Indulgences

1. مٺائي

   miṭhāī

   Sweets, sweetmeats

   Usage

   General word for sweets, served at celebrations and to guests.

   Grammar Note

   The SLA Stack entry says "sweetness, sweetmeats, confectionery". ٺ (U+067A) is ṭh; feminine noun.

2. برفي

   barfī

   Barfi (milk sweet)

   Usage

   A square sweet made from milk.

   Grammar Note

   The SLA Stack entry says "a kind of sweetmeat made of milk etc."; feminine noun.

3. حلوو

   halavo

   Halwa (sweet made of flour, sugar and ghee)

   Usage

   A soft sweet of ghee, starch, flour and sugar, in many varieties.

   Grammar Note

   An SLA Jamai Lughat headword; the ending -وو is the standard spelling of this masculine noun.

4. گلاب جامن

   gulāba jāmana

   Gulab jamun (fried milk balls in syrup)

   Usage

   A fried dessert soaked in syrup.

   Grammar Note

   Has an sd.wikipedia article; ⚠ not an SLA headword, vowels inferred.

5. کجور

   khajūri

   Dates

   Usage

   Date fruit, traditionally used to break the Ramadan fast; Khairpur is known for dates.

   Grammar Note

   ک (U+06A9) is kh; the SLA Stack entry says "a kind of date brought from abroad". Feminine noun.

6. پان

   pānu

   Paan (betel leaf)

   Usage

   A betel leaf wrapped around fillings and chewed; the red juice stains, and areca nut is harmful to health.

   Grammar Note

   The SLA Stack entry says "the betel leaf, leaves of piper betel"; masculine noun.

7. نسوار

   nasivāra

   Naswar (chewing tobacco)

   Usage

   Ground tobacco mixed with lime; harmful to health, so learn the word rather than try it.

   Grammar Note

   The SLA Jamai Lughat entry defines نَسِوارَ as ground tobacco and lime (green); only a few uses on sd.wikipedia.

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