1525.—"Tymquall, small, 60 tangas a maund."—Lembrança, 50.
1563.—"It is called borax and crisocola; and in Arabic tincar, and so the Guzeratis call it...."—Garcia, f. 78.
c. 1590.—"Having reduced the k'haral to small bits, he adds to every man of it 1½ sers of tangár (borax) and 3 sers of pounded natrum, and kneads them together."—Āīn, i. 26.
[1757.—"A small quantity of Tutenegg ([Tootnague]), Tinkal and Japan Copper was also found here...."—Ives, 105.]
TINDAL, s. Malayāl. taṇḍal, Telug. taṇḍelu, also in Mahr. and other vernaculars ṭaṇḍel, ṭaṇḍail, [which Platts connects with ṭānḍā, Skt. tantra, 'a line of men,' but the Madras Gloss. derives the S. Indian forms from Mal. tandu, 'an oar,' valli, 'to pull.'] The head or commander of a body of men; but in ordinary specific application a native petty officer of [lascars], whether on board ship (boatswain) or in the ordnance department, and sometimes the head of a gang of labourers on public works.
c. 1348.—"The second day after our arrival at the port of Kailukari this princess invited the nākhodah ([Nacoda]) or owner of the ship, the karāni (see [CRANNY]) or clerk, the merchants, the persons of distinction, the tandīl...."—Ibn Batuta, iv. 250. The Moorish traveller explains the word as muḳaddam ([Mocuddum], q.v.) al-rajāl, which the French translators render as "général des piétons," but we may hazard the correction of "Master of the crew."
c. 1590.—"In large ships there are twelve classes. 1. The Nákhudá, or owner of the ship.... 3. The Tandíl, or chief of the khaláçis (see [CLASSY]) or sailors...."—Āīn, i. 280.
1673.—"The Captain is called Nucquedah, the boatswain Tindal...."—Fryer, 107.
1758.—"One Tindal, or Corporal of Lascars."—Orme, ii. 339.
[1826.—"I desired the tindal, or steersman to answer, 'Bombay.'"—Pandurang Hari, ed. 1873, ii. 157.]