Ayah
Nanny, a woman who would take care of the children under the supervision of mother or in her absence
Churail
Female flesh-eating demon, usually recognized by her backwards-turned feet
Hamam
a brass pot to burn wood for heating water
Baba
An affectionate or respectful term for a child, usually used by servants for children of their masters
Hubshee
a derogatory term for someone of black complexion
Shikara
Houseboat
Bandar
Monkey
Memsahib
Ma'am
Khud
Riverside on the edge of a mountain
Badmaash
Naughty
Badtameez
Ill-mannered
Thana
Police station
sere
extremely dry
funereal
solemn, gloomy
nimiety
a state of excess
jettisoned
expelled from a larger whole
polyglot
multi-lingual, diverse ethnically/culturally
conflagration
large fire
dilapidated
run-down
raucously
boisterously, in a disorderly manner
