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FEAR FACTOR TERROR INCOGNITO GLOSSARY

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Glossary of Indian Words and Phrases for Fear Factor Terror Incognito

  • aarpo eiyyo swami sharnam                        exclamation of rejoicing, equivalent of hip hip hurray
  • Abu                                                             father
  • ab yahan koi nahin koi nahin ayehga          now no one, no one will come here
  • agnipariksha                                               trial by fire
  • almirah                                                        cupboard
  • Ammee                                                        Mother
  • anars, chhatris, chakris, mahtabs                names for different kinds of fireworks for Diwali
  • Arre Bhai                                                     oh mister
  • ashram                                                         hermitage
  • avatar                                                          incarnation
  • ayee                                                            exclamation of disgust, pain
  • Bakri Id                                                       Muslim festival commemorating the birth of the Prophet
  • baksheesh                                                   tip
  • baraat                                                         wedding party/procession
  • baraat ke raaste se hat, suar ke bacche      get out of the way of the wedding procession, son of a pig
  • baraati                                                        wedding guest
  • basti                                                            settlement
  • bayteh                                                         son
  • bhai                                                             brother
  • bhaji                                                            vegetable
  • bukhari                                                        large coal heater for the home
  • chakris                                                         names for different kinds of fireworks for Diwali
  • charkhi                                                         spinning wheel
  • charpai                                                         bed, with four posts/legs
  • chhatris                                                        names for different kinds of fireworks for Diwali
  • chinar                                                          a tree, native to Kashmir. State Emblem
  • Darshan                                                       sighting of the Lord, vision
  • Dashera                                                       festival marking the killing of Ravana by Lord Rama
  • dhobi                                                           washerman
  • dhoti                                                            cloth garment for lower body
  • diwali                                                           festival of lights marking the return of Rama from his fourteen year exile
  • firan, pheran                                                loose outer woollen garment worn in Kashmir over other clothes
  • Ganpati Bappa                                             reference to Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed god
  • gulli-danda                                                   native street game with sticks
  • guru                                                              teacher
  • Halal walal                                                    meat cut the way Muslims have it, slow slaughter
  • halwa                                                            sweet dish made from flour, rarefied butter, sugar and water
  • Homam                                                         ritual of sacrifice made to the fire god
  • Kahwa                                                           green tea of Kashmir with cinnamon and cardamom, usually with almonds diced
  • kajal                                                              kohl
  • kangri                                                           a small clay oven set in wicker with a handle for easy carrying. For warming hands
  • Kathas                                                           stories - here, reference to the reading of the scriptures
  • Khauf                                                            dread, fear
  • Kavadi                                                           ritual in honour of Lord Murugan
  • khala                                                             aunt
  • khichri                                                           rice and lentil cooked with condiments to make composite meal
  • Kshatriya                                                       one belonging to the warrior caste. Reference to one of the four castes of the Hindus
  • kurta                                                              Upper garment, long shirt
  • lakh rupees                                                    100,000 rupees
  • maaderchod                                                   mother-****er, curse word
  • mahtabs                                                         names for different kinds of fireworks for Diwali
  • maidan                                                           ground
  • mantras                                                          ritual chants
  • Maratha                                                          the native race from Maharashtra
  • masala tea                                                      tea with spices
  • Mattham                                                         holy place
  • maya                                                               illusion
  • misri                                                               crystal sugar
  • mogra-adorned                                               adorned by a delicate sweet smelling small white flower
  • moong-dal halwa                                            sweet made from lentil, rarefied butter, sugar and water
  • Mussalman                                                      Muslim
  • mussalman basti                                             settlement of Muslims
  • mussalman mohalla                                        Muslim neighbourhood
  • nana                                                                maternal grandfather
  • Nawabs                                                           Muslim Nobles
  • odhni                                                              length of cloth to cover head and face, generally the upper part of the body
  • parwal                                                            Trichosanthes dioica, also known as the pointed gourd (from Hindi),
                                                                                a vine plant, the fruits are green either plain green or with white stripes.
  • pheran                                                            variant spelling of firan
  • police-wallahs                                                policemen
  • pooja-paaths                                                  rituals of worship
  • Puja                                                                worship
  • pundit                                                             priest
  • purdah                                                            veil
  • ragi                                                                 millet
  • Ram rajya                                                        utopia. Specifically the reign of Lord Rama
  • roti-rolls                                                          Indian bread with meat or vegetable rolled in it
  • saala                                                               wife's brother, used as derogatory term, curse
  • sahibs                                                             master class
  • salwar                                                             lower garment, trousers with a drawstring
  • sanjivini                                                          plant for rejuvenation, new life, resurrection
  • shabbebarat                                                   reception of wedding party
  • shakha                                                            branch
  • Shivratri                                                         the festival commemorating the birth of Shiva
  • Shloka                                                            holy verse, verse from the scriptures
  • teen-patti                                                        game of cards played with three cards, gambling
  • thana                                                               police station
  • vanaprastha                                                    exile in forest
  • Vibhooti                                                          sacred ash
  • yaar                                                                 friend
  • Yadav                                                              one belonging to the Yadav caste, a lower caste in the hierarchy than the Brahmins and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the Kshatriyas

    • Current at time of publishing.
    May 2010





                                                                                              

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