s. m. (P.), ) Unless, except, if not, only, perhaps, in case:—magar machchh, s. m. An alligator, a sea monster, a large fish, a whale:—magar báṇs, s. m. A kind of bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea, Nat. Ord. Gramineæ) which is commonly cultivated in the Punjab Siwalik. It is used for dooly poles and such like purposes. The young shoots are pickled.