Monday, November 29, 2021

Tanjore Marathi songs

 Tanjore Marathi or Dakshini Marathi as my father used to call our Marathi is the language of a lot of songs. Some of these songs were sung during marriages, during various pujas, during namakarna of new borns etc.

गोरीगोरीपान फुलासारखी छान
दादा मला एक वहिनी आण

गोर्‍यागोर्‍या वहिनीची अंधाराची साडी
अंधाराच्या साडीवर चांदण्याची खडी
चांदण्याच्या पदराला बिजलीचा वाण

वहिनीला आणायाला चांदोबाची गाडी
चांदोबाच्या गाडीला हरणाची जोडी
हरणाची गाडी तुडवी गुलाबाचे रान

वहिनीशी गट्टी होता तुला दोन थापा
तुला दोन थापा, तिला साखरेचा पापा
बाहुल्याच्यापरी होऊ दोघे आम्ही सान

Gori Goripan Phulasarakhi chan lyrics in English

Goreegoreepaan fulaasaarakhee chhaan

daadaa malaa ek vahinee aaṇa

 

gor‍yaagor‍yaa vahineechee andhaaraachee saaḍaee

andhaaraachyaa saaḍaeevar chaandaṇayaachee khaḍaee

chaandaṇayaachyaa padaraalaa bijaleechaa vaaṇa

 

vahineelaa aaṇaayaalaa chaandobaachee gaaḍaee

chaandobaachyaa gaaḍaeelaa haraṇaachee joḍaee

haraṇaachee gaaḍaee tuḍaavee gulaabaache raan

 

vahineeshee gaṭṭee hotaa tulaa don thaapaa

tulaa don thaapaa, tilaa saakharechaa paapaa

baahulyaachyaaparee hooo doghe aamhee saan

 

Friday, August 6, 2021

Thanjavur Marathis Recipe Book

I am proud to share this Thanjavur Marathi recipe book written by my mom.

Please check it out at 

https://festnfood.blogspot.com/2021/06/grandmas-recipe-book-by-lalitha-k-rao.html

Monday, January 13, 2020

Thanjavur Marathi as Dakshini Marathi

Thanjavur Marathi is now more recognizable as Dakshini Marathi. 

As most of you may know, Dakshin refers to South  and we Marathis having settled in the South of India, this is an apt description for us. 

When my father was around he would always say, we should have a name like Dakshini Marathi and not Thanjavur Marathi. 

So next time anybody asks you if you are Marathi or what your language is, proudly state, yes we speak Dakshini Marathi

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Different Tastes...

Us Marathis settled down in the South of India over generations can call ourselves Dakshini Marathis. So next time someone asks you what language you talk, proudly say you are a DAKSHINI MARATHI or speak Dakshini Marathi!

Well, having settled in another land one thing all of us have in common is " jeev laamb" . This is because we inherited some dishes and adapted some and ended up with a encyclopaedia of dishes with different tastes.

"Jeev Laamb" is another idiomatic phrase which literally means Long tongue but in a figure of speech means having a penchant for various tastes.
Here are what we call various tastes in our Dakshini Marathi...

Thikhat
तिक्कट 
Spicy

Kadu
कडू 
Bitter

Gulcheet  ( Maybe this got derived from Gulchi गुळची ..made of jaggery)

गुळचीट 
Sweet

Ambat
अम्बॅट 
Sour

Khaarat
खारट 
Salty

Thurat
तुरट 
Astringent

Sappak
सप्पक 
Bland


Tuesday, September 25, 2018

JEWELRY AND ORNAMENTS!







TMDs or Dakshini Marathis as we call ourselves nowadays,  have our own unique names for pieces of jewellery. There were especially some ornaments that would be always worn by TMD married women. Here I have described some of the ornaments with their typical Marathi names...as we have always called them.

Jewellery is called "Nugh".

Let us begin with....


KAANKAN...... BANGLES



MOTHECHA KANKAN
Pearl Bangles




                             

NAAGBANDH ..... ARM-BAND shaped like a snake                       








BAAJUBANDH..... ARM-BAND




                                         NATH ... NOSE JEWEL




PAAINJAN ..... ANKLETS



                                                                                         



PHIRIVACH PHULA is a HAIR ORNAMENT circled into the hair




JODVI ....TOERINGS




MUKHRA .... NOSE RING





BULAAK... NOSE JEWELRY worn on the bridge of the nose


MUDHI ... RING


VANKI MUDHI -- CURVED RING







RAAKHDI... HAIR ORNAMENT






VENICHA NUGH ....Hair ornament for Plait.


Veni is for plait

This is used to adorn the plait.





Lolaak
Hanging earrings






THOD.... EARRINGS



GONDE
Was a decoration worn at the end of a plait. 




BICCHODA-- not a hair ornament, but was a hair style ( a bun like thing) fixed to the hair.




Friday, May 25, 2018

Various stages in Life

Hello readers, I am back again after a long break!
What do we call the various stages in life in Thanjavur Marathi.
Here's my version from what I have heard and derived.


Infant

लहान लेकंरु, 
Lahaan lenkru
 
Tender Infant  
थाण  लेकंरु
Thaan Lenkru 
 
कौला लेकंरु  
Koula Lenkru 
 
Toddler 
बाला 
Baala 
 
Young Boy 
पोहर 
Pohr
मुलगा  Mulga 
 
 
Young Girl
पोहरि 
Pohri
मुलगी 
Mulgi
 
Man
दाधग 
Dadhiga
 
Woman
बायको 
Baayko
 
Old Man
म्हातारा  
Mhathara
 
Old Woman
म्हतारी 
Mhathari
 
Here is a bonus term we used to use in our house to 
depict a very old man or woman 
पंडू म्हातारा 
Pandu Mhathara 
likening a very old man to a very ripe fruit!
 
 
 
 


 

Monday, March 13, 2017

Thanjavur Marathi words for gemstones

While many names of gemstones and jewelry are common among all Indian languages, there are some that are unique to our Thanjavur Marathi or Dakshini Marathi as it is called.

Here are a few of them.

Ratna  रत्न Precious stones 

Pouli. पौळी  Coral  

Mothe  मोते  Pearl

Vajra   वज्र  Diamond

Vaidurya वैडूर्य  Cat's Eye or Beryl
 
Sphatika स्फटिक  Quartz

Maanikya माणिक्य Ruby

Pacche पॅचचेय  Emerald

Pushparaga पुष्पराग Topaz 

Nili निळी Sapphire 

Non-Precious Stones

Khade खडे Stone 
Thamda Khade  थम्बडा खडे  Red  Stone
Hirva Khade  हिरवा खडे  Green  Stone 
Phandra Khade पांढरा खडे White Stone

In my next post, will discuss jewellery in DM or TM as is called.