People and Professions

Here's a list of TM words for people according to their professions. Some of these are used widely among TMDs even today but some have become obsolete.

While on the subject of professions, SALARY in TMD is called MUSHARA (मुशेरा)

and NO WORK  (free time) is called RIKAAM  (रिकाम)

NAADI PHANAR ( नाडी पहाणार)

DOCTOR

Later on a doctor came to be called as VAIDYA ( वैद्य)

PANTHOJI (पंथोजी)
TEACHER

SHIMPI (शिंपी)
TAILOR

GUMASTHA ( गुमास्था)
CLERK

SAMPAAKI (स्वम्पाकी) 
COOK


 SONAAR ( सोनार)
GOLDSMITH

SUTAAR (सुतार)
CARPENTAR


HAJAAM(हजाम)**
BARBER **
** Not sure if this is a true Thanjavur Marathi word or Urdu. This was used by my grandmother.


PEEKOR (पीकोर)
DRUNKARD


CHAAMBHAR (चांभर)
COBBLER

KUMBHAR (कुंभर)
POTTER

NAACHNAR (नाचणार)
ACTOR/ DANCER



VAKIL (वकील)
LAWYER



ROGISHTA (रोगिष्ट)
PATIENT/ SICK PERSON


PHULA VIKNAARI ( फुला विकणारी)
FLOWER SELLER (Female)


BHAJI VIKNAAR  (भाजी विकणार)
VEGETABLE VENDOR (Male)


HANKNAAR (हन्कणार)
DRIVER


GAADI HANKNAAR ( हन्कणार)
CAR  DRIVER 

VYAPAARI (व्यापारी)
BUSINESSMAN (doing buying and selling)



VYAVASTHA (व्यवस्था)
 OCCUPATION

Forgotten Thanjavur Marathi Words...(3)

More of the forgotten Thanjavur Marathi words....

NARVATTI

नरवट्टी   

Meaning: COCONUT SHELL

A coconut shell was called  Narvatti.

In ancient times this had several uses...

1) Was used as a cup

2) To serve salt.

3) Was used as a ladle with a wood handle fixed, to serve Dahi/curds

EK NAADI

एक नाडी

Meaning: ONE MINUTE

SEEVAN

सिवण

Meaning: STITCHES

TO STITCH would be SIVAN GHALE सिवण घाले

KUNAAVNA

कुनाव्णा 

Meaning: TO GESTURE OR SIGNAL  

The few below are still used by some people and have not been forgotten as much.

PHANI

फणी

Meaning: COMB

VINCHARA

विंचर

Meaning: TO COMB (verb)

It is odd that the hair brush or comb is called 'Phani' and the act of combing called something totally different sounding as in 'vinchara'.

DAVA HAATH

डवा हाथ

Meaning: LEFT HAND

Similarly DAVA PATEES  डवा पटीस would mean LEFT SIDE (PATEES meaning SIDE)

UJVA HAATH

उजवा हाथ

Meaning: RIGHT HAND

UJVA PATEES   उजवा पटीस   is RIGHT SIDE

BHARITH...a Thanjavur Marathi Dish

 Bharith is a very tasty accompaniment to any meal and very simple and easy to make.No grinding and no masala!
What makes Bharith different from Raitha? As far as I know, Bharith is  made with mashed vegetable and raitha is made with grated or chopped vegetables. It is not equivalent to the Tamil  'thogayal' as this is largely made with Dahi/ Curds.

BHOMPLAACH BHARIT:

Interesting Info: I hear that in my grandfather's time tender whole pumpkins were roasted on coals

until the skin was charred. The skin would then be removed and the pulp of the pumpkin mashed to make Bharith!

This was probably done in the 'CHUL' used to heat water for bath . Probably the younger generation have no clue about all this....will blog about it another time...

Anyhow, in today's Thanjavur Deshastha homes, the pumpkin or bhompla is peeled, chopped, boiled and the mashed.

To this is added 'phodni' (this has come to be referred as 'ponni' in TMD homes!) .

To make 'phodni'..heat oil, add mustard seeds, udadcha dal, thamda mirsinga(red chilli). Once udad cha dal is brown, add  hirva mirsinga (green chilli), karepak (curry leaves) and add to the mashed bhompla/pumpkin. Mix with dahi/curds and garnish with kothmir. Add salt.

VAANGYACHA BHARIT:

Made with the huge big vaangi/brinjal/eggplant this is made the roasted way. Roasted on fire, peeled, mashed and made just same way as above.

URLAGADDE/BATATA CHA BHARIT:

This ia also made by boiling the potatoes and mashing them. Phodni of red chillies, udadacha dal, mohre(mustard seeds) is added , along with green chillies, curry leaves. This is mixed with dahi/curd and garnished with kothmir.