Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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




                             

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.




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!
 
 
 
 


 

Monday, March 13, 2017

Thanjavur Marathi words for gemstones

While many names of gemstones and jewelry are common among all Indian languages, there are some that are unique to our Thanjavur Marathi or Dakshini Marathi as it is called.

Here are a few of them.

Ratna  रत्न Precious stones 

Pouli. पौळी  Coral  

Mothe  मोते  Pearl

Vajra   वज्र  Diamond

Vaidurya वैडूर्य  Cat's Eye or Beryl
 
Sphatika स्फटिक  Quartz

Maanikya माणिक्य Ruby

Pacche पॅचचेय  Emerald

Pushparaga पुष्पराग Topaz 

Nili निळी Sapphire 

Non-Precious Stones

Khade खडे Stone 
Thamda Khade  थम्बडा खडे  Red  Stone
Hirva Khade  हिरवा खडे  Green  Stone 
Phandra Khade पांढरा खडे White Stone

In my next post, will discuss jewellery in DM or TM as is called.

Monday, October 12, 2015

On Pitla, Sappak Pitla and Goddu Pitla!

Oh the Pitlas of the Thanjavur Marathis!

No, not the besan Pitla. We call that Jhunka. Regular Standard Maharashtrian pithla is called Jhunka and is commonly had with puris.

Sometimes I think, our ancestors missed the original pithla for whatever reason and came up with these varieties. ( This is not a fact, just my imagination).

Then what is it we call pitla. It is somewhat close to what the Kannadas call Kootu.

But make no mistake, our Pitlas are fiery, hot, spicy and rich!......

........And Varied.
We have the regular Pitla, made with myriad vegetables, and pepper .
Then there is the Sappak Pitla .
Who can forget Goddu Pitla.
And there is the Doodh Pitla.


Regular Pithla is a rich dish made with lots of pepper and lots of vegetables. It is made on special occasions like festivals and weddings. Kadi -pitla is a given for all festivals and celeberations.
In fact there  is baby game one plays with a baby or toddler to make him/her eat.
It goes like this....holding the young ones hand, palm upwards and a pretence of serving  all the food on it.

Mothaa paan maanduna
 Kosambari, bhaaji, ambode, pappad, vhaaduna
kheera vhaaduna, bhaath vhaaduna, kadi pithla vhaaduna
khadicha paal phutla phutla phutla....
( The baby's hand would be tickled so )


You can check out the recipe for this from http://festnfood.blogspot.com/2008/12/bhogi-cont.html

Goddu Pitla has only one vegetable and no dal added. Contrastingly, it is made when  one has run out of all vegetables. It is popularly made with yam.

Sappak Pitla is unlike its name not sappak but very very tasty. made with one or 2 vegetables , it has no tamarind.

 Doodh pitla as the name suggests is made with milk and lots of pepper.
Doodh pitla is not often made as many cannot associate milk with a curried dish.

I hope you all enjoyed the culinary travel to the dishes of our ancestors carried down to us and hopefully the next generation will keep these dishes alive!
Or it will get engulfed and buried in Pizzas and Pastas.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

More Phrases and Use of Figures of Speech ( Euphemism) in Thanjavur Marathi

Use of Euphemism as a figure of speech in Thanjavur Marathi
Here are more phrases which are rarely used in today's Thanjavur Marathi. Interestingly, I found rampant use of Euphemisms in TM as a figure of speech.

 Mahine Jhaala Aahe महिने  झाला  आहे
 Literally means " the months have happened" Now the literal meaning neither makes sense nor grammar. However, the figurative meaning of this phrase refers to pregnancy. If a woman is pregnant, one would refer to this as .."thila mahine jhaala aahe"

 Paayen Dhoingu Yete पायें  धोइङ्गु  एते
Literally means, " I will wash my feet and come" . Well, this refers to "going to the bathroom." This is a typical example of using a soft phrase to describe something not mentioned in company.
This was probably born of the habit of washing one's feet after using the bathroom.

Parsapatees Jaoon Yete also used as Parsaan Jaoon Yete
पर्सा- पटीस जावून येतें / परसान जावून येतें
Means I will go the backyard and come.
The backyard in ancient times  was always used to house the toilet. And this is what is referred to in the above phrase. Another typical example of euphemism.

Haath Laamb हाथ  लांब
Means Hand is long. Of course it does not mean someone's hand is long in size; it means the person is a small thief and easily pockets what he/she finds. So instead of calling a person a thief, euphemism is again used here by saying "haath laamb"

 
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Avaringu Baise अवरीन्गु  बैसे
Cover yourself well and sit.  This has reference to modesty. Little girls used to generally be told.. avaringu baise.. cover yourself well and sit .
This is used even today, when I was going out in Delhi where there was a recent spate of chain snatching, my mother-in-law told me, " avaringu ja" meaning to cover myself so my chain is not visible.

Vichaar Nahi Vyavahaar Nahi: विचार नही व्यवहार नही
Neither will they ask, nor do they know  or Neither do they know the rules nor will they listen to advise! When someone does things independantly, not following the norms or customs or rules an also give no respect to the elders by asking them, we say, " they do as they like, vichaar nahi vyavahaar nahi"



Friday, August 1, 2014

Jewellery or Nugh as it is called by the Thanjavur Marathis

In Thanjavur Marathi, Jewellery is called 'nugh'.नघ  Long back , probably more when our ancestors settled in deep South,  all the women among our ancestors dressed beautifully in " reshamacha nau gajach lugda"रेश्मीची  नौ  गजाच लुगडा   and adorned themselves with a " bichhoda" बिच्चोडा in the center of which was a " rakhudi" राखुडी of rubies or a " phirivach phula".फिरीवाच फुला

Or sometimes the younger women wore a 'veni' वेणी  which was adorned with " venicha nugh" वेणीचा नघ  all along. Not to forget, sometimes this veni was achieved with a " gangavan". गंगावन

At the end of this veni was a bunch of 'gonde' गोंडे  sometimes even made of gold! 

On the nose was a " mukhra" ,मुखरा  a " nath"नथ  or a " bulaak". बुलाक . The ears had a " vajrach thod" वज्राच थोड or a " mothach thod".मोतेच थोड 

The forehead had a  tikamani. टीकामनी 

On the neck,( galanth) was a mothach mala, मोतेच माळा  garsoli, गरसोळी  sometimes kasech maal कासेच  माळा ; hands were adorned with sonyach kaankan सोनाचा  कांकण or mothach kaankan मोतेच कांकण 
On the arm was a bajubandh बाजूबंध or even nagbandh.   नागबंध

The fingers were adorned with 'mudhi ' मूधी  and sometimes 'vanki mudhi '. वंकी  मुधी

On the waist was a sonyach patta सोनाच पट्टा . The feet, not to be outdone had a pair of tinkling ' painjan' पैंजण and the toes had 'jodvi' जोडवी 

That completed the picture of a bejewelled Thanjavur Marathi woman of yonder days!

To those who recognize all the above jewellery, this probably is taking you back many years. But those who have no idea what I am talking about, well, this must be Greek and Latin.

Like what is " gangavan"? Where did  Ganga come in all this!!?

Interestingly, that is the very purpose of my blog.. to rekindle our language!And you can be sure I will be posting the details of all this jewellery with pictures where possible.

Until then...



In all Fairness!

There are a few familiar similes for measuring "GORAPAN" (Fairness in complexion) among the Thanjavur Marathis...

One that was popularly used in my house was ...
SOLATHE URLAGADDESKA GORI AAHEN!
सोलथे उरलागद्देस्का गोरी आहे
Meaning: She is as fair as a Peeled Potato.!
What a comparison! We have heard of 'Fair as a Lily', 'White as Snow' but this takes the cake!

Another comparison was....
PEETH LAAVLESKA GORI AAHE!
पीठ लाव्लेस्का गोरी आहे 
Meaning: She is fair as if smeared with Flour!
Another unusual comparison!

And as an anticlimax we have...
GORICHA GORAPAN DIWAS UJALTRA KALLAL
गोरीच गोरापण दिवस उगल्त्र कलेल"
Meaning: A fair complexioned girl's fairness will be known when it is daylight/morning.

Friday, February 28, 2014

More Words and Phrases

Pandu Mhathaari.. पंडू  म्हथारी  Very old Woman
Pandu Mhathaara.... पंडू म्हथारा  Very old Man
The above expression was used a lot in my house. Maybe it was local to my house or is used
amongst all TMDs, I have no way of knowing.
This expression is very interesting as in Thanjavur Marathi "pandu" refers to "fruit" or "Ripe".
So are we saying, "Ripe old man/woman"? Looks like that!

Vinchu..विंचू 
This actually means Scorpion. This word is however also used metaphorically in
Thanjavur Marathi to denote a very vicious person.
Ammama, vinchu thina. Thija baror  jathan!

Paakadna... or Paakad (verb) पाकड
Grains or pulses would be tossed from a tray to blow off the light  husks.

Soop...  सूप 
the bamboo/cane 'U'shaped tray used for this  above action was called 'soop'

Dhandga Bokka.... धांडगा बोक्का
 Fat guy

Vaara Pausa...वारा  पाऊस 
 Storm
'Vaara' is Wind and 'Pausa' is Rain and both together form a 'Storm'. Wow!







Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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


Monday, October 14, 2013

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

























































Wednesday, September 18, 2013

PUJA TERMINOLOGY

TMD celebrate pujas with a lot of fanfare and are particular about it being celebrated in a particular way. Oftentimes we have heard our elders say..." asach karaam"  It has to be done this way being stressed. My guess is that the TMDs being a displaced group had to insist on certain things to make sure it was not lost in the future!

Well, here are certain words we use in puja...

Ghanta ... Bell

Ghanta vaajive.... ring the bell

Jhaankat.... A gong like sounded during the puja

Shanka.... Conch /Shell

Shank Phunke.... Blow the Conch

Dilvaan ... Lamp stands

Diva.... Lamp/ light

Saen... Festival

Sanach Sampaak.... Festival Food

Vaathi... the cotton rolled for lighting lamps

Phul vaathi... the cotton rolled like a flower for lamps

Pyaala Phali Panchatra... the set of bowl, tumbler and spoon used for Sandhyavandana

Vaati... bowl

Thoopach Diva... Ghee lamps

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Dedication

I DEDICATE THIS BLOG TO MY DEAR FATHER, V. KRISHNA RAO, WHO LEFT THIS WORLD ON MAY 19TH, 2013.
HE WAS A THANJAVUR MARATHI AND HE INSPIRED AND ENCOURAGED ME TO WRITE THIS BLOG.
HE WAS AS PASSIONATE AS ME IN PRESERVING OUR LANGUAGE AND HELPED ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
HE WAS MY MENTOR AND GUIDE AND WHILE DEEPLY FEELING HIS LOSS, I DEDICATE THIS BLOG TO HIM AS HIS OWN CREATION FOR BUT FOR HIM, I HAD NO DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF OUR IDIOMS AND PROVERBS.
AND WORDS, WORDS WORDS.

EVERY DAY, WHEN I CALLED, HE HAD A NEW WORD FOR ME. FORGOTTEN WORDS, BROUGHT FROM THE RECESSES OF HIS MEMORY.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE AND MAY HE FROM UP THERE CONTINUE TO SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS ON US!

LOVE YOU, BAPA. MISS YOU A LOT!
FROM YOUR DEAR DAUGHTER,
PRATIBHA.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Emotions and characterization in TMD

Of course TMDs have a host of words to describe emotions... Here are a few of them...

Raag राग ...Anger


Santosh संतोष ...Happy/Happiness

Vessan वेसन  .. Sad

Laad लाड ... Love

Sandegh संदेघ  Suspicion
Anumaan अनुमान .Suspicion
Sandegh Praani संदेघ प्राणी Suspicious creature
(Funnily, in TMD this description of a suspicious person  as "suspicious creature" is clearly very judgmental displaying a certain scorn by saying "praani" !)

Behe बेहे ...Fear / Afraid

Bhikondi भिकोंडी ..Timid scared person

Garv गर्व ..Pride
Garvisht गर्विष्ट ...Proud person

Jhalkapan  झ्ल्कापण ..Jealousy

Jhamb झंब  Show off

Jhambishta झम्बिष्ट Show off person

Sowmya सौम्या  Soft/Gentle

Moratt मोरट्  Rough/Unpolished

Aavesh आवेश  nearest meaning I can think of is Angry Passion

Dushtapan  दुष्टपण  Wickedness, Mischievous

Gambhir  गंभीर  Dignified

Gambhirtha गंभीरता  Dignity













Tuesday, February 5, 2013

About 'Oons' and vegetables and fruits!

I decided to write this when some of my near and dear ones were lost when asked, " Shankaranthila oons aanliska?"( Did you bring " oons" for Shanranthi) 
My sister who put forth this question to her neices and nephews got quite a few choice replies.
One asked, " Is that a camel?"
Another said, "It sounds like a camel and fart" how about a camel's fart"
Another two claimed it was "fart" !
So whatever the meaning why would one bring this mysterious 'oons' home  for Shankaranthi?

While names for fruits and vegetables are common enough for many languages with only minor differences, we do have some vegetables and fruits that have unique names in TM. Here I propose to enlist only those that have these names unique to TM and not your Amba, Kela, Batata.


 Oons ऊस SugarCane

Kohla कोहळा  Ashgourd

Khavit  खवीट Wood Apple

Kaarli कार्ली Bittergourd

Mirsinga मिर्सिङ्ग  Chilli

Senga सेन्गा Cluster beans

Naral  नारळ Coconut

Phanas फणस Jackfruit

Limbu लिम्बु Lime

Chinch चिन्च  Tamarind

Aala आलं Ginger

Avale आवळा  Amla

Jhaambla ज्हाम्ब्ला Purple Jamun

Vaangi वाङ्गी  Brinjal

Bhompla भोम्प्ला  Pumpkin

Dodkya दोडके Ridge Gourd

Ratalu रताळे Sweet Potato

ChowChow चौ-चौ  Coyote (also called Bangalore kattrika)

Bhoichane भोइचने  Peanuts , literally Ground-nuts

Kande कांदे  Onion

Suran सुरण  Yam

Paala पाला  Greens 

Baaldind  बाळधिंड Plantain Stem


Bhora भोर Berries

Guava    Jaam-Pandu










 

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Kheericha Mhathari Story. ..The Old Woman and Kheer

We used to call this story..Kheericha Mhathari. खीरीचा म्हातारी

Kheericha Mhathari
Ek gaamanth ek mhaathari hothi mana.
Once upon a time, in a village lived an old woman.

Ek divas thila " Aha! Kheer karun khau mana"  manhun aasha vaatla. 
One day she had a wish, " aha! let me make some kheer and eat"

Kheerila  samaan anaala kartan geli.
So she went to get the ingredients to make the kheer.
 Pahila shedaarla gharala geli
First she went to the next door neighbor.
Kivaad badivun vichaarli mana, " Aho mala kheer khaam manhun vaatatha, mala thoda rava dethanth ka?"
She knocked on their door and asked," Hello, I feel like eating some kheer. Can you give me some Rava to make the kheer?"
"Oh baro ka." manhun theni ek vaatintha rava dile .
" Oh OK"  they said and in a cup gave her some rava (semolina)

Nanthar mhathari samorla gharala geli mana.
Next the old woman went to the opposite house.
Thikkadun vaatintha saakhar aanli. 
From there she brought some sugar in a cup.

Thavda ithkyaanth Doodh viknaar aala.
By that time, the milk seller came by.

 Theja kadsun doodh maingitli mana.
From him, she took some milk.

Maadivarla gharanthun chaar vela aanli.
She went to the upstairs house and borrowed 4 cardamoms.

Asga samaan anle var, snaan karun mhathari chool petivli.
After bringing all these things, the old woman took a bath and lit the stove for cooking.
 Ek motha kanch sagdi var thivun, thejaanth doodh rava, saakhar asgi ghalun kheer karli.
She kept a big brass vessel on the coal stove, In it she added the milk, sugar, rava and made the kheer.

 Vela ghaatli ani kheer ghama ghama vaas aala mana.
Then she added the cardamom and the kheer sarted smellin so so good!
" Aha majha kheer kay vaas yethe" mhanun thija thondaanth paani aala.
" Aha! my kheer smells so good" she thought and she started drooling!

Kheer besha kadla ka, utrivli.
Soon as the kheer started boiling well, she got it off the fire.

Anki  Mhatharichaan raakhaal jhala nahi.
 Bhook laagath hotha, kheer gham ghama vaas yeta hota.
Now the old woman could wait no more! She was hungry, the kheer was smelling so very good....
Bara manun, ek vaati kadli,; dona phali unu unu kheer ghatli ;
thasach peeli.
So, she took out a bowl; She added two ladles of hot hot kheer to he bowl. And she drank a sip of it!
Kay Jhaala? Unu unu kheer peelathra kai hoila?
What Happened? What happens when you eat boiling hot kheer?
Mhathari cha jeev polun gela.
The old woman's tongue got burnt!

" oh ho ho! hey kay veda kheer !!" manun mhatharila raag aala mana.
"Oh ho ho! what a horrible kheer is this!" she screamed and the old woman got angry!


Thavda kanch bhar kheer kaadun  laamb javun aadanth taakli.
She then took all the vessel full of kheer and went straight to the well and poured it all in the well!
Paap mhathari bhookantha raagantha thasach jhompi geli.
Poor old woman, hungry and angry she just went to sleep.
Duphara uthun paatra bhandi dhuvala basli.
Kheericha paatra gham gham vaasa ala.
thoda kheer paatranth raahila hotha.
Mhathari thoda kheer kaadun jeevi var layangitle.

" Aha kay rucha ! Kay ruch hey kheer!"
" Anyaaya! thavda kheer aadanth taakle!" vesan vaatla mhatharila.

Kay karthi mhathari!?

Jaavun aadanthla paani peeli! Hoya aadanthla paani peeli
pot bharun gela. Anki paani peeli
Mhatharila naak aanthsu paani, tondanthsu paani , kaananthsu paani aala.


By this time we would be in peals of laughter imagining the old woman with water spurting out of her ears, eyes and nose! and the story would end there!



खीरीचा म्हातारी 

एक गामांथ एक म्हातारी होती मण
एक दिवस त्हिला " अहा ! खीर करून खाऊ मण " म्हणून वाटला

खिरीला सामान आणाल कर्तान गेली मण 
पहिला सेदारला घराला गेली
 किवाड बडीवून विचारली , " अहो मला खीर खांव म्हणून वाटता, मला थोडा रवा देतां का?"
  " ओह बरो, अगत्य  " म्हणून त्याने एक वाटीन्ता रवा दिले .

नंथर म्हथारी समोरला घराला गेली
तीक्कडून वाटीन्ता साखर आन्ळी

तवड इथ्क्यांथ दूध विक्णार आला
थ्यज कडसून  दूध मैन्गिटली

माडीवरला घरांथून चार  वेळा  आणली

 अस्ग  समान आणले वर ; स्नान  करून  म्हथारी  चूल पेटीवली 

 एक मोठ कंच सगडी वर ठिवून , थ्यजान्थ दूध ,रवा , साखर अस्गी घालून खीर करली

खीरीन्ता वेळा घाटली की , खीर घम घम घम वास आल मण

" अहा ! मझा खीर काय वास येत  आहे !! " म्हणून तिज तोंडान्थ पाणी आला

खीर बेष कडला  का ,सगडी वरून उतरीवली
अंकी म्हथारीचन राखाल झाला नही 

 भूक लागत होता , खीर घम  घम वास येत होता !

 बरा मणून , एक वाटी काडली ; दोन फळी उनू उनू खीर घाटली ; तसाच  उनू उनू  खीर  पीलि !

काय झाला ? उनू उनू खीर पीलतरा काई होयिल ?

""म्हथारीचा जीव  पोळून गेला !!!"

ओह  हो  हो ! हे काय वेडा खीर! मझा जीव पोळून गेला ! म्हणून राग आला म्हथारीला

तवड कंच भर खीर काडून , लांब जावून आडांत टाकली 
पाप म्हथारी! भूकांता रागांत तसच  झोम्पी गेली


दुफारा उठून पात्र भांडी धुवाला बसली 
 खीरीच पात्र  काडली   ...घम घम वास आला
थोडा खीर पात्रान्थ राहिला होता  
म्हथारी ते खीर काडून जीवी वर लायान्गीटली

  " आहा!काय रुच !काय रुच आहे हे खीर!"

 "अन्याय  ! तवड खीर आडांत टाकले !" वेसन वाटला म्हथारीला

काय करती म्हथारी !?
जावून आडांतला  पाणी पीलि ! होय ग  बाई होय ! आडांतला  पाणी  पीलि!!!!
पोट भरून गेला. अंकी पाणी पीलि . पाणी पीत गेली !

काय झाला ! म्हथारीला नाकान्त्सू पाणी येत, तोंडान्सू पाणी , कानान्सू पाणी . पाणी चा पाणी!

By this time we would be in peals of laughter imagining the old woman with water spurting out of her ears, eyes and nose! and the story would end there!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Thanjavur Marathi Story ( Kahaani)

We all as children were told stories by our grand moms. My grandmother used to mix the food/ mostly dinner in a large vessel and have us sit in a circle  while she gave us waran bhath, saar bhath and dahi bhath in our hands, in little handfuls. The dahi bhath would have a little sambar to " thond layangala". ( What a forgotten ritual this has become. Today we sit with our children and grandchildren and watch TV while absently, mechanically transporting food into our mouths. 
There is no romance of a story or a " Aaji Kahaani saanga" Aaji is also watching TV, that too addicted to her show! Well, I guess that is the advent of technology. There is no 'kahaani' even before and after the meals since we are all busy texting!
Anyway, here I wish to take you all to those days when we noticed the moon and stars, sat under the night sky on hot summer days in a circle with our brothers/sisters/ cousins during holidays while aaji " kaalivun ghaatle".
On cold winter days the meal would finish with " doodh bhaat" Rice mixed with milk and sugar as 'dahi' would be cold.
She would regale us with stories told in Marathi.
I would like to share some of these stories told in Marathi with my readers.

I do not remember too many but let me share whatever I do remember.




Monday, December 3, 2012

Kitchen utensils in TMD

Well, here are some words we used to describe vessels and other things in the kitchen.

Jharni Phali
Slotted spoon used in frying


Uchhatni
A flat spoon used to flip the dosas or polis from the Tawa

Phali
A Serving spoon


Thaat
Plate

Paatra
Vessel

Kanch
We used to refer to the brass rice vessel as Kanch in my house

Poli Phaat
The  base to roll out polis and chapathis

Laatni
Rolling Pin!

Ravi
Instrument used to churn butter from Curds

Thel Thava
Frying pan for Deep frying

Rubgund
Grinding equipment made of stone

Vaatach Dhonda
Another grinding equipment

Zaanth
Powdering stone

Korad
Tongs

Paraath
Big plate with an edge

Jharadi
Sieve for flours

thambya
Vessel to hold water

 Gangaal
Was a huge vessel shaped like a barrel with two rings to hold on both sides usually used to hold water.

Handa
Another huge vessel

Ghaagar
A small necked vessel used to hold water


Thaat mande, paani theeve, Asgeni vhaade
Lay the plates, Keep the water ( for serving) , and serve everybody