Dakhni Maza: Hissa-2

Dakhni Slang / Lingo  (Dakhni  Deliciousness)

CHADDI (noun)
Long knickers worn in place of underwear i.e. by old men, rural men and generally men from the last century. typically blue,green & white stripes. Usually worn under a dhoti or lungi; typically such that 60% of chaddi is visible by raising the dhoti and tucking into said knicker's waistline. Root – Kannada.

DAAVAT (noun)
Usually in our community it means invitation, but actually it means feast. A davat is party or get together of people, typically in the Muslim context, where food is provided to guests. In the Islamic contexts, usually a davat event has some religious texts being read and reflected upon.Root- Urdu.
Rooted in the Arabic word Dawah, or da'wah. Usage- My family is hosting a davat for our community this weekend.

ATISH BAAZI (Phrase).
An act of firing several fire crackers at a time. Mostly prevalent at the time of Diwali. Root - Urdu

PHOOL JHARI (noun)
The most puskee pataka ever. In Malayalam " mesha poov" Root - Urdu

PATAKA (noun)
Literally means fire cracker can also mean an item just like fire cracker. Root - Urdu

PATAKI (noun)
A small noise making firecracker. (Used to describe a hot woman.) Root - Urdu

CHAKREE (noun)
A pataka literally means, when lit goes round and round on the floor on its center and gets you all excited. Root - Urdu

SHAMIANA (noun)
Shaadi ka mandwa. Big colourful tent ( like “pandal”) used in India for weddings Root - unknown ( Persian ?)

JUGALBANDI (noun)
A jugalbandi is a beautiful word that comes from Urdu which means "entwined twins." It is a performance of Indian classical music when two soloists typically from different musical traditions (eg. one from Carnatic and one from Hindustani) play a duet and playfully compete. The defining characteristic of the Jugalbandi is that no one musician dominates. They strive to create beautiful harmony. The most famous instance of the Jugalbandi was between Ravi Shankar and sarod player Ali Akbar Khan.Root - Urdu

KHICHDI (noun)
Khichdi is comfort food – daal - chaval (rice and lentils) stewed together in a pressure cooker, often with spices and vegetables. But it's also a versatile descriptive word, used to describe situations in which things are hodge-podge jumbles, or when something unsightly is happening. Root - Urdu

CHAI PANI (phrase)
1. Refers to snacks and tea 2. Codeword for bribe or tip .Usage-1. Husband to wife: Chai pani le aao kuch 2. Kaam toh sab hojaega, chai pani ka intezaam kardo thoda. Root - Urdu

MUH MEETHA KARO (phrase)
Literally means, "sweeten one's mouth", this expression does not involve non-veg activities, although even those could sweeten mouths. This is a lyrical description of the Indian Muslim tradition to distribute sweets on the arrival / finishing of any good news / function. (i.e., finding of an alliance, starting a new business, a birthday, a promotion, a girl saying yes when you propose) Root –Urdu

PAAN (noun)
A mixture of Areca Nut,slaked lime( chuna) and Katha neatly wrapped in betel leaf(paan) Aam aadmi from Banaras like to spit chewed paan on white walls,they thinks it is cool. Mahesh Bhat an veteran film maker is overwhelmed by this act of indecency and will soon make a movie on this issue, he will name it virgin walls. Root- Urdu

TUSS PATAKI (phrase)
Description of somebody who is considered 'a waste' in life or who is weak, or who has accepted defeat early on .Root - Kannada.

AAJ MAZA KAL SAZA (Phrase)
The extreme joy of gobbling down hot spicy food followed by the excruciating discomfort the next morning. Root - Urdu

KALA NAMAK (noun)
A delectable spice, added most commonly to fruit, especially in fruit chaat. It is neither purely a salt nor black. Root- Hyderabadi

DAAL GHOST (noun)
A curry made with lentils and mutton, garnished with tons of coriander leaves, Daal Ghosht is food for the Gods. Eaten either with rice or bread. Root - Urdu

NIMBOO PANI (Noun)
Lime juice. This beverage is made from sour limes, sugar water and ice and is available across india especially in the summer months. Nimboo means lime and pani means water in Urdu. Root - Urdu

HING (Noun) This is a regular condiment, used by way of seasoning in oil usually along with mustard in most vegetable dishes like curry, soup, rasam, sambar, chutney and pickle in India.When used as seasoning it's odor turns into an unbelievably welcome aroma. Root - unknown)

PEEPAYEE( adjective)
Actually the word means barrel. But, most often peepayee is used to allude to a guzzler of alcoholic drinks, who doesn't shake even if he consumes barrel amounts of the drink. Etymologically, the word seems to have leaked into Kannada and other South Indian languages from Persian, Arabic and Urdu, of which yours truly isn't sure. Root - Kannada

CHIRDANDI ( noun)
Its unhealthy, fried, calorie ridden, not good for you and absolutely heaven to eat, it definitely a chirdandi. Basically snacks, which can be eaten between meals and kills your appetite for the main meals. Root - Hyderabadi

BIRIYANI (noun). The quintessential Muslim delicacy made famous by the Nawabs of Hyderabad. Tastes best when eaten with raaitha. Root - Hyderabadi

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Collected & edited by S.A.Jabbar ,Kozhikode