Jataha..my mom used to tell my bro whn he was being stubborn, that she guh jatahah him with a piece of fire wood

N the metal TUB used to wash clothes in..churin/choorin?

what abt Nahrah?? Is that hindi ?

Dachna..does this mean donation? Charity/alms?? Mits bhaiya help pls

@Lynn posted:

Mits bhaiya..is this correct.??

Jatta..u comb out the jatta.(knows from yr hair)

n wht’s the thing that used to be in pillows..harna or harra??

Words ending with "na" are usually verbs. Harna = to loose. Harra is a type of long grass. I know it was used for thatching roofs or for door mats. Jarru grass was used for pillows and Matrasses. Some folks collected Pyra (paddy straws) also.

@Mitwah posted:

Words ending with "na" are usually verbs. Harna = to loose. Harra is a type of long grass. I know it was used for thatching roofs or for door mats. Jarru grass was used for pillows and Matrasses. Some folks collected Pyra (paddy straws) also.

We had pillows with some seedy things inside n we called it harra or harna ..im not sure i it was from grass or corn .  

I am just trying to jog  my brains to rem words used at home before i started high sch..

our mattresses were from coconut fibre i think(it was called fibre mattress before we changed to foam)

@Lynn posted:

We had pillows with some seedy things inside n we called it harra or harna ..im not sure i it was from grass or corn .  

I am just trying to jog  my brains to rem words used at home before i started high sch..

our mattresses were from coconut fibre i think(it was called fibre mattress before we changed to foam)

Harra is sugar cane flowers.

Mattress also had bizzy bizzy grass .Growing up we had rice straw mattress.

@Django posted:

Harra is sugar cane flowers.

Mattress also had bizzy bizzy grass .Growing up we had rice straw mattress.

Wow

thnx D

i had something like  this in mind but was thinking of corn!!

I remember harra in our pillows from wild cane

yes, mattress from rice straws

I remember collecting lots of buck beads but don’t remember what my mom did with that

Gyal Jane this thread bring back lots of memories and I can’t say all of them are good…but it’s life

patkay…well I got lots of those ( only if my dad was not home )

I even got Jharay with pot spoon good and prappa also

ounchay was a ‘obeah’ kind of thing🤫 where my mom used to put onion n garlic skin with broom ends  pepper and salt, then pass it around the person and burn the stuff in fire after

What about the knots in our hair…was that jatta?

@Wildflower posted:

What about the knots in our hair…was that jatta?

Yes

@Wildflower posted:

Gyal Jane this thread bring back lots of memories and I can’t say all of them are good…but it’s life

patkay…well I got lots of those ( only if my dad was not home )

I even got Jharay with pot spoon good and prappa also

ounchay was a ‘obeah’ kind of thing🤫 where my mom used to put onion n garlic skin with broom ends  pepper and salt, then pass it around the person and burn the stuff in fire after

Oh lard nat obeah gal!!

it was for bad eye esp lil babies !!
talking abt babies .. my mom used to ‘haul hasli ‘ for lil babies!

hasli or hansli .. she massaged the collarbone n muscles around it n neck ..

diagnosed whn baby cries non stop n doesnt drink milk !!
Awhh  the poor babies screamed n got red in face during massage but then tired  out n drank frim the bottle or nursed n fell asleep

2-3 sessions n baby is fine!

my maa hauled  naara too!!
she was a terrific masseuse!!

Jahray was similar to ounchay

but they used a broom .. guh round u 7 times saying some mantra n then they shake out the broom n put under the bed .. i think this was  to chase our jumbie or spirits.

my dad n ma used to ouchay my sis often as d gal used to get ‘bad eye’ every-time she go out!!

whn the thing burn in fire n smell high ., u choke n cough .. that meant the bad eye was strong .. lol

i really dont remember if this helped or not ..

My big sista used to tek out passhan n patkay the pots n pans ie knack  down dem hard n mek plenty noise

Oh those buck beads..

i think it wasnt a good thing as my mom didnt allow use to bring in the house..

but train days .. between Farm n Parika we used to hang out train window n grab handfuls of beafs.. all colours red, yellow, black. Grey. Striped .. we used needles to clear the holes n then made bracelets n necklaces.

we also grabbed wild flowers..

thinking abt it now.. that was dangerous omg !!

Talking abt babies.. sime used to have fat ‘jalooka’ ( chubby cheeks) that u wanted to bite or pinch

Dulaha / dulahin

saibala

saro bai

chutki

bharki

aaja aajie

nana nani

mamoo

maami

Chacha chachee

mausa

mausi

pup-ha pup-hoo ( poowah)

bhunai

bacchha

beti

beta

i hear this a lot on zee tv shows., putarr ?? Meaning??

Iz dem words Hindi or Bhojpuri?

@seignet posted:

Iz dem words Hindi or Bhojpuri?

I will let Jane tell you

i don’t have a clue. Perhaps some could be slangs used by past generations

Also, I think we should post the words and explain what they mean or how they were used.

damkahway was used by my ‘Nani’ when she threatened my mamoo( his nickname was Django) to put a good beating

manahee or kutnee was used in ref to a male in our village who used to be in other ppl ‘business’ then bring and carry gossip an set strife

korehee was used to ref to some folks who sat around (pasray) and did nothing much

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btw Sigztah, I found that old thread with my pic…I’ve regained almost all of the 30 plus lbs I had lost during my grief

Gurl, u r a researcher. That was many years ago, and yuh found it.

@Lynn posted:

i hear this a lot on zee tv shows., putarr ?? Meaning??

Putar is Punjabi (Language spoken in Punjab state of India).

It means - Son / Daughter

@Django posted:

Putar is Punjabi (Language spoken in Punjab state of India).

It means - Son / Daughter

Dah make me a Putargee in Punjab.