Wednesday 15 December 2010

DOKKA TO DOULU

Dokka = the side of the belly, the outward covering of the coconut.
Donka = a bush
Dorladam = to tumble over ,to trundle
Dokadam = to grub ,to root upthe manner in which they get grass in india ,which is always taken up by the roots and is given to horses in this state , as we give hay at home
Doli = a dooly ..= chowtha
Dolu = a kind of barbarous instrument made with parchment fixed on a broad hoop ,beat violently with a short stick ,at festivals and marriages in india..and certainly in the indian term ,makes a most doleful sort of music
Doulu = a revenue term ,implying the dowl or estimate of the revenue..this word is also adopted , in the original hindusthany meaning ,for manner or appearance.

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