Friday, May 25, 2018

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!
 
 
 
 


 

3 comments:

  1. 'पंडू म्हातारा' - interesting term! उच्चारांमध्ये थोडा-फार बदल असला तरी बरेचसे शब्द कळत आहेत. प्रत्येक प्रांतांचं भाषेचं स्वत:चं असं सौंदर्य असतं.

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  2. My mother also remembers pandu mhataaraa. Pandu in SM means anemic. In the sense of ripe fruit, pandu is probably a loan word from Telugu, which was the 2nd official language of Thanjavur Maratha court.

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