Munshi = a clerk or preceptor.
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Pagari = the Eastern head-dress or turban.
Patwári = a village bailiff, who keeps the accounts of the village lands.
Patwarkhána = the office of the bailiff.
Parda = the Eastern custom of secluding women from the public gaze.
Puláo = a popular dish in Afghanistán, consisting of meat cooked with rice, with spices, nuts, raisins, and sweetenings.