Well..whn I started high sch, I found out that many words used in our home had a different name..haha( I guess this was because my Nani came from India n hardly spoke any English..my mom used a lot of Hindi words/terms) so Let us start..
I grew up hearing n using (some of) these :-
Chaddar-bedsheet
bhartan-dishes
jaaray (shake out as in shaking our mats)
manjay- scouring as in dishes
, manjinnah -coconut husk used as dish sponge
rakhi..ashes from fireside
, baylay ..roll out dough for roti using a. BELNA (rolling pin)
chunkay ..bhunjay
goatay ..using dhal gutney (swizzle)
chaatay- lick yr fingers after eating
saanay..mix food with fingers
joota..eating food that someone else was eating,
korehee -clumsy/lazy
pagli..stupidy
poohar—not doing chores properly
pooknee ..poke’
chimta..tongs for fireside
saykay..as in putting sada roti in fireside to swell up
chilla roti ..chota or as Berbicians say, DOSAY..pancakes
saapie ..pot holder
gir-gir-a
maswah
My mom used words like these..:
kutnee,
dharpoke
pussr pussr
loongayra
lagu bagu
?sp chooch-wai
gurmusaha
chulchul
labayray
janacrown
ghinjay
pasray
jagjoray
kinnah,
jharay/ owchay
pls share yours..thnx
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