A Laskari Dictionary, Or, Anglo-Indian Vocabulary of Nautical Terms and Phrases in English and Hindustani, Chiefly in the Corrupt Jargon in Use Among the Laskars Or Indian Sailors |
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āgil ahoy ālāt ānā anchor andar ankh ariyā baļā bambe band bāndhnā barābar barās bāri bhar bhāre bich boat boltā bosa Brace būrdū cable called Captain chalnā chhor chikār corruption dabūse dāman daryā dastūr daur denā edition fore gāvi girah golā halesā hamār hand hāth Haul hawā head Heave helm honā hook hūā Indian jabāz jagah jahāz jaldi jānā jāo karnā karo Keep khāna kholnā kināre labrān lagānā lambā lās Laskars lead lenā machwā mārnā mast nangar nazar niche pāni parnā pichhe pichhil pirman Port prūm rakh rakhnā rakho ringin rope round sabar sail sailors sār sawāi serh sheet ship side SMALL Stand stay sūkān tackle taiyār takhta tān tānnā taraf term tirkat topgallant topsail trikat tūtak ūpar wālā watch wind yards yāri
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Page 60 - It is doubtful to what language this word properly belongs. It does not mean a sweeper in Hindustani, but the Laskar ' topas ' generally acts as such as his special duty in the ship.
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Laskari Dictionary, Or, Anglo-Indian Vocabulary of Nautical Terms and Phrases in English and Hindustani, Chiefly in the Corrupt Jargon in Use Among the Laskars Or Indian Sailors |
| Author | Thomas Roebuck |
| Editors | William Carmichael Smyth, George Small |
| Compiled by | Thomas Roebuck |
| Publisher | W.H. Allen & Company, 1882 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Length | 85 pages |
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