosul, The Modern Town On The Tigris, Opposite To Which, And Principally Beneath The Mounds Of Kouyunjik And Nabbi Yunns, The Ruins Of Ancient Nineveh Have Been Unearthed. Lie Began His Connection With Sir Henry Layard's Explorations In Assyria And Babylonia With His Own Important Discovery, ...
Hugel Lord Stratbnairn Rose
Rose, Hugel Lord Stratbnairn, A Distin Guished Politician, Commander, And Administrator. In Europe Public Attention Was Directed To The Affairs Of Syria, Where Lord Palmerston, At The Hazard Of A War With France, Effectually Che.ck Mated Thiers, Drove Ibrahim Pasha Back Into Egypt, And Restored Syria To Ottoman Rule. The ...
I Trichinopoly
I Trichinopoly, A Large Town In The Carnatic Portion Of The Peninsula Of India, In Lat. 10° 90' 95" N., And Long. 78° 44' 21" E. ; Population, 84,449. Its Hindu Name, Tri-sira-pelly, Or Place Of The Three-headed, Is From A Tradition. Muhammadans Call It Nathar-nagar, From A Holy Man ...
Ivine
Ivine. Huh, Kliainr, . . A Ra B. Vinutu, Lat Taa-pyit-ya, . . Is U Bu-angur, . . . Malay. Tii Cum. Mei, ..... Mks. Vin, Vinho, . . . . Pokt. Wein, . . . . Ger, Wino, Wino-grakinoe, Oinoa, Cu. Dralcalia-rass, . Sanr/e. Dakh-ka-mad'h, Msdira, . . . ...
John Forbes Royle
Royle, John Forbes, M.d., F.r.s., Of The Bengal Medical Service. Author Of The Geo Graphical Description Of The Flora Of India, Rep. Brit. Ass., 1846, Part Iii. P. 74 ; Illustrations Of The Botany, Etc., Of The Himalayan Mountains, 1839 ; Productive Resources Of India, Lond. 1840 ; On The ...
Kayau
Kayau Of „ Darakht, . . . Pens. Pokoh, Malay Of „ Vrukchum, . . Sansic. Ba9011, Milanau Of „ Gass, Gaha, . . Singh. Bin, Burn!. Maram, Cherri, . Tang, . . . Chin. Chettu, Mann, . Tel. Age.—the Ancient Cypress Tree Of Soma In Lom Bardy Is Said ...
M Ela Rassi Ka
Rassi-ka,m Ela Is A Fair Which Since Some Years Has Been Put A Stop To Through The Com Missioner Of Katnaon, Who Represented To The Raja Of Garhwal The Loss Of Life Which Frevently Took Place During The Spectacle. A Rope Is Pre Pared Several Inches In Circumference, And Several ...
Major General Sir Frederick Roberts
Roberts, Major-general Sir Frederick, G.c.b., V.c., C.i.e., Bart., A Highly-distinguished Officer Of The Royal (bengal) Artillery, Who Earned Great Fiune In Hindustan And Afghanistan. He Served Throughout The Indian Mutiny Of 1857-58 As Dy. At. Qr.-mr.-general Of Artillery, Including The Siege And Capture Of Dehli From The 28th June To ...
Malay Orang Utah
Orang Utah, Malay, Lit, Will Man, Is The Name By Which The Species Of Pithecus (simi,' Of Linnrcus) Are Known To The People Of Borneo And Sumatra, And Also To Europeans. They Live On The Low Flat Plains Of Those Great Islands Where The Forests Are Densest And Moat Sombre. ...
Maleal
Maleal. This Plant Grows In Moist Places In Bengal And Peninsular India, And Is Given In Infusion By The 'tire Doctors In India In Cases Of Colic. Cattle At It Greedily. The Seeds Are Used In China Also N Colic And Choleraic Affections ; Its Leaves And Talks As A ...
Maleal_2
Maleal. Sigapu Shandanum, Tam. Raktchandan, Mar., Sing. Ranjana, . . . Tel. Sandal Surkh, . . Pers. Ku-chandanam, . „ Buckum, . . . „ Rakta-gandham, . „ Colonel Beddome Says This Red Sanders Tree Of Commerce Much Resembles Pterocarpus Mar Supium In Flower And Fruit, But Differs By Always ...
Marquesas Mririrjr
. . Marquesas. Mririrjr, . . Hilthi,sandwicii Islands. Many Of The Synonyms For This Wood Have Been Derived From The Sanskrit, The Letters Ch Of That Ton,gue Being Converted Into S And Ts. Otte Kind Is The Produce Of A Small Tree, Santalutn Album, Growing In India And Ceylon, Which ...
Micr Shah
'micr Shah, Second Son Of Ahmad Shah, Succeeded His Father As Amir Of Kabul In A.n. 1773, And Died In 1793. He Left 36 Children, Of Whom 23 Were Sons. Tin. Tin Is One Of Those Metals Which Were Earliest Known. Though It Occurs In Comparatively Few Countries, And Though ...
Miscellaneous Group
Miscellaneous Group. Salassa Lola, Westwood, Sikkim Himalayas. Rinaca Zuleika, Hope, Sikkim. Rhodia Newara, Moore, Nepal Kathmandu. Worm Feed Upon A Species Of Weeping Willow. Spins Brilliant Green Cocoon Pendent From The Twigs. Caligula Tibeta; Westwood', Mussoori, N.w. Himalayar 7000 Feet. Common, The Worms Feeding On Andn Meda Ovalifolia, Wild Pear, ...
Mortoo
Mortoo . Of Kassaon. Of Salt Range. A Beautiful Tree Of Kamaon, Very Like The Ever Green Oak Of Europe. Its Leaves Are Much More Woolly On The Under Side. The Wood Is Coarse, But Lasts Well Under Cover, Where It Is Not Exposed. It Is Extensively Used For Fuel ...
Nathaniel Wallich
Wallich, Nathaniel, A Medical Officer Of The Bengal Army, An Eminent Botanist. He Collected Plants In The Calcutta Carden, In Nepal, Singapore, Penang, Oudh, Rohilkhand, The Valley Of Deyra, Martaban Ava, Etc., And Had Collections Made In Sylhet By 'francis De Silva, In Kamaon By Robert Blinkworth, In Srinaghur By ...
Oath
Oath, Kasm, Half, Sogund, Ham, Is A Re Ligious Affirmation, An Appeal To Witness Of The Supreme God. The British Races Have, In Eng Land And Ireland, The Custom Of Kissing The Book, Pronouncing The Words 'so Help Me God.' The French Custom Raises The Hand, As In Genesis Xiv. ...
Oblations Or
Oblations Or Offerings Have Always Formed An Essential Part Of Public Worship And Private Piety.. Jeremiah Xliv. 17 Says, To Burn Incense Unto The Queen Of Heaven, And To Pour Out Drink Offerings Unto Her.' The Hindus Pour Out Water To The Sun Three Times A Day, And To The ...
Ocean
Ocean. Bahr, An. Samudra, . Saxsic., Woltmeer, . . . Gan. Ocean° , Sp. Kala-pani, Darya, Jund. Samandr, . . Tam. L'oceano, . . . . It. Dengiz, . . . Tout. The South And East Of Asia Is Girt By The Ocean, Portions Of Which Are Known As The ...
Ocimum
Ocimum, A Genus Of Plants Of The Order Lami Acem, Lindl., Labiate, Jussieu, Of Which There Are About 60 Species. Many Of Them, Furnishing Useful Products, Are Known To Occur In The Warm Parts Of The World. Ocimum Adseendens, O. I Son. Plectranthus Indicus, Spr. O. Indicum, Roth. Ban-tulsi, . ...
Odina Wodier
Odina Wodier. Roxb. Dhantika,sulambra,beas. Jiyal, Jeevula, . Sanbe. Hnan Bai, Na-bhay, Mau'. Hik-gass, Hig-gass, Singh. Shimtee Poonil, C. Pichka, . . . Sdtle.t. Kambal, Batrin, . Chen. Lidra, Dila, . . . „ Kurdu, . . . . „ Ani Carra, Ooday, Tam. Mandl, Hind., Jhelum. Goompana, . . . ...
Odorico Di Pordenone
Odorico Di Pordenone, Minorite Friar (born 1281, Died 1331), A Beatus Of The Roman Catholic Church, Travelled In The East And In India Between 1316 And 1330. He Proceeded By Way Of Constantinople And Trebizond, Arziron (erzeroum), Tauris, Soldania (sultanieh), And The Sea Of Bacuc (i.e. Of Baku, The Caspian), ...
Oguna Panora
Oguna Panora, Says Colonel Tod, Is The Sole Spot In India Which Enjoys A State Of Natural Freedom. Attached To No State, Having No Foreign Communications, Living Under Its Own Patriarchal Head, Its Chief, With The Title Of Rang, Whom One Thousand Hamlets Scattered Over The Forest Crowned Valleys Obey, ...
Oils
Oils. Kyet-hsoo, . . . Berm. Minak, . . . . Malay. Olio, . . Dan., Ddt. Roghun, . . . Pers. Huile, Pr Azeite, Oleo, . Poe. Oel Ger. Masslo, . . . Rus. Elaion, Ladion, . Gr. Aceite, Tel, Hind. Olja, Sw Olio, It Yonnai, . • . ...
Oitdh
Oitdh, A Province Of British India Under The Administration Of A Chief Commissioner, Who Is Also The Lieut.-governor Of The N.w. Provinces. It Con Sists Of Twelve Revenue Districts, In Four Divisions, And It Lies Between Lat. 25° 34' And 28° 42' N., And Between Long. 79° 44' And 9' ...
Ol Ay
Ol Ay, Also Ola. Tam. I Palm-leaves Prepared For Writing On. These Are Made Smooth By Being Damped And Then Repeatedly Drawn Between Two Blocks Of Wood. The Dried Raw Leaves Are Called Karak Ola, And The Finest Prepared Leaves, Pusk Ola ; But Ola Or Olay Is The Tamil ...
Olea Dioica
Olea Dioica. Rorb. I. 106. Indian Olive. Burrs Nuge, . . Can. I Atta•jam . . Of Syliiet. Karambu,parjamb,mailit. Koli =tram, . . This Pretty Large Tree Grows In Chittagong, Sylhet, And In Coimbatoro, And Is Common In The Forests Of Camara And Sunda, On The Ghats, But Seldom Below ...
Oleaceje
Oleaceje. Lindley. The Olive Tribe Of Plants, :oniprising 12 Indian Genera, Viz. Olea, Liuociera, .igustrum, Syringa, Pachyderma, Myxopyrum, ;liondrospermum, Ornus, Jasminum, Nyetanthes, )smanthus, Schrebera. Oleacem Occur In Nepal, He Himalaya And The Khassya Mountains, The Two 'eninsulaa, Ceylon, Java, And The Moluccas. In Cost Oil Plants The Oil Is Yielded ...
Olibanum
Olibanum, Incense. Kandur, Luban, . Arab. Weirancb, . . . Ger Ganda Baroza, . Beng. Aigayas, Alfiarom • Ju-hiang, T'au-ju, Oinn. Sall-gond, . . . Hind Hiun-luh-hiang, . „ Kundur Zachir, • „ Avul Kundur, . . Dux. Labuniya, . . Synuci, Encens, Fr Prim& Sambrani, Tamil This Was The ...
Om Mane Padma Haun
O'm Mane Padma Haun Is A Prayer Used By The Mongol, The Tartar, And The Tibetan Buddhists. It Is Commonly Translated By The Words,—oh The Jewel In The Lotus ; But The Literal Translation Is Given In The Words,— O'm, I M I Diane, I Padma, Haun, God. Jewel. Lotus, ...
Oman
Oman Is The S.e. Region Of Arabia, From Ras Ul-hud On The S. To Zobara Or Shama') Island On The N.e. It Is Divided Into Two Principalities,— Rastag„ With Muscat As Its Capital, And Seer Or Julfar, With Ras-ul-khyma As Its Chief Town. It Has From Time Immemorial Been Held ...
Onyx
Onyx. Onix, Onice, . . . Fn. Sang-i-sulimani, . Pers. Sulimani Pat'har, Hind. Oniks, . . . . Rus. Onice, It. Onique, Oniz, . . . Sr. Pa'rmata Unam, Malay. Onix, Sw. The Onyx-stone Is Mentioned In Genesis Ii. 12, But The Term Is Said To Have Been Applied Also ...
Opal
Opal. This Delicate Iridescent Gem Has Been Known By The Name It Now Bears From The Time Of Pliny. There Is In It The Gentler Fire Of The Ruby, The Brilliant Purple Of The Amethyst, And The Sea-green Of The Emerald, All Shining Together. This Is Produced By The Reflection ...
Ophelia Chirata
Ophelia Chirata. Griseb. Chiretta. Agathotes Ehirata, D. Don. Hab-ul-mul, . . Anti. Larata-tieta, . . Sansk. Kasb-ul-zarireh, . „ Shayraat-kooehie, Tam. Dowa-i-pechisb, . Pers. Shilassuttoo Coiello, Tel. Chiretta Or Chiraeta Is Employed Throughout Southern Asia As Gentian Is In Europe. It Has Long Been Known To The Hindus. This Plant ...
Ophelia Elegans
Ophelia Elegans. Roxb. ; 1vight, Ic. Salaras, Silajitu, Tel. Grows Plentifully In Several Parts Of The Madras Presidency, Flower Ing August And September ; And A Very Handsome Species When In Full Flower, Forming As It Does A Rich Panicle Of Light Blue Flowers Streaked With Deeper Coloured Veins. Grows ...
Ophiocephalide
Ophiocephalide, A Family Of Fishes, Com Prising 25 Species Of Ophiocephalus And One Of Channa. The Walking Or Snake-headed Fishes, The Ophiocephalidaz Of India, And Other Amphibious Genera, Are Perhaps The Best Known Of Monoga Mous Fishes ; Some Of Them Reside In Ponds, Others Prefer Rivers, Where They Take ...
Ophir
Ophir. Gold Is Often Mentioned In The I Lebrew Scriptures As An Article Of Commerce. In 1 Kings Ix. 26, About 1000 B.c., Solomon King Of All Israel 'made A Navy Of Ships In Ezion-geber, Which Is Beside Eloth, On The Shore Of The Red Sea, In The Land Of ...
Opian
Opian, Called Hupian By Haber, Is Supposed By General Cunningham To Be Alexandria Apud Caucasum. According To Pliny, The City Of Alex Andria, 'in Opianum, Was Situated At 50 Roman Miles, Or 45.96 English Miles, From Ortospona, And At 237 Roman Miles, Or 217.8 English Miles, From Peueolaitis Or Pukkalaoti, ...
Opium
Opium. Afim, Afyun, . . Arab. Caruppa, . . Male Al. Hapium, . . . Bali. Shir-i-kush-kush, : Pers. Rein, . . . . Bumf. Opio, . . . Port., Sp. O'-fu-yung; Makovi Sok, . . Rus. Yang-yen ; Ya-pi-en, „ Chasa ; Apaynum, Sansk. Fu-yung, . . . „ ...