Part 24 (1/2)
am A cantonment is a military station in India.
an Darzi means ”tailor” in Hindi. Tailorbirds, any of numerous chiefly Asian warblers of the genus means ”tailor” in Hindi. Tailorbirds, any of numerous chiefly Asian warblers of the genus Orthotomus, Orthotomus, are known for ”sewing” leaves together to build and camouflage nests. are known for ”sewing” leaves together to build and camouflage nests.
ao Brahma, the creator G.o.d in the Hindu pantheon and one of the three most important G.o.ds, along with s.h.i.+va and Vishnu.
ap Hindi word for ”krait,” a type of brightly banded, venomous snake of the genus Bungarus Bungarus; several species inhabit India and Pakistan.
aq Chant.
ar Or Ali Masjid; British fort in the Khyber Pa.s.s, Afghanistan; the scene of intense fighting in the Second Afghan War (1878-1880).
as Port city in Myanmar (formerly Burma); once an important s.h.i.+pbuilding center.
at Hilly region of a.s.sam, in northeastern India.
au Term for a grown male elephant.
av Sharply pointed device used to drive elephants (Hindi).
aw Drivers or keepers of elephants (Hindi).
ax Seat on an elephant's back (Hindi).
ay Or Kanpur; city in Uttar Pradesh, in northern India.
az Or kheda; kheda; enclosure in which elephants are caught (Hindi). enclosure in which elephants are caught (Hindi).
ba Middle course of the Brahmaputra River, where it breaks through the Himalayas in a.s.sam, northeastern India.
bb s.h.i.+va, or Siva; one of the most powerful G.o.ds in the Hindu pantheon; called ”the destroyer”; closely a.s.sociated with animals.
bc Throne (Hindi).
bd Hindi expression meaning ”great G.o.d”; used in northern India in reference to s.h.i.+va.
be Probably a misprint for ”hog-boar” (male boar).
bf Obeisance (respectful gesture; the word is derived from Urdu and Arabic).
bg Or Parvati, s.h.i.+va's wife; a manifestation of the Hindu G.o.ddess Kali, the Di- vine Mother (see the footnote on p. 204).
bh Mathematical problem-solving method, in which three proportional terms are used to find a fourth; called the golden rule in Renaissance Europe.
bi Blue gums are trees (genus Eucalyptus Eucalyptus) native to Australia; backblocks backblocks is an Australian term for a rural interior area. is an Australian term for a rural interior area.
bj Reference to hoof knives, used by horsesh.o.e.rs to trim a horse's hooves.
bk Famous harness racehorse of the late-nineteenth century, whose pedigree was questioned.
bl Slang term for a poor horse.
bm Malaga; port city in southern Spain.
bn Astrakhan, or karakul, is a breed of sheep found in central Asia.
bo Holy man.
bp Hindu king.
bq Kipling worked as an editor of the Pioneer, Pioneer, a newspaper based in Allahabad, India, from 1887 to 1889. a newspaper based in Allahabad, India, from 1887 to 1889.
br Prime minister bs Hard-sh.e.l.led seed of a fan-leaved palm, resembling a large coconut sh.e.l.l.
bt Or Yogis; adherents of Yoga, a Hindu theistic philosophy. Kala Pir (also known as Kala Mahar) was a siddh siddh (a saint who has achieved a semi-divine existence) wors.h.i.+ped by jogis in the low hills of eastern India. (a saint who has achieved a semi-divine existence) wors.h.i.+ped by jogis in the low hills of eastern India.
bu Rohtak and and Samanah, Samanah, or Samana, are towns north of Delhi; or Samana, are towns north of Delhi; Kurnool Kurnool is a town in southern India; the Sutlej River and its tributary is a town in southern India; the Sutlej River and its tributary the Gugger the Gugger flow through the southern Himalayas. flow through the southern Himalayas.
bv Rajput refers to the people of Rajputana, or Rajasthan, a region of north-western India; a refers to the people of Rajputana, or Rajasthan, a region of north-western India; a Brahmin Brahmin is a Hindi of the highest caste; is a Hindi of the highest caste; Kulu Kulu is a valley in the Himalayas, in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. is a valley in the Himalayas, in Himachal Pradesh, northern India.
bw Range of hills near Simla (see endnote 1 for The Second Jungle Book The Second Jungle Book).