Unique words of your regional dialect

Miraz · #1 August 8, 2007, 08:10 AM

Recently we are having debates over dialect vs language, but it's true that we hardly understand some words frequently used in different regional dialects.

The purpose of this thread is to enlighten us about some unique words used in different regional dialects and enrich our Bangla vocabulary

I am from Madaripur, but I was brought up in different cities of Bangladesh and passed my last 15-16 years in Dhaka. Here's three words from greater Faridpur dialect and their meaning.

Words ---------------Meaning
1. Komfa (কম্ফা) - Papaya (পেঁপে)
2. Tobon (তবন) - Shirt (জামা)
3. Kurka (কুরকা) - Hen (মুরগী)

Who's next to share?

Kabir · #2 August 8, 2007, 08:14 AM

Damn, at work. Can't write Bangla. This will be my favorite thread for the next couple of months, for sure. For now, let me just tell you a saying: "gaaler oot gaal, fonder oot mejjan". That's what you'll have to hear when you're fat like me!

Rubu · #3 August 8, 2007, 08:34 AM

Here are a few words used in Sirajganj (Forgot to mention)

কুরকা = মুরগী
পোত্তিন = ঘুড়ি
আনাজি = সবুজ
ভোগলু = বোকা
ভুনানো = পিট্টি দেওয়া
চুম্বুলি = ছোট্ট
মাল = সরিষা
জার = শীত
চগো = মই = ladder

I'll keep adding when I remember them. I always kept an special interest in these words.

Miraz · #4 August 8, 2007, 08:36 AM

Rubu, Are these words from Sirajgonj?

I remember another one from Faridpur.

ভালো তেল = সরিষার তেল

One from Khulna

রেজগি = ছোট ছেলেমেয়ে

nobody · #5 August 8, 2007, 08:40 AM

Kabir, are you chatgaiyya. Damn I do not have Avro installelled here.
I know everybody knows what Gom stand for in chatgayya. A quiz what is Lobbo?

Rubu · #6 August 8, 2007, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Miraz
Rubu, Are these words from Sirajgonj?

I remember another one from Faridpur.

ভালো তেল = সরিষার তেল

One from Khulna

রেজগি = ছোট ছেলেমেয়ে

Yes they are from Sirajganj. Interestingly, in Sirajganj, রেজগি = খুচরা পয়সা. Make me think that it actually means something like 'smaller version'.

Kana-Baba · #7 August 8, 2007, 08:58 AM

Chatgaiya:

goyam - peyara
kuishel - aakh

Tigers_eye · #8 August 8, 2007, 09:03 AM

monu - Brother. Borishal.
Ghapan - dholai. Khulna.
Dibani - dholai. Joshor.
Helicopter - Van gari (modified rickshah) Khulna.

Rabz · #9 August 8, 2007, 09:16 AM

from my barisal dialect (which should be a national language of its own)

o monu, mela horo - o bhai, rowna den (jatra shuru koro).

pakka mara - chora (throwing something)
... as if, oi ball ta pakka mar to...

kanda - side, area
as if; purbo kanda, poschim kanda - east side, west side

ammark · #10 August 8, 2007, 12:20 PM

বোঁয়াসি - Guava (পেয়ারা) in Chatgaiya

*AsifTheManRahman* · #11 August 8, 2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kana-Baba
Chatgaiya:

goyam - peyara
kuishel - aakh

khorobaiyun - tomato
kura - murgi
gurufowa - baccha polapain
fet forer (the last "r" may or may not be silent, depending on the speaker's accent) - pet purey = miss kori

*AsifTheManRahman* · #12 August 8, 2007, 12:35 PM

From my dad's side (Gaibandha):

kutey - kothay (mui aar kutey zamu?)
soul - chele

looks like my Gaibandhaiya vocab is fading...

Miraz · #13 August 8, 2007, 12:38 PM

A Gopalganj one..

Kholte - House or area - eg - kar kholte gechila?

Murad · #14 August 8, 2007, 12:49 PM

Some NOAKHALI words

গজম (ghojom) = (jaam) জাম
গইয়ম (goiyom) = (guava) পেয়ারা
হাগল (hagol) = (crazy) পাগল
হাগল হোলাহাইন (hagol holahain) = (crazy boys) পাগল পোলাপাইন
দোয়ান (dowan) = (store) দোকান
হালা (hala) = (brother-in-law) শালা
আঁই (aai) = (i) আমি
আঁর (aaar) = (Mine) আমার
আঁই চরে যামু (aai chore jamu) = ( ) আমি চরে যাব
কুইয়র (kuiyor) = (sugar cane) আঁখ

guys whats chor in english?? i forgot that.. someone help plz..

Murad · #15 August 8, 2007, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
From my dad's side (Gaibandha):

kutey - kothay (mui aar kutey zamu?)
soul - chele

looks like my Gaibandhaiya vocab is fading...

you mean shawal?? many part of bangladesh use this word for boys

*AsifTheManRahman* · #16 August 8, 2007, 01:24 PM

i mean soul, or at least that's how it's pronounced. "so-ul"

cricket_dorshok · #17 August 8, 2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubu
Here are a few words used in Sirajganj (Forgot to mention)

কুরকা = মুরগী
পোত্তিন = ঘুড়ি
আনাজি = সবুজ
ভোগলু = বোকা
ভুনানো = পিট্টি দেওয়া
চুম্বুলি = ছোট্ট
মাল = সরিষা
জার = শীত
চগো = মই = ladder

I'll keep adding when I remember them. I always kept an special interest in these words.

'jar' is used in the whole northern part. we, few friends used to use this word in the uni.
Here is few from Panchagarh:
tam = peara (guava)
tohobon = lungi
khunthe = where

Ahmed_B · #18 August 8, 2007, 02:05 PM

বরিশালঃ
তাউরাশ=গন্ডগোল

DJ Sahastra · #19 August 8, 2007, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
From my dad's side (Gaibandha):

kutey - kothay (mui aar kutey zamu?)

This is interesting because in Mumbai (Bombay), the local language is Marathi.

And "Kuthe" in marathi means "Where".

For Example:

Tumi Kuthe Jaanar = Where will you go?
Tumi Kuthe Hota = Where have you been?

Sohel · #20 August 8, 2007, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muradnyc
Some NOAKHALI words

গজম (ghojom) = (jaam) জাম
গইয়ম (goiyom) = (guava) পেয়ারা
হাগল (hagol) = (crazy) পাগল
হাগল হোলাহাইন (hagol holahain) = (crazy boys) পাগল পোলাপাইন
দোয়ান (dowan) = (store) দোকান
হালা (hala) = (brother-in-law) শালা
আঁই (aai) = (i) আমি
আঁর (aaar) = (Mine) আমার
আঁই চরে যামু (aai chore jamu) = ( ) আমি চরে যাব
কুইয়র (kuiyor) = (sugar cane) আঁখ

guys whats chor in english?? i forgot that.. someone help plz..

Also "Boir", meaning "feet", "Reni" meaning "looking at", "Heti" meaning "her", "Hyata" meaning "him", "Imui" meaning "this way", "Himui" meaning "that way", "Kimui" meaning "where", "Ton" meaning "from", and my favorite "Hyatetik" meaning "pathetic" ...

Murad · #21 August 8, 2007, 05:07 PM

Sohel Bhai, are you from Noakhali??

Sohel · #22 August 8, 2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by muradnyc
Sohel Bhai, are you from Noakhali??

No bro, but many in my family have married into people from there for generations. I also tour there a lot, a place very close to my heart.

adel · #23 August 9, 2007, 01:17 AM

this is off-topic, but nevertheless...
i require some clarification on a certain word...the word is "shala"...i know it's 'actual' meaning is wife's little brother, but i am just curious as to what the "bad" meaning is...i mean people use it and all, but i have heard it is a swear word of sort...

layperson · #24 August 9, 2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adel
this is off-topic, but nevertheless...
i require some clarification on a certain word...the word is "shala"...i know it's 'actual' meaning is wife's little brother, but i am just curious as to what the "bad" meaning is...i mean people use it and all, but i have heard it is a swear word of sort...

Miraz · #25 August 9, 2007, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adel
this is off-topic, but nevertheless...
i require some clarification on a certain word...the word is "shala"...i know it's 'actual' meaning is wife's little brother, but i am just curious as to what the "bad" meaning is...i mean people use it and all, but i have heard it is a swear word of sort...

adel, I am really impressed with your simplicity and honest intention to clear up the confusion which is a bit rare in these days.

Calling wife's brother "Shala" is just fine and some times show the affectionate part of the relationship between "Shala - Dulabhai".

Now calling someone else "shala" can result in furious response. By calling him shala, the person concerned is indirectly pointing that his sister is that person's wife or has some special relationship with that person (which is not the case here). This can be really humiliating and can result in fuming response.