OPPOSITES in Thanjavur Marathi

While all languages across the globe have opposites in their vocabulary, TM or Dakshini Marathi as it is called has its own set of them.
Unfortunately some of these words are forgotten as we replace them with English or Hindi or any other language.

Some are so peculiar to us that I had to really search for words to describe them exactly. 

Here are a few of them...

Raad राड
Nitthal निथळ

Pokla पोक्कल
Assat अस्सट
Ghatti घट्टि

Dhaandga धांडगा
Rodka  रोडका

vesan वेसन
santhosh संतोष


unu उनु
himsa हिम्स
becchak बेच्चक 


latka लटका
khara खर

vangla वंगला
chakota चकोट

gareeb गरीब
phallandaar फलंदार


Gulcheet गुलचीट
Kadu कडु 

Ambat thicket - अम्बॅट-तिखट
sappak  सप्पक

patla पत्तळ
boka बोका

hirva हिरवा
pikla पिकला


lahan लहान
thor थोर

phandra पंडर
kaala काळ 

 Nirambal निरंबळ 
 Malka  मळका 

 Joona जुना 
  Nava नवा 

  Door दूर 
 Javal जवळ 

Changli चांगला 
   Vidri विद्रा 

 Dhairya धैर्य 
  Bhehen भेहें 

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

 

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

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

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

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

KUDAKA... EARSTUDS worn by men.

                             

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.

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!