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APPENDIX J.

Glossary of certain Anglo-Indian Arabic-Persian words.
Batilj Batelo, Batella.—A vessel with a long fiddle-headod bow and two masts, which
may be distinguished from other craft by the stern post being ornamented with devices cut in
the wood Low's History of the Indian flaw, Volumo I, page 169, footnoto, Yule Burnell's
Glossary of Anglo-Indian words)—(Hobson-Jobson),
Buggalow or Baghalah.—Mohr, bagla bagala. An Arab vessel of tbo old native form.
Persian Gulf buggalows have two masts raking forward, and a high poop with stern parts
and a long pointed bow (Low’s History of the Indian Navy, Volumo I, page 169, footnote,
and Yule’s Glossary).
Beg.—Lord, a lower title than Khan.
Begler-Begi.—Lord of lords : formerly a Governor of a Province.
Cape—(Merchant) derived from F. Cap. L. Caput; head; meaning probably chief
merchant.
Carrack or Carack.—(F. Caraque; Sp. and Pg. Caraeca) a large ship used formerly
by the Portuguese and Spaniards in the East India trade.
Darya-Begi.—Lord of the Sen—Admiral.
Dhow, Dow.—(Derivation doubtful—see Yule’s Dictionary) an Arab vessel, grab-built
about 85 feetloug and SO inohes broad. They have a great rise of floor, are calculated to sail
with small cargoes and are fully prepared by internal equipment for defence with decks,
hatchways (see Low’s History of the Indian Navy, Volume I, page 169, footnote).
Dingy or Dinghy.—(Beng. dingy) a small boat or skiff.
Drab.—(F. Prop, doth, L. L. Droppers, A. S. Drepou) a kind of thick woollen cloth of
doll brownish yellow, or dull grey colour.
Elch (Ilohi).—Ambassador.
Ell.— (A. S. Eln, L. Ulna=elbow) a measure for cloth, now rarely used. It is of
different lengths in different countries, the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish
27, the Scotoh about 37.
Galleon.—(Sp. galton, Fr. Lt galeo) a sailing vessel of the loth and following
centuries, often having three or four deoks; and used for war and commerce.
Galley.—(Lat. galea 0. E. gale, galeie) a vessel of war propelled by oars, having masts
and sails or not.
Gallevat.—(galiot ?) a kind of galley or, war boat with oars, of small draught of water,
which continued to be employed on the west coast of India and in the Persian Gulf) down to
the latter half of the 18th century [see interesting disoussiou as to the origiu of this word in
Yule’s Glossary].
Grab.—(Ar. and Hind ghurdb, a crow, raven, applied to a ship) a vessel used in
the Malabar Coast having two or three roasts. Originally tho words appears to have been an
Arab name for galley (see Yule’s Glossary).
Ilchi (Elchi).—Ambassador.
Junk.—(Part./aneo ; Malay jong) a large vessel without keel or with prominent stem and
huge masts in one piece used ly the Eastern Asiatics.
Kersey.—(Probably from the town of Kersey in Suffolk, England), a kind of coarse
wooden cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.
Khan.—Lord.
Lahari-Bnnder or Larry-Bunder.—An old seaport in the delta of the Indus (see Yule's
Glossary).
Medley.—N.—A mixture. Adj.—of mixed material or colour (obs.).
Pattamar, Patimar.—(Konk. pathmar, a courier) (1) footrunner, courier, (2) a kind of
lateen rigged ship, with one, two or three masts. As a class of vessel, they are best sailers
in India (Low’s History of the Indian Navy, Volume I, page 170, footnote. Yule’s
Glossary).
Peternell.—Pistol.
Bunas or Buenas.—Indian madder.
Snaplance.—A spring lock.
Bwally, Swally Boads, Swallv Marine, Swally Hole .—The rosd-itead north oJ the
mouth of the Tapti, where ships for Surat usually anchored and disobarged and took in cargo.