Friday, July 22, 2005

Puneri Marathi Jargon

Here is some of the lingo that was used in Pune when I was there (about 5 years ago). Additions are welcome

a bokya
calling a guy. like meeting a guy and saying "kai re bokya kasa ahes tu"

keshav
"yethe sagLe keshav lok rahaataat" : keshav mhanje nakaasamor chalNaare va thoDese white collarwaale

Jhamya
Used often to indicate someone who was just responsible for some dumb action. Also 'maaTh'

varacha class
varacha class mhanje layee khass

killer
Another of "BADHIR" types

sahi
Uchchaa

"yaa"
Mhanje bharpoooor ! e.g Yaa paoos padalaa
Add 'ya' girish becomes girya , sameer becomes samya , mandar becomes mandya, saurabh becomes saurya

Takuya
"Chaha Takuya" (to ask for a cup of tea) "Picture Takuya" (to ask for a movie) and so on

kevaL
Of the highest class, eg: to picture kewaL hota.

khaDki
khadki mhanje akdam Tukaar

LBW
lai bill waDhla - khup aikla
"lambun bari watate" as in tee mulgi lbw

jhakaas
It means "just too good"

kaashi
kaashi ghaalNe; kinvaa kaashi hoNe-- "kaashi" is used for "gochi" or "gaDbaD"

ashakkkkya
"ashakkkya"-- literally means impossible-- used if something is too good to be true (beyond possibility!)

kachaakach
just like it sounds; used for something "cool"-- stress to be added on the "cha" sound-- kaccchaaakaccccch!

shaLa zhali
Used when you find something very difficult

laee veLa
Q:kaay re picture la yenaar aahes ka?
A:laee veLa!

Chhapari
it is used to indicate something as a useless thing or unimportant.

game padaNe
Against the plans, mana sarakhe nahi hone canteen madhe basela Prof ne pahele ani game padele.


eh wallya
To call a random dude's attention near Vaishali's

saaheb
Big boss man, in a sarcastic way. moThe saaheb tumhi

kay rao, baaska ?
Can be used anywhere just like Hey, what's this?

masta re kambLe
When something awsome has been done by someone.
masta ga kamLay (female version)

paDeek
hanging around joblessly at some hang-out joint or `kaTTa'

chalu
pakka in all aspects

popat zala
fajeeti zalee

maeena zali
(female version)

hattee
khoop moTha popaT

aekhadyacha dattu
chamcha, ho la ho milavnara. jase

baburao
means a creamroll which is usually available at amrutulya

ek spDp aNi ek mD
spDp is the famous shev potato dahi puri and mD is of course masasla dosa . this is the most common order belted out when a person visits vaishali

sustaDla ka / sustaDli ka?
jast zoap kinwa susti ali ka?

rashtrageet vajNe
sampne, band padne

kalla
something like 'superb' as in 'ti porgi nusti kalla aahe' or 'lonche ekdam kalla lagte'.

maaramaree
amrutatulya madhe milanare chaha+coffi che uchcha mishran

khambaa
khambaa : 1 liter bottle of rum whiskey vodka etc. use: kay ratri khambaa takaycha ka !

pavtya
absolutely jhaamya

khaDki dapoDi / country
means tukar and thirdclass

vaDaar / vaDri
full too khaDki-dapoDi category: master lai vaDaar aahay or picture lai vaDri hota

maal ahe
really gorgeous chick

TinpaaT
absolutely useless

paytaaD
khup daru

waqar
mhaNje khoop daaru peoon okne

havet goLibaar
bouncer. incomprehensible concept let loose by a professor

shutter down karNe
to end something

sopaan
gawanDhaL maNus

circuit (pronounced sir-kit)
crazy, nuts, weird, as in: "circuit"ach aahe

gondyaa alaa re
usually used to alert friends of the appearance, on the horizon, of any authoritative figure

tiLak warsha
to fail and not be atkt. as in yandaa aamche tiLak warsha, bara kaa

atkt
allowed to keep terms. equivalent of "jaem taem": "mi atkt-ne paas zalo"

teertha
daru

potyaane
bharpoor. aaj potyaane kaam kele. a lot!

saaNDNe / utoo jaaNe
"are saaNDsheel, haLu!" used to as an alias for falling

binDok
'dokyat kande va batate asalela'

dhissh..qyaaaon..
mhaNje atishay varchya level-var "fekafek"! kinva "goLibaar"! kinva sadhya shabdat jara na samajaNyasarkhe (Dokyavarun jaNare ) paN purNapaNe khoTe!

kallya..vaDaryaa..
to call someone in disrespect, "aaee..kallya...vadaryaa..".

ttmm
(go dutch)
tujhe tu majhe mi, jenva hotelat jal va tumhala bill separate bharayche aste tenva mahanaychi term.

jivat jiv aala / poTat goLa aala
to be pregnant

de Dheel / tu happas..mi gunDaLto/ lao aTTyaa
other person is telling is a lie but still its interesting so go on..i'm enjoying it!

paaTya TakNe
rojche kaam

zaasha
"vait zasha dila" mhanje total ganDdavale. promised to do something but never did.

bmw
basics mein waanda

bhendi gawar
a vegetable name which u can utter at any time when u want to curse someone in front of everybody. this can be done bindhaast without any fear. bhendi gawar, me toola pahoon ghein.

bhaagwat
parasite - dusrya chya jivavar bhagavnara

keLa milale ka
prem bhanga hoNe

vaDeel
great or uchha

baLach, baLachkar
ubiquitous use. you can put it in as a filler, anywhere, anytime. e.g. tyane mala balachkar teen taas tangavoon thevale.

chhatrapatee !
used to address a pretentious person who tries to act (walk/talk)too smart

koparyat gheNe
mhanaje ekhadyla laee dhoon kadhne (powder koothalihee wapara surf / ariel etc). film madhye badaDoon kadhataat tase marayache jar koni jast aawaj karat asel tar "koparyat ghe re tyala ."

chamya
bailya mulga, mhanje thodasa "ardh-nari-nateshwar"

vaish
vailshali hotel

sidey
riff-raff... or chhapree

baapaachaa maal
hakka nasalelya goshtivar adhikaar sanganaryanchi ashi sambhaavana keli jaate

chhaTali jaaNe
hajaampaTTi hoNe

keLyaa
goof

appa
lai uchcha (as in "appa picture hota")

phanas laavane
nako tyaa shankaa-kushankaa kadhun kaaryaalaa naT laavane

ABCD
aga bai chaDDi distay
a term for low waist jeans....

raaDaa karin!
maaraamaarichi (pokaL) dhamaki detana vaaparanyache nehamiche udgar

lota-parade
praatarvidhisathi bhalyaa pahaatepaasoon laagnaari punyatalya chaalimadhali, wadyaanmadhali raang!

benyaa
laee pohochleaa , haramkhor maanoos. haa mannos bahoodha toomcha mitra asato. to toomachya maage khoop labaadi karato. kivna master lai bena (read: bain-uh) hayay

ekhadyachi lawane
ekhadyala phasawane, kinwa ekhadya goshtit jaanoon boojoon adakawane. kaahi wela guruchi vidya gurula dene. bene lok ( ref - benya)

maaj
arrogance, use: ey maaj , kaay challay

chaiila
'man !' , e.g. man this is hot = chaiila kasala garam aahe

peTla
to become angry. to lai peTla

l.o.
lai oLakh....when "lai oLakh"

basayacha ka?
should we have a drink tonight?

huklela / bhanjaLalela / arbaLalela
confused: to lai huklela praNi aahay.

kiDa
a person who is an authority in a field, used to describe a very abnormal action

sp college
sp = sundar porinche (??) = shembadya poranche (!!) = sadashiv pethinche (!!!)

wadia
we are daring in our acts

gtm
ghaT-turned-mod

gttm
ghaT-trying-to-turn-mod

bhaskan moD
ghaati girl wearing golden shoes and silver top

sspms
shree shivaji preparatory military school
sir sir poragaa mutalaa sir

usa
urmila sanDasaat aDakli

rsp
road safety patrol /rastya varchi shemadi pora

jhaTaaakk
generally used to describe someone's loud and gaudy appearance

Tukaar
3rd class

daanDi yaatra
when you generally bunk college and aimlessly roam around with friends on a bikes

tirtha -prasad gheNe
daroo piNay

chepNe
potbhar khaEe. e.g. lagnache jevan chepun aalo.

kalla
freaking out. "kaal khup kalla kela"

maati zali
plans got destroyed

chaman/chammya
same as badhir

waieeT gheNe
gaNDavaNe

ja Tokawar
go to hell!

sadashiv pethi
sadashiv pethi is term used for kanjus mhanje kai sadashiv pethet rahato ka if a person tries to act like a kanjoos

bungaaT!
atee wegat. aaj gaaDi lai bungaaT haNli... (rode the bike fast today)

aaiish
khoop maja karane

bhusnaLya
jyaalaa ekhadya kamabaddal khoopach aatmavishwas aahe pan tehi tyaala jamat nahi kinva ekhadyala ekhade saadhe kaam sudhhaa karta yet naahi to

shampoo
shaskiya abhiyantriki mahavidyalay pune

a arey garrrreeb
used when someone cracks a garrreeb (pj) joke

bajirao / javaan
rastyat achanak samor yenar vahan-chalak (cycle vale richshaw wale)..tyanna hak maratana .. a bajirao / a jawaan !

rikshaw karNa / bbc karNe / all india radio
ekhadi batmi phukat gaobhar sangane

raaDa karNe
make a mess like " kay rada karaycha ka bol"

Takaa-Tak
nice => say aaila! kay taka-tak ahe

vaaeeT
"vaaeeT" is many a times used as "good". e.g."prof la vaaeet anubhav aahey."

chabuk
extremely delicious...as in meal. kay "chabuk" swayampak zala ahe

chalaa aaj basuya
daru pyala jayache ka

a phukNya
akkal shunya manus

bhadkhau
phukat khaNara

khadoo
khayalo mein dooba

bhapo
bhavna pohochalya

TBMLA
tuzhya bhavana mazhya lakshyaat aalya

mangesh public
advance version of pakya character in rangeela thodkyat khadki-dapodi-killer type

bhannaT
bharat natya mandir

chaiTu
faltu

Taaki
bevDa

game-aaD
one who is always trying to take advantage of others

otsp
on the spot popat

kacharyani
khup, lai kacharyani bhuk lagli

bhukkad
mhanaje sarakhi bhuk laganara manun kiva bai. kahi khayache pahile ki jyala bhuk lagate to.

chiknya
used to pull another guy's leg - pretending to be friendly to him while actually being critical

tubelight
mhanje khoopach "mandaar" ekhaadi goshta lakshaat yaaila jyala vel laagato asa.

ratalya
veda ani badhir category cha

zhang-pang
ekdam zhaTaak (usually used whenever a person wears weird clothes)

daabun
to do something in excess. mee dabun jevalo.

dhaTTing
shahan-pana karane. mhanaje jara 'jast'ach karane.

bhanjaLNe /arbaLNe
get totally confused, purte gondhalun jane!

suTa aata.. banglyawar bheTa
demanding too much

11 comments:

Harshal said...

dude , this list rocks ...keep it up man !! I loved it ...the best part was ABCD...i'd never heard that!!!

Unknown said...

awesome re ...nice compilation

Siddharth Avachat said...
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Nachiket said...

Ajun 1... Dokyat jane :)

dilbert said...

He add kar ...

"vishesh karya kari dandhadhikari nahi aahe"
To describe someone wearing sleeveless dress

$udhi said...

Jul 22, 2005 -- original post
today 3rd jul 2k9
4 warsh jhali pan aaj hi ekdam taj-tavan post aahe!!!

ekdam zakkas

aicha bho!!!

lay bhari lihlas leka :)

ani ho,.. lahanpani (7-8th) amhi shivya detana samor koni anolakhi (or someone elder) aal ki mhanayacho --
"Chayaa aayla... ani biscuit bapala de.. ja hat ,.. phut"

~$udhi :)
PS: somebody (@vikrantagarwal) just twittered this post ;)

Pranav said...

Ek number!

Possible additions -

gameaaDpanthi - one who has a habit of being gameaaD. Word modeled on a historical architecture style known as 'hemaDpanthi'

aai chi jay (with a stress on chi) - used to express unexpected surprise/shock/acute difficulty. Just short of a full blown bad word ;)

Unknown said...

LAIIIIIIIIII KHARAB AHE BAGH!!
APLYALA YEDA BANUN TAKLA..

Girija said...

जबराट!!! लई ब्येस्ष्ट....! :) :)

Manoj said...

Saurabh, layi bhaari.. evergreen post mitra..

-- Mumbaikar ..

Unknown said...

Bhusnalya ...hech kya meaning hote?