Tastes...

While we all have descended to just 'two' words to describe tastes... "Yuck' if it is bad and 'Yum' if it is good, we did have words to describe 'tastes' once upon a time before the 'yuck' and 'yum' took over universally!

Here I bring to you the common 'Tastes' as described in Thanjavur Marathi.....

AMBAT......SOUR


KADU ....... BITTER


THIKHAT........ SPICY


KHAARAT........ TOO SALTY


THURAT ........ ASTRINGENT


GULCHEET ....... SWEET


SAPPAK....... BLAND

KHAVATHA...... IS THE ITCHY SENSE IN THROAT After eating foods that cause allergic sensation

TMD words for sickness!

 Funny , is it not that we even developed words to describe our illness in Thanjavur Marathi. However, most pain was described as Body part + pain but some words were used for other ailments. Here are a few....

Aang Bharni.... Not Well

Phadasa..... Cold

Khonkla..... Cough

Ghasa Dukna..... Throat Pain

Aang sool... Body Ache

Jaera.... Fever

Modla ..... Broken

Used as in Haath modla, Payen Modla.... Broken Hand and Broken Leg etc.

Sool.... Pain

Sool is again used as Haath sool, Paaht Sool... Hand pain, Back Pain
 
 Duktha ... Is pain

 Laagla.... Got hurt. ( I think this word was used for want of any better word)
 
Chira.... Cut

Chrun Gele aahe... Got a Cut

Ghaav...... Wound

Ghaav Jhala Aahe.....  Has got Wounded
 
 Ragath.... Blood

 Khapli.....Crust on Wounds

Poon.....Pus

Phod..... Boil

Nank Khurd.... An ingrown nail

Kapaal Sool..... Headache
 
Pot Sool.... Stomach ache


Thondaanth Phod... Mouth Ulcers

Gadda... Tumours/ Fibroids