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Rh indicating one who turns his eyes away from a person who speaks to him. Yet another suggestion is that it means stiff-necked.  Pedda (big). — A sub-division of Bōya, Bagata, Konda Dora, Pattapu, and Velama.  '''Peddammavāndlu. —''' A fancy name taken by some Telugu beggars.  Pedditi.— A sub-division of Golla, some members of which earn a livelihood by begging and flattery.  Pēgula (intestines). — An exogamous sept of Bōya.  Pekkan.— A division of Toda.  Pendukal (women). — A name applied to Dēva-dāsis in Travancore.  Pengu.— A sub-division of Poroja. <section end="H229" /> <section begin="I229" />Pennēgāra.— Konkani-speaking rice-beaters in South Canara. <section end="I229" /> <section begin="J229" />Pentiya.— The Pentiyas also call themselves Holuva and Halabā or Halbā. In the Madras Census Report, 1901, they are called Pantia as well as Pentiya, and described as Oriya betel-leaf (panno) sellers. Their occupation, in the Jeypore Agency tracts, is that of cultivators. According to Mr. C. Hayavadana Rao, to whom I am indebted for the following note, numbers of them migrated thither from Bustar, and settled at Pentikonna, and are hence called Pentikonaya or Pentiya. Their language is Halba, which is easily understood by those who speak Oriya. They are divided into two endogamous sections, called Bodo (big or genuine), and Sanno (little), of whom the latter are said to be illegitimate descendants of the former. The Bodos are further sub-divided into a series of septs, e.g., Kurum (tortoise), Bhāg(tiger), Nāg(cobra), and Sūrya(sun). The caste is highly organized, and the head of a local centre is <section end="J229" />