Thursday, February 3, 2011

On Rain..........

We have so many words connected with Rain.... I thought it is worth a blog post!

 Paous... पावूस  is Rain

Sinthode.. सिंथोडे are Raindrops

Vasaadey ..वसाडे  is the misty shower

Vaara-Paous .. वारा -पावूस is a storm/cyclone
(actually means wind and rain)

On this note...here's a rhyme..

PAUSA PAUSA PAUSA
THULA EK PAISA
THOOPAANTHA PHADLA MAASHA
____LA NAHI MEESHA!
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  1. Sudharsan NaigFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    HERE GOES ANOTHER ONE TOO
    yera yera phausa
    Thula detho paisa
    Dhaney dhala pikundhe
    Sambhar khadlay vikhude

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  2. KavitaSeptember 23, 2011 at 3:56 AM

    There is "vaam-ba-ley' also which means "cloudy/about to rain...

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  3. PratibhaSeptember 23, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Absolutely! Forgot that!..Thanks. Shall add it on the post...
    Thank you for visiting my blog.
    :)
    Pratibha

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  4. PratibhaSeptember 23, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Thank you Sudarshan. Pausa was a favorite rhyme amongst us.
    Thank you for visiting my blog.
    Pratibha

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  5. mangesh Sir DeshpandeOctober 16, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    we have this lullaby . yere yere pausaa,tulaa deto paisaa,paisaa zaalaa khotaa,paus aalaa mothhaa.one more;dhan dhaanya pikunde,shanbhar khandi vikkunde.shambar is 100.khandi is a measure of 20 monds.one mond is 40 seers.pikkunde = actuall means to ripe.also used for actual crop one gets.vikkunde==sell.

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  6. mangesh Sir DeshpandeOctober 16, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    dho dho paus is also called musaldhaar paus.each shower/dhaar is as big as musal-a pounding impliment.sar is a shower.rimzim paus is a drizzle.gaar pitt is a hail storm-falling ice.dhuke is a fog.danv/dav due drops.veej ia a lightning.

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  7. PratibhaOctober 18, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Thank you Kavita, Yes I forgot "vaambaley" Cloudy! Thanks.

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  8. PratibhaOctober 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Shri Mangesh Sir Deshpande... we use a word caled "dham", which I thought meant 'early morning fog'. What does this word refer to in Standard Marathi?

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  9. Mangesh Sir DeshpandeOctober 22, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    Dear Readers,DHAM is actually DAM.this word sounds like some/rum/come/gum/mum etc.but the D in this word is,like ` the` in english and not dog`s D.[domodar/dakshayani/dwarka/dakshin].Its a FARSI word for SHWAAS,a breath;that`s why DAMAA is ASTHAMA.but in this case[Pratibha`s query],,DHAM`s meaning is STEAM.although,we do not use it.for the morning fog.We use DHUKE in SM.but in villages,we use DHUKAAT/DUKOT etc.DHUEE/DHUKAT/DUKOT/DHUME/DHOORKAT have all their origin in SKT.DHUMRA=smoke.But their DH is different from D of DAM.DH is used for CHAAR DHAAM=4 v.imp.religious Tirth`s of Hindus.DHAAM here means,ABODE of GODS.DHAAM also means a HOUSE/HOME.other words are NIWAAS/SADAN/BHUVAN/GRUH/GHAR/NILAYA and many more.Thanks.

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  10. Mangesh Sir DeshpandeOctober 22, 2011 at 4:11 AM

    VAAM-BA-LEY;in this ,you guys have eaten up certain letters and digested them,over the years.it was v.difficult for me,to decipher this word.it was beyond recognition.but ,now,I know,what it is.It is a combi.of two wards.A verb,AABHAALL YENNE.AABHAAll is a SKY,and YENNE is to come/arrive,It means the DARK CLOUDS HAVE COME IN THE SKY,which `ll bring rains.My GOD ! I first thought ,it could be TAMIL.!!!

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  11. Mangesh Sir DeshpandeOctober 24, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Happy DEEPAAVALLEE,to all of YOU.

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  12. maliniNovember 20, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    another word connected with rain is vija meaning lightening

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  13. PratibhaDecember 27, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Thank you Sir Deshpande for your patience in trying to get us the origin of the word Vaambaley. It is amazing how it has got corrupted and how you did find the origin. Thanks!

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