NILPARVÁN: A ceremony in propitiation of the spirits of deceased ancestors.

NIRGUDI: A kind of plant.

NIRMALA: Name of a goddess.

NOL VEL: A kind of creeper.

NRISINHA MANTRA: An incantation in honour of Nrisinha.

NYÁSA: Gesture.

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OGHAD: A fool.

OKARINU: Vomitting; a kind of sheep disease.