With the predominance of English and with more and more TMDs migrating out of Thanjavur and surrounding areas, intermarriages and with the younger generation speaking more of the local language, Thanjavur Marathi so well preserved in spite of a cultural onslaught of Tamil is being less and less spoken. Even as I write this, I can recall so many words which my grandmother used and we don't use at all.
So here is a post on Forgotten Thanjavur Marathi words.....
Readers, please contribute words from your own memory and let us rekindle this language into a spoken recognized one!
पंथोजी...PANTHOJI ... for Teacher
उन्सीचा घौसन... UNSICHA GHOUSAN....for Pillow Cover
त्हूप केला... THOOP KELA ...for Guava (fruit)
गाई घुर..GAAI GHUR... for Cow Shed
अवळे ...AVALE ...for Starberry (Nellikai)
पांग्रून or पासोडी...PAANGRUN or PAASODI ...for Bedsheet Cover, Comforter
पान्ग्रीवे ..PAANGRIVEY ...To Cover
खडे घेण...KHADE GHENA...To Carry on Hip
as in... लेन्क्राला खडे घेटले...Lenkrala Khade Ghetle...Carried the Child On one's Hips
पिसिवी...PISIVI... for Bag
साळ ...SAALA...for School . As in साळेला गेलिस्का ..Saalela Geliska...Did you go to school?
मुशैरा...MUSHARA....Salary
संपाक खोली ..SAMPAAK KHOLI...Kitchen
गुमास्था...GUMAASTHA...for Clerk
डुकरा..DUKRA...Pig
ढेइंकून ..DHENKUN...for Bed bug
रिकाम...RIKAAM...No Work/ Free Time
इशोभ..ISHOBH...for Maths, Calculate...
परची ..PARCHI ...for Bill
अंगी..ANGI ...for Dress, Frock
अंथरुण..ANTHRUN...for Bedding/Mattress
पलंग..PALANG...Cot, Bed
वंग्ला..VANGLA...Wicked Fellow. ( A wicked woman would be called...Vangli वंगली)
घाणटोड ...GHAANTOD...Bundle
rubgund- grinding stone
ReplyDeleteYes, Thank you. Rubgund is indeed one obsolete TMD word along with 'Varavanta' ..a smaller grinding stone! All replaced by Mixers and blenders!
ReplyDeleterubgund reminds me of mirgund!
ReplyDeletenot sure what exactly it means, but i guesss its peppercorns. its also used in the context of a crawling/rolling baby- tho/thina mirgund! heta-tatha loolatha hai!
Wow! that's a new one... a Marathi Simile!Rolling like a peppercorn!
ReplyDeleteHeard of Godum Paani?
ReplyDeleteActually, for pillow-cover, we say "usicha oray" and not "ghusan"
ReplyDeleterubgund-gund in kannada is a round stone.this grinding stone was a very essential tool in an old kitchen.it is called RAGDAA-ragadnne=to grind.this tool is a round stone appx.22/24 inches high ,with a 7/8 inches hole in the centre.lady puts her udid/urad or whatever she wants to grind,sits on a stool,adds some water and with a help of a long round stone,grinds.another tool is paataa-a stone slab,about 20 inches x24 inches.she places waatann[whatever she wants to grind],and with the help of varavantaa[long and round stone]grinds.mixers and grinders have burried these tools.
ReplyDeleteAt my in-laws and my dad who grew up with his grandparents agrees, the word for mattress is 'nahili'; 'anturna' refers to the spread-out mattress that becomes a bed.
ReplyDeleteA forgotten word for a measure- 'kolaga', with the strong twisted 'la'. Dad teased me for my huge mug of tea, saying 'hey kaaya, kolaga bhar peethis ka!'
ReplyDeleteI'll find out what quantity it is and post again.
Mirgundi is actually mirgond = cluster of black pepper,or green bud of black pepper;also when pepper is covered by udid/urad dough and fried ,it is called mirgund or mirgond or mirghata...but there is another word in kannad muruku means to turn/roll or to contract.ushiche ghushan has come from gavasni =to cover.nihalli is not used here .we use gaadee for a bed ..also the verb anthar = to spread..the gaadee roll.panghrunn is cover also called chaadar.its a farsi word .Kollgaa is a kannad word in Marathi..also gindal in canaras.
ReplyDeletevalani-rope where the washed clothes will be put to dry
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nadvee-varandhah,angaan-muttram[tamil]
champa-mat
Thank you, Readers.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous.. Yes...I had forgotten "nadvi" for verandeh or passageway.
Have not heard 'valani' being used. Probably from "vaalna' (drying) ...
@Mangesh SirDeshpande,, We are not familiar with 'mirgond' no idea, why! Interesting to know 'muruku' is a Kannada original. We always thought it was Tamil...thats where the Tamil snack " Murruku' (Marathi..CHAKLI) was born.
Before the invasion of the famous "mixie" we all had 'rubgund' and 'varavantas' in my mom's kitchen.
vasaada - rain sprinkle from outside comin in.
ReplyDeletecharaant - rope
Hello, this blog is very interesting for younger generation TM people. Would it be possible to post some online lessons in TM spoken language including grammar etc. as I would love to learn more of my mother tongue. Thank you
ReplyDeleteHi this blog is very interesting for us younger generation TMs. Would it be possible for you to post on TM spoken language including grammar etc. as I would love to learn more of my mother tongue. Thank you
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