Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
Ollock • • about one pound in weight
Pandal • • marquee
Patt-has • • fireworks [onomatopoic]
Peons • • porters, messengers
Zemindar • • landowner
Words whose meaning is readily apparent have not been included.
Twelve pies are equal to one anna; sixteen annas, to one rupee. A pice is three pies.
Kamala Markandaya, Nectar in a Sieve