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Meanings of terms used on WCD

Moderated by: Ravindra   New Topic Reply Print Author Post sugacane Member   Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:    Posts:  80 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 01:54 am Quote Reply Ravi, This is what I was referring to in my post on Wed, March 16(page 2). We need to capture these words and find their true origins/meanings/correct usage, etc., etc. sugacane sugacane Member   Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:    Posts:  80 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 02:09 am Quote Reply Here is a call for others to participate. Come jine up nah!! More words to have fun with... puta-putaa - soft stinky mud din-din - food dan-dan - new clothes or dress ju-ju - dealing with the supernautral jumbie - ghost kus-kus - grated coconut boo-boo - morning eye mucus snat - nose mucus nen-nen - godmother pozey - chamber pot back -back - to back up or to move back bun-bun - the bottom scrapings from the cook-up pot picky-picky - short, disheveled hair ning-ning - danger, hardship or pain Ravindra CFR Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts:  673 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 02:10 am Quote Reply Sugacane that is a fantastic list. did you see my post on a table with meanings? i think we have to capture these. i have not heard them for years and to tell the truth some i never heard before. thanks. Jane Guest   Joined:  Location:    Posts:  Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 02:13 am Quote Reply Sugacane..... i am familair with all of these words... but i must admit i havnet heard them in a long long time...whoa!!!! Jane sugacane Member   Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:    Posts:  80 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 02:15 am Quote Reply Ravi, This is what I was referring to in my post on Wed, March 16(page 2). We need to capture these words and find their true origins/meanings/correct usage, etc., etc. sugacane sugacane Member   Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:    Posts:  80 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 04:15 am Quote Reply Jane, These words must bring a smile to your face when you reminisce on your small days! and I hope plesant memories. abidees Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Netherlands Posts:  35 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 11:31 am Quote Reply DHAKOLAY: Pushing down someone.It can also be used when eating with great haste.(Look how quick da bhai done eat,he dhakolay e food. Na(m)an Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Thailand Posts:  225 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 07:30 pm Quote Reply Abidees: I am impressed. As far as I am aware, the second meaning was more common and was a term of rebuke.  Sugarcane: Nice selection. I had forgotten some of these. Now try these: anti-man sus-kay ranggatang gyalavant kanchan kyant raak-kas     Na(m)an Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Thailand Posts:  225 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 07:34 pm Quote Reply And here are a couple more: touch-me-naath ragavan Jane Guest   Joined:  Location:    Posts:  Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 08:01 pm Quote Reply anti-man...'..........homo' gay sus-kay.............when u cry and cant cry any more the short breathing sound ranggatang.....ruffian....not properly dressed gyalavant....'stray' like to 'walk- about' kanchan...........dont know!!! kyant...lean to 1 side... raak-kas....nuff noise!!! causing a 'scene' touch-me-not ..(i know this one!! i was called that...ok..ok sugacane, na(m)an and Ravi!!!!!.let me see how best to explain...lol) it means ....yuh 'halla' as soon as someone 'touches you' ;someone who complains a lot...   hello..???? Na(m)an!!!!!!!!!! i had some of these but i was waiting  for someone tomake the columns as ravi suggested!!!!! ok... what about ...??? NYAM kinnah pagli namak haram laaang-craah putna chun-kay dharoo matti-khoar goat-tay manjinah (from maan-jay) someone( na(m)an..make the colums..i'll cut and paste all the words we have so far!!! please!!! in this way we willknow what words we have already.. because if yuh jus like me..yuh ole brains dun foget which words pun the ada page... 'samjhay'???????   lawd!!! sugacane..yuh so rite 'BANNA'! this tek me back to small days.. yuh memba da saang we use to sing... 'small days ..is still on me mine..small days  ..is a good good time...etc' Last edited on Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 08:06 pm by Ravindra CFR Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts:  673 Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 08:06 pm Quote Reply You guys dont worry with the columns. I will do it sometime. if you do it you have to maintain and that may be too much work for you. Not a problem i will do soon. Jane Guest   Joined:  Location:    Posts:  Mana:   Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 08:32 pm Quote Reply thanks, bro!! whew!! what a relief!! lol Jane ok some more words.. BHAI-TOE BETTI BETTA KACCHAR SU-SU MAA-GAA HAAL HAVE FUN SUGACANE AND NA(M)AN!!!!! Na(m)an Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Thailand Posts:  225 Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 06:57 pm Quote Reply Hi Ravi: I tried to insert a table with 5 columns and 35 rows from MSWord but it doesn't show up in the preview b4 I post it? The columns could say No.     Words     Meaning     Usage     Origin Na(m)an Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Thailand Posts:  225 Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 06:59 pm Quote Reply Jane : U memory's still good, but Lawd u na gat kanchan? Na(m)an Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Thailand Posts:  225 Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 07:12 pm Quote Reply Jane Dem word dis too easy.   BHAI-TOE = sit down BETTI = girl BETTA = boy KACCHAR = con man SU-SU = pee MAA-GAA = skin and bone thin HAAL = pull like hall someone's nara Jane Guest   Joined:  Location:    Posts:  Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 07:23 pm Quote Reply Na(m)an... right man!!!! me lawd!!!! bai..me a spell by phonics dese daze..me gat wan 7 yr old....and me ah teach her suh now!!! suh wen yuh seh 'KANCHAN" me andastaan dat 'ch'  like in CHain now me realize that yuh really mean 'sh' as in "SHap" so now me tink it guh like dis.. KAHNsHAN..... RITE BRODAH??? CONSCIENCE???? look ya..na gimme to much headache ...me ah get ole now u kkno??? kACCHAR...I HAD ANOTHER EANING FOR THAT... used like when u have a boyfriend and girlfrien......and a 3rd perosn is with them.... meaning like yuh 'hum-bug' dem.....na suhde story guh??? then the 3rd person ah wan 'Kacchar" Ravindra CFR Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts:  673 Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 07:24 pm Quote Reply Na(m)an wrote: Hi Ravi: I tried to insert a table with 5 columns and 35 rows from MSWord but it doesn't show up in the preview b4 I post it? The columns could say No.     Words     Meaning     Usage     Origin Na(m)an No you wont be able to do it that way, dont worry about it. An upload will be similar to my class list. That's not good enuff and would end up in duplication and wasted efforts. I will write the html for a table and put it as a link from here. It will be available form a web page. Jane Guest   Joined:  Location:    Posts:  Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 07:26 pm Quote Reply now try dem dis...me ah runb out ah words now man!!!! low-down scraven haad-aze murghi-chor kaanta (man) me gat fuh tink up some phrase nextt ime..!! Na(m)an Member Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Thailand Posts:  225 Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 07:29 pm Quote Reply Jane: these as well: NYAM = eat fast like u never meet up wid food kinnah = an object of someone's strong dislike pagli = like me!!! like pagal ... Hindi origin meaning stupid. namak haram = ungrateful .... Hindi origin laaang-craah = will trade u kanchan for this one!!!! putna = mud and cow dung mixture used for daubing chun-kay = mi cousin chunkay the dahl and he had to move out dharoo = gyal, u gat mi!. Trade raakas for this one! matti-khoar = part of Friday nite cermony of Hindu wedding goat-tay = one of the steps in cooking dhal... the grinding. manjinah (from maan-jay) = washing equiptment. Best is coconut husk!! So, hope u gat more!!    Ravindra CFR Joined:  Wed Dec 31st, 1969 Location:  Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts:  673 Mana:   Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2005 07:29 pm Quote Reply yu all gat these Fose Ripe Scraly Kissmeass Haantomout Churile Paksawal Asspayu Dongkedam Wahyucallam Humback Bowfoot Cyateye Maanje Bartan Janey please define    Current time is 05:52 am Page:    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  ...