The following word list of the Nihali language is from Nagaraja (2014: 250-332).
Abbreviations used are:
Gloss | Nihali | Etymology | Page |
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all of a sudden | acaːnak | Hindi | |
end (of a cloth worn by ladies) | acaːr | ||
to sneeze | acchi- | Dr./IA? | |
to dig | acci-be | ||
all of a sudden | aḍawḍi | ||
to burn (intr.) | aḍek | ||
to kindle (tr.) | aḍek-kamaː-be | ||
thick (e.g. cloth) | addo | ||
exchange | adla-badli | Hindi | |
train | aggari | Hindi | |
sweat | agin (a ‘half long’) | ||
to perspire | agin-be | ||
going – while | agor-agor | ||
to close (door) | agri-be | ||
to catch (animal, etc.) | agur | ||
these days | ahun | ||
husband’s younger sister | aji | ||
python | ajigaːr | Hindi | |
to vomit | ajini | ||
to bow/hold (leg) | ajli-be | ||
just now, soon | aju | ||
also | ajyu | ||
a kind of tree | akaw aːḍḍo | * | |
to hang something | akha-be | ||
finger | akhanḍa | ||
Pora festival | akkhaːji | ||
hook | akoṛa | ||
eleven | akra | Marathi | |
to thin a bamboo | alago | ||
new moon | amso | Hindi | |
to select | anci-be | ||
hello (to call attention of someone) | ane | ||
shirt | angaːrako | IA | |
to bathe | angluj-be | Marathi, Korku? | |
to yawn | angub-be | Korku | |
to bend | anuj | ||
to make to cry | aːpakamaː-be | ||
to wash (clothes: vigorously) | apharaːṭini-be | ||
to fly | aphir- | Korku | |
to make to fly | aphirkam-be | Korku | |
two and half | araːy | Hindi | |
to see, search | ara-be | ||
stale food (left over food) | arangaːji | ||
to remove some water from the pot, for carrying | arej-be | * | |
to weave (cloth) | arku-be | ||
to leave (behind something) | arn | ||
support (n.) | asra | Hindi | |
swing (n.) | asuṛ | ||
to swing | asuṛ-be | ||
person swinging | asuṛ-re | ||
to turn sides (a loaf) | asur-ki | ||
good (quality) | awal-ka | Hindi | |
good | ayin | ||
gently | ayinkiben | ||
mirror | ayna | Hindi | |
to break | ayomkam-be | ||
habit | aːdat | Hindi | |
tree | aːḍḍo | ||
tree trunk | aːḍḍo bunḍi | ||
feel lazy | aːdmoskini | ||
to fill (belly) | aːgaːn | ||
sky | aːgaso | IA | |
to sweat | aːgin- | Korku | * |
below, underneath | aːhi | ||
axle | aːkhu | Korku | |
quickly in fear | aːlabaːla-ki | ||
potato | aːlu | Hindi | |
story, tale | aːna | Korku | |
bad | aːnḍa | ||
a root like potato | aːnḍij | ||
husband staying with his in-laws | aːnḍin | ||
for, because | aːnṭi (t) | ||
to weep, cry (intr.) | aːpa-be | ||
to fly (some thing) | aːphir kamaː-be | ||
firewood | aːpho, aːpo, aːpa | ||
innocent | aːraːni | ||
to fall (tooth), break | aːrom | ||
to demolish | aːromkamaː-be | ||
idle | aːrsa | ||
to feel drowsy | aːrsacakay | ||
to make to stop weeping | aːrthikamaː-be | ||
to do | aarti aːrtikam-be | IA | |
eight | aːṭho | Hindi | |
husband | aːṭo, aːṭho | * | |
to round | aːṭo-be | ||
house | aːwaːr | ||
an edible root | babra | ||
a thorny bush | babuːr | Hindi | |
finger – little | backa akhanḍa | ||
narrow passage | backa pasaːr | ||
little, small, young | backa/baska | Hindi | |
child | backari | Hindi | |
(to be) similar | badaː-ka | ||
to scratch | badaːr | ||
duck | badak | Hindi | |
bad (person) | baḍhwa | Hindi? | |
cloud | badra | Hindi? | |
young one of buffalo | bagarpaːlso | ||
slowly | bage-bage | ||
silently | bageṭika | ||
to leave, release | bakaːn-be | ||
to bear fruit (plenty) | bakaːyram | ||
(he-goat) | bakhra | Hindi | |
hand and arm together | bakko | ||
lines (on palm) | bakko khiːr | * | |
wrist | bakko minḍi-jikit | ||
palm of hand | bakko minjar | ||
dorsum of hand | bakko ṭephrej | ||
to clasp (hands) | bakko thapṭi-be | ||
to cringe, withdraw (in fear) | bakkuḍi | ||
kid | bakru | Hindi | |
hill | balla | ||
hill side | balla oṭoki | ||
otherwise | bammakey | ||
wick | bamra | ||
to make cloth | bana- | Hindi? | |
flute – a type | bancari | Hindi | |
to close, shut (door) (intr.) | banḍo-be | Hindi | |
to close (door) (tr.) | banḍo-kama- | Hindi | |
together | baraːbor | Marathi? | |
song | barow | ||
to deliver/handover (something) | baraw-be/baro-be | ||
to accompany | baraw-kam-be | ||
to speak indistinctly | barbar- | IA | |
sickle | bardo | ||
noon, afternoon | baripa | * | |
calf – (female) | basḍa | Hindi | |
small, thin | basel | ||
bush, shrub | basel aːḍḍo | ||
young one | basel hela | ||
young(er) wife | baselkoːl | ||
to be thirsty | baṭaːm | ||
finger – little | baṭka akhanḍa | ||
mango | baṭko | ||
to check/inspect | batni-be | ||
bee – a type | baṭṭa | ||
wife’s younger sister | bawan | Korku? | |
father | baː, aːba | IA | |
father’s elder brother; father’s father | baːba | Hindi | |
paddy | baːba | Korku | |
paddy – a variety | baːbakodaw | ||
after | baːdo | Hindi | |
to thatch (with leaves) | baːe-be | ||
to get stuck, caught | baːki-jere(y) | ||
earring | baːli | IA | |
arrow | baːn | IA/Dr.? | |
trunk (of a tree) | baːrbor minjar | ||
to sing | baːroː-be (< baːrow-be) | * | |
monsoon | baːrsaḍo | Hindi | |
front part of house | baːrya | Hindi? | |
before | baːsta | ||
to bark (a dog) | baːto | ||
father (one’s own) | baːw-re | ||
muscle, biceps | baːwṛi | ||
today, now | baːy | ||
woman, elder sister | baːy | Hindi | |
village women | baːy bawri | Hindi | |
a kind of bird | baːy piya | ||
dull (knife, etc.) | bebhum | ||
opaque, not clearly visible | beddiso | ||
different-different | bede-bede | ||
quickly | beḍe-beḍe | Dr.? | |
useless | be-ḍhang (< beṭhe-ḍhang) | Hindi | |
to reap | bekki-be | ||
bael tree | bela | Hindi? | |
to mix | bella | ||
oar | belsa | IA | |
jungle | bendi | ||
a unit of length – thumb tip to small finger of a hand stretched | benga | * | |
blunt, not sharp | benitto (ṭṭ) (< beṭhenitto) | ||
close relatives | bera | ||
mad | beriyay | ||
to cut (wood) | beri-be | ||
spear | bersi | IA, Dr.? | |
nose ring | besaːr | Dr.? | |
no, not | beṭhe | ||
inside, under | bether | Hindi | |
to split (wood) | bethri-be | ||
to die | betto-be (ṭṭ) | ||
to become sick | beymaːr-be | Hindi | |
musical pipe of snake charmer | beyraːng | Hindi? | |
to give, hand over (something) | beː- | ||
stick (wooden/tire) | beːdo | ||
to lose consciousness | beːhoːsi | Hindi | |
bad, useless | beːkaːr | Hindi | |
bad smell | beːkaːrghani | ||
to get spoiled | beːkaːr-kam-be | * | |
excellently | beːkataːrki | ||
to play (flute) | beːri-be | ||
to whistle | beːsi | ||
loudly | bhagaːn | ||
local priest, holy man | bhagato | IA | |
big, long | bhagel | ||
all big people | bhagel hela | ||
ancestors | bhagel manṭa | ||
stork (bird) | bhaggo | Hindi | |
religious singing | bhajan ḍuyra | Hindi? | |
vegetable | bhaji | Hindi | |
big | bhakka | ||
a large group | bhakkharu | Korku | |
please | bhala | ||
cold (in a person) | bhambra | ||
sister’s son | bhanja | Hindi | |
earthworm | bhardhwa(ː)n | ||
waterfall | bhat-bhatka joppo | ||
very (intensifier) | bhayan | ||
big, older | bhaːga | Hindi? | |
to grow | bhaːga-be | ||
very (broad) | bhaːga (cawḍa) | ||
elder sister | bhaːga bay | * | |
elder brother | bhaːga ḍã(ː)y/ḍaːy | ||
father’s elder brother’s wife | bhaːga maːy | ||
late night | bhaːga minḍi | ||
pot, vessel | bhaːnḍa | Hindi | |
vessels, etc. | bhaːnḍa-kunḍa | Hindi | |
heavy, difficult | bhaːri | Hindi | |
price/value | bhaːw | Hindi | |
a kind of bird | bhaːwci | ||
back of the body | bhaːwri | ||
tomato | bhedra | ||
to explode | bheki-be | ||
to fill (intr.) | bherya- | Hindi | |
to fill (tr.) | bheryaː-kam-be | Hindi | |
below | bheteːr | Hindi? | |
behera tree | bheyra aːḍḍo | ||
kite (bird) | bhilla | Hindi? | |
beggar | bhiːk wayni-re | Hindi | |
dull | bhola | Hindi | |
naked (children) | bhongaː-ka | ||
snail | bhoːri | ||
sharp (knife, etc.) | bhum | ||
to have relation with more than one man/woman | bhum cippoka | ||
to roam (a tiger), wander | bhum-be | * | |
wandering-wandering | bhum-bhum-ka | ||
fisher person | bhuy | ||
to fry (in oil) | bhuːjo-be | Hindi | |
to forget | bhuːl | Hindi | |
ghost, spirit | bhuːto | Hindi | |
also | bi | Hindi | |
to inquire | bica-be | Hindi | |
to say goodbye | bidakam-be | Hindi | |
once | biḍḍaːw | ||
one | biḍi, baḍa | Dr.? | |
one half | biḍi aːdha | ||
one length: distance between the extended thumb and the little finger | biḍi | byanga | |
length of two hands | biḍi gajjo | ||
distance between the elbow and the tip of the middle finger | biḍi mukha | ||
together | biḍikhaṭṭa | ||
of same/similar type | biḍisãː | ||
(e.g. dance) to extinguish fire, to blow (air) | bigi-be, bhigi-be | * | |
bangles | bigri | Hindi | |
latch | bijasari/bijaːsri | Hindi? | |
negative marker | biji | ||
one place | bijjaːga | ||
lightening | bijli | Hindi | |
to lift, turn out | bikama | ||
beggar | bikkhari | Hindi? | |
bidi | bira | Hindi? | |
father-in-law | birṭom | ||
mother-in-law | birtom napyom | ||
one hundred | biseddi (ḍḍ) | ||
sand | biṭil | Korku | |
to unroll (mat) | bitni-be | ||
to join | biṭṭhaːw | ||
all fall into one place | biṭṭhaːwi | ||
village | biya | ||
villager | biya ungaːy-re | ||
to rise | biː-be | ||
seed; to sprout | biːjo- | IA | |
to wake up (someone) | biː-kam-be | ||
to bleed | biːkini | * | |
to tie (something), obstruct | bokki-be | ||
bear (n.) | bolgo | Korku? | |
an edible root | bolor | ||
cry in shame | bombo | ||
top portion of a plant | bonḍe | ||
a variety of fish | boṭhya | ||
hare | boṭor | Hindi? | |
to get tired | boːr-be? | ||
jujube tree | boːre aːḍḍo | ||
grass | boːy | Korku | |
to drown (in water) (self) | buddo-be (ḍḍ) | ||
to drown (some one) | buddojere-be | ||
nest (bird) | budlic | ||
bubble | bulbul | ||
to slip (from hand) | buluruyj | ||
navel | bumli | ||
near, towards | bundi | ||
bad, spoiled | buraːso | Hindi | |
to surround | burikamay | ||
mole (n.) | buthru | ||
a kind of grass | buṭu boːy | * | |
breast, udder | buːcu | Korku | |
to set (sun, moon) | buːdi- | IA | |
above (on a tree) | buːndi | ||
cat | byarko, berko | Dr.? | |
to mutter | cabaːḍ-cabaːḍ | ||
grand son/daughter | cacaːw | Hindi? | |
to heat | cacakkamaː-be/cackoːki | ||
hot | cacko | ||
hot water | cacko joppo | ||
to taste good | cacom | ||
blanket, carpet | caddar | Hindi | |
half-pant | caḍḍi- | Hindi? | |
to shoot (with arrow) | cagi-be | ||
echo | caharka | ||
tongs | cekiji | ||
to sweep | cakhaːw-be | ||
to climb, make to climb | caki-be, cakakamaː-be | ||
to hear | cakni | ||
whirlwind | cakri oːra | Hindi | |
thunder | calomka | ||
stone slab, used as a lid | calphet, calphej | * | |
dance | cana | ||
to dance | cana-be | ||
to chew | caphaːt-be | ||
slipper | cappal | Hindi | |
to graze | caraːw- | IA | |
rivulet, canal | caraːy | ||
hot (chillies) | cark(h)a | ||
finger – ring | carkha akhanḍa | ||
waist | carkhat (ḍ) | ||
black-faced monkey | carko | ||
eyeglass | casma | Hindi | |
hot (weather) | caṭa | ||
shrewd, clever | catraːy | Hindi | |
design/pattern on skin, etc. | caṭṭa | ||
broad | cawḍa | Hindi | |
square | cawkhuṭ | Hindi | |
to be hungry | caːṭopaːṭ- | ||
rat-type animal | caːco | ||
cock’s comb | caːcu | Hindi? | |
to drink tea | caː-ḍelen-be | ||
stone | caːgo, caːrgo | * | |
climbing (ascending) road | caːka-ḍãːy | ||
wheel | caːko | Hindi | |
to ascend, climb | caːko-be | ||
to rinse (cloth) | caːkṭo-/caːṭṭo-kam-be | ||
knife | caːku | Hindi | |
to beat a drum | caːlom | ||
to start | caːlukamaːy | Hindi | |
fish | caːn | ||
to catch (fish) | caːn ceki | ||
to dance | caːna-be | ||
wound | caːndi | ||
to cut (vegetable) | caːni-be | ||
feather (bird’s) | caːpa, caːpha | ||
an edible root | caːpiːr | ||
torch | caːrcing | Hindi | |
a wild tree... | caːrumaːraːḍḍo | Dr., IA? | |
centipede | caːrumaːru | ||
hunger | caːṭo | ||
to fear | caːwak- | IA? | |
to be afraid | caːwgo | ||
temple (of face) | caːwni | * | |
part of a house (front/back) | cecchiri | ||
ant – red | cedri-ta | ||
to hold, arrest, catch | cek(k)i-be, caka-be | ||
axe | cekṭo | ||
to cut (something) | cekṭo-be | ||
to go, to ride (a horse) | cel- | Hindi/IA | |
flat-nosed | cepṭe | Hindi/Dr.? | |
to cut, trim | cerej-be | ||
to make to fall, to vote | cerekkamaː-be | ||
to run, pursue | cergo-be | ||
to fall (from up to down) | cerk | ||
to sprinkle | cersi-be | Korku | |
chilly sauce | ceṭni | IA/Dr.? | |
a poisonous lizard | cetyer | ||
ancient times, formerly, previously, first | ceyni | ||
to hit (with something), throw | ceːnḍa | ||
iron hoe | chabbal | Hindi | |
1/16 of a seer | chaṭaːk | IA/Dr.? | * |
a variety of grass with thorn | chaːga | ||
chest | chaːti | Hindi/IA | |
to cause to eat | ceṭṭoː-be | ||
tamarind | cicia | Korku | |
a kind of bird | ciciḍoke | ||
a wild tree | ciciler | ||
ear | cigam | ||
ear – back side of it | cigam pasla | ||
selfish, miserly | cikaṭo | ||
firefly (an insect) | cikiñ | ||
sticky substance | cikna | Hindi | |
snake – fast running; a species of bush; lower half of grinding stone | cilaṭi | ||
bedbug | cile-ṭa | ||
a kind of tree | cilir | ||
tobacco pipe | cilom | Hindi | |
mosquito – a variety | cilṭyaːñ | ||
kerosene | cimnitel | Hindi | |
puncture | cimṭa | Hindi? | |
white conductor in electric pole | cini | * | |
to stand, to erect (something) | cippo-be | ||
to make something erect | cippo-kam-be | ||
to tear | cira-be | Hindi | |
evening time | cirempaːr | ||
thief | cirma | Hindi? | |
night | cirya | ||
to give birth, deliver (baby) | citer bakki | ||
engagement (for marriage) | ciṭhoːr | ||
parting of the hair | ciṭipaːra | ||
deer | citra | ||
giraffe | citrangi | Hindi? | |
letter | ciṭṭhi | Hindi | |
insect found in grains | ciṭṭi | Hindi | |
seed of tamarind tree | ciyã | Hindi/Korku | |
sticky substance, sap of a plant | ciːko | ||
urine | co ~ cyo | ||
to urinate | co ~ cyo-be | * | |
pig | cogom | ||
leaf of tree (big) | cokob | ||
Nahals addressing Korkus | comṭa | ||
a drop of water | copṭi | ||
woman’s top garment | corgi | ||
pant (long) | corna | Hindi? | |
blood | corṭo | ||
cooking local stove, oven | coːle | Hindi | |
nose | coːn | ||
bridge of the nose | coːndhaːnḍi | ||
nostril | coːnpopa | ||
salt | coːpo | ||
house lizard | cucurumunguyt | ||
to miss | cukaṭiñ | ||
finger – first | cunḍul akhanḍa | ||
to pound, powder | cuṭ(ṭ)i-be | Dr.? | |
sting (of scorpion) | cuṭiñ | ||
musk rat | cuṭli | ||
moth – a thin variety | cuːryakaːnḍro | ||
to make to urinate | cyoːkamaː- | ||
to bury | dadaw | * | |
left hand, left-handed person | dakhriya | ||
breath | dam | Hindi | |
upper arm | dand | Hindi | |
sound of cock | daray | ||
tailor | darji | Hindi | |
door frame | darjo | Hindi | |
door | darjo kiwaːr | Hindi | |
to go in search of (a person) | darom | ||
handkerchief | dasti | Hindi? | |
harrow | dawra | Hindi? | |
elder brother | daːda | IA | |
beard | daːḍi | Hindi | |
to shave | daːḍi arku-be | Hindi | |
money | daːm | Hindi | |
needle – thick type | daːman | Hindi? | |
full moon (day) | daːnḍi puñu | ||
handle | daːnḍo | Hindi | |
stick | daːnḍya | Hindi? | |
itching | daːḍo | ||
to be in heat (animal), to bleat | daːraː- | ||
to pound (spices) | daːr-be | * | |
gram | daːri | Hindi? | |
rough, thick | daːṭo/i | ||
immediately | ḍabbal-ki | ||
to belch, belching | ḍakaːr- (d) | Korku | |
to rob | ḍaka-jere-be | Hindi | |
a vegetable similar to cucumber | ḍangara | ||
hibiscus flower | ḍapphu phuːl | ||
muddy water | ḍawra joppo | ||
brother | ḍay | ||
to rob | ḍaːka- | Hindi | |
a small drum | ḍaːkho | Hindi | |
big basket – for keeping chicks | ḍaːla | IA | |
to be | ḍaːn- | Korku? | |
clitoris | ḍaːna | ||
branch (of a tree) | ḍaːngo | Hindi | |
way, path, road | ḍãːy/ḍa(ː)y | ||
ten | deccho (ḍ) | Hindi | |
an edible root | dej babra | ||
bud (flower) | deti | ||
evening (sun god setting) | dewtaːbuːdi | IA | |
interest (money) | deːḍi | * | |
big vessel for storing water | ḍecki | IA | |
frog | ḍeḍḍa | ||
to drink | ḍelen-be | ||
to cause to drink | ḍelenkamaː-be | ||
log of wood | ḍengra | ||
threshold | ḍewri | IA | |
a snake – non-poisonous | ḍeːnḍu | ||
a kind of bird | dhabla | ||
dung (animal) | dhabra | Korku | |
a snake – non-poisonous | dhamin/dhaman | Hindi? | |
plantation – sugarcane (garden) | dhanḍey baːri | Hindi? | |
sugarcane rod | dhanḍey piːṛi | ||
bank of river | dhapri | ||
dam, tank, lake | dharaːn | Hindi | |
adopted child | dharampaːlso | ||
generous man | dharom maːnso | ||
earth | dharti, dherti | Hindi/IA | |
strong | dhaṭṭo | ||
to wash (cloth) | dhaw | IA | |
to cure | dhawni | ||
sharp | dhaːr | Hindi? | * |
to sharpen (a knife) | dhaːrkam-be | ||
distant/far | dhaːwa | ||
gum tree | dhaːwra | ||
bumblebee | dheḍne | ||
to push | dhekli-be (ḍ) | Hindi | |
to stop, to be enough | dher | ||
earth | dherti | ||
earthquake | dherti ekhaːy | Hindi | |
wall | ḍhepi | ||
curd | ḍhẽyã | Hindi | |
to turn | ḍhere | ||
loose | ḍhila(ː)y | Hindi | |
mosquito – large type | dhoknaːn | ||
lips | dhondru | ||
a bamboo basket | dhoṭu | ||
to cheat | dhoːkhaː-be | Hindi | |
hollow (of a tree) | ḍholla | IA | |
cow | ḍhor | Hindi? | |
cattle (pl.) | ḍhoṭṭa | Hindi? | |
cow herd (one who tends cattle) | ḍhoṭṭa caraːw-re | ||
to wash (body) | ḍhoː-be | Hindi? | |
drum (musical) | ḍhoːl | Hindi | * |
fog, mist | dhũãr | Hindi | |
heartbeat | dhuk-dhuk | Hindi/IA | |
dust | dhulla (ḍ) | Hindi? | |
field’s end | dhuraː | ||
to be late | di-ay | Hindi? | |
to wish, to be in love with | dil jerey | ||
paw, claw (animal) | ḍimba | ||
day | din | Hindi | |
sleep (n.) | diskom | ||
show | disoːki | Hindi | |
lamp, light | diwa | Hindi | |
a poisonous root | diwi | ||
day | diya | IA | |
to look good | diːso-ka | Hindi | |
thread | doːra | Hindi | |
to milk | (duːdo) doho-be | ||
a vegetable (used in distilling liquor) | dokka | ||
and | ḍo | Korku | |
bull, ox | ḍoba | Korku | |
to ferment (something) | ḍobba-jere (o ~ a) | ||
a puddle of water | ḍobla | * | |
skeleton | ḍoḍhor | ||
to hiccough | ḍoko | ||
giraffe | ḍojri | ||
to be drowsy | ḍoklaṭine | ||
to wear (cloth: lady) | ḍokom-be | ||
to sit and beg | ḍokore | ||
flood, to flood | ḍokso (d) so ḍoku | ||
leaf cup | ḍokuma | ||
boat | ḍong | IA | |
red ant | ḍonga | Korku/Hindi? | |
ant – a type | ḍonga kokoyñ | ||
forest, hill | ḍongor | Hindi | |
buttock | ḍophor | ||
marigold flower | ḍopphu | ||
to carry (a load, etc.) | duri-be | ||
red-faced monkey | ḍugi | ||
woman – old/aged | ḍukri | Korku | |
grandmother | ḍukrimaːy | Korku | |
lizard (monitor) | ḍuma | ||
to see stealthily | ḍutni-be | ||
smoke | duy | IA | * |
milk | duːdo | Hindi | |
milk tooth | duːdomenge | ||
second | duːsra | Hindi? | |
fly (n.) | eḍ(u)go | ||
to pain/ache | eden- (ḍ) | ||
to drink (liquor) | egato | ||
to remove | eger | ||
to shave | eger-kama | ||
boy, son | ejer | ||
to shake (in the breeze) | ekhaːy | ||
fingers separately | ekhel-ekhel | ||
alone | ekhelka | ||
to spill | ekher-be | ||
together | ekkel | ||
creeper | eli | ||
my father | emba | ||
my mother | emmay | ||
brinjal | engaːn | ||
my | enge | ||
burning charcoal | enge(ː)r | ||
my child | engepaːlso | ||
match stick | engerkaːri | ||
me | eng-ki | * | |
bee | epṭa | ||
beehive | epṭaːwaːr | ||
to remove (water) | erte-be | ||
he, that person (visible) | eṭe(y) | ||
they | eṭla | ||
he (distant, invisible) | etre(y) | ||
to go | eːr-, eṛe | ||
last week | eːrhihaːt | ||
last year | eːrisaːl | ||
calf muscle; pit | gaḍḍa, gadda | Hindi | |
liver | gadri | ||
snail | gagolbay | ||
carrot | gajre | Hindi | |
net, trap | gal | Hindi | |
braid | galam | ||
to dissolve | galaṭine | ||
to cut (by saw) | ganḍa-be | ||
to bury | garay | ||
neck | gardan | Hindi | |
lumps of clay | gargada | ||
stone/pebble | garga-ṭa | ||
testicle | gargaṭaːl | ||
to castrate | gargaṭaːl koṭṭo | * | |
penis | gaṭaːl | ||
bundle | gaṭṭha | Hindi | |
much, a lot | gayra | ||
cart (bullock) | ga(ː)ra, gaːṛi | Hindi | |
cheek | gaːl | Hindi/IA | |
referred to Korkus by Nahals | gaːngrya | ||
hailstone; eyeball, a type of soil | gaːra | Hindi | |
cart driver | gaːra khedaː-re | ||
hailstone | gaːrgoṭi | Hindi | |
funnel | gaːrni | Hindi? | |
to string | gaːṭhi | Hindi | |
to vanish | gaːyab | Hindi | |
ass | gedri | Hindi | |
useless, unworthy | gegeliya, gengeliya | ||
maize | gele | Korku? | |
bylane | geli | ||
to commit mistake | gelti-jere | Hindi | |
to crawl (as a baby) | gener | ||
rhinoceros | genḍa | Hindi | |
useless, unworthy | gegeliya, gengeliya | ||
enough | genjo | * | |
fishing hook | geri, giri | Hindi? | |
the string tied to the neck... | getha | ||
dog and bitch in union | geṭhyaːy | ||
supporting beam of the roof | geyi | ||
slow(ly) | geyra | ||
slowly | geyraː-ki | ||
to discover, find, get | ghajjareoil | ||
extraction mill | ghana | IA/Hindi | |
fragrance | ghani | Hindi? | |
to smell ghaniant – very small type | ghani kokoyñ | ||
round and round | ghanimani | ||
to embrace | ghapta- (ṭ) | ||
chicken pox | ghaskarang | ||
to search | ghaṭa-be | ||
sunshine | ghaːm | IA | |
sunny day | ghaːmodin | ||
scar | ghaːy | Hindi? | |
for (the sake of) | ghelya | Korku | |
metal pot | ghem(b)la | Hindi | |
to surround (a place) | gheramaːr-be | * | |
clock, wrist watch | gheriyaːl | Hindi | |
frequent | gheri-gheri | Hindi? | |
to fold | gheri-kam-be | ||
babul tree’s thorn | ghokru moːr | ||
deer | ghoṭari, ghoṭaːri | Korku | |
bump | ghoːr | ||
to shake (body) | ghunganus ghurkoṭor | ||
bandicoot | ghuːnso ondor | ||
to go for defecation | ghuːrka | ||
many, longtime; as an intensifier | gidaːr | ||
very bad person | gidaːr-niːc-manso | ||
a red fruit | gingiso | ||
to feel hot | giraː germipoor | ||
man | girbo | Hindi | |
red ochre | giru | Hindi | |
eclipse | giryaːn | Hindi | |
younger sibling | giṭa | Korku | |
brother (dl.) | giṭabom | ||
bun of hair | gobṭi | ||
top stone of a grinding | goḍaːl | ||
stone tattoo | goḍay | * | |
an edible root | gogḍu | ||
a kind of bird | gogṭi | ||
to bend (body) | gokhru-jere-be | ||
to heap | gola- | Hindi | |
earwax | golga | Korku | |
a sling, catapult, bow | golor | ||
with | gon | ||
to roll (e.g., mat) | gonḍi-be, gunḍi-be | ||
bride-price | gonom | Korku | |
male calf | gora | ||
calf – (male) | gora paːlso | ||
buttermilk | gorsi | Hindi? | |
deer (antelope) | goṭari (or gotari) | Korku | |
pumice stone, to rub | goṭor | ||
referred to Nahals by Korku | goyraːku (-ku ‘pl.’ in | Korku) | |
round | goːl | Hindi | |
beam | goːl | Korku | |
to accumulate | goːlaː-kam-be | Korku | |
bunch – (banana) | goːnḍa | ||
kidney | gudliya | ||
yellow (of egg) | gulpha | * | |
button | gunḍi | Hindi | |
for | gunta | ||
to tickle | gunṭlij | ||
jaggery | gur | Hindi | |
bones of hand, thigh, leg, etc. | gursa | ||
to thread (a needle) | guṭu-be | ||
fault | guỹ | ||
brain | guːḍo | ||
winter | hagam | ||
to call | hakko-be | ||
to get ready to say something | hala | ||
to torture | halhal-kaːmo-jere | ||
light (not heavy) | halka | Hindi | |
pot – metal – big | hanḍa | Hindi/Dr. | |
to defeat | haraṭini | Hindi | |
turmeric | hardo | Hindi? | |
to be lost | harpi-be | Hindi? | |
to wander | harpo | ||
to bite | haru-be | ||
there | haṭ(i)ka | ||
there | haṭin-ki/hin-ki, houtin | * | |
to break (stick, etc.) | haṭu-be | ||
level road | hawan-ḍãːy | ||
no/not | hayom | ||
this much | h(i)yan | ||
to smile, laugh | haːgo-be | ||
this | haːn | ||
a space between two rows in a vegetable field | haːri | ||
market | haːto (ṭ) | Korku/IA? | |
all | he(ː)la | ||
this much, a handful | helle-helle | ||
to send | hem-be | ||
this | here(y) | ||
elephant | hetti | Hindi | |
this (dem.) | hithis | ||
work | hi-ka(ː)m | ||
to feel cold | him- | IA | |
cold | him(ka) | ||
this horse | hi-maːw | ||
tap (water) | hinal | ||
to flow | hinal | ||
to aim | hindyaːn | * | |
here, this side | hinga | ||
here | hin-ki | ||
to stop | hippo-be | ||
they two (those two) | hiṭkel | ||
lines on the palm | hiːr | ||
to hiccough | hokuṭ- | IA | |
to shake | holoy-be | ||
to walk on all four limbs | hombo-hombo | ||
to need | hona- | IA | |
deep | honḍa | Dr. | |
to identify, find | hora | ||
Holi festival | hori tiwaːr | ||
a kind of bird | horya | ||
owl | horyaːr | ||
that thing | hoṭa | ||
there | hoṭka, haṭil, hutin-ki | ||
that much | hoṭyan | ||
discarded skin of snake | hoːla/i | ||
owl | hoːlya | ||
identical (shape) | hubehu | ||
innocent | hulya | ||
with | hun (as in ne-hun ‘with you (sg.)’) | * | |
accumulation of mucus in chest | hunḍa | ||
to cook (food) | hundaːr-be (honaːr) | Korku | |
to gore, bite, attack with paws | huru | ||
clever | hussar | Hindi | |
to turn around oneself | ikhat- | Korku | |
to treat (someone) | ilaːj-kam-be | Hindi | |
husband’s younger brother | ilur | Korku? | |
to be | imni | ||
we | ingin | ||
sickle, to cut | iraː | ||
two | iraːr | ||
to stir, mix, roast | irkaːr-be | ||
that | iṭi, hiki, hotaw | ||
here | iṭika | ||
bride’s and bridegroom’s father | iway | Hindi? | |
two books | iːr pustok | IA | |
two brothers | iːrḍaːy hiṭkel | ||
two sisters | iːrgiṭa hiṭkel | ||
to pinch | iːsa-be | Korku | * |
twenty | iːso | Hindi? | |
quickly | j(h)aldi, jeldi-jeldi | Hindi | |
to rape | jabraːy | Hindi | |
heavy | jacom, jacyom | ||
spider | jagli malaːy | ||
web of a spider | jaglimalaːñ aːwaːr | ||
dog – male | jagṭo-naːy | Dr.? | |
wound | jakam/jekhmi | Hindi | |
birth | jalom | Hindi | |
to descend, climb down | jalu-be | ||
descending road | jalu-ḍãːy | ||
to make to descend | jalukamaː-be | ||
rust | jambo, mongo | Hindi? | |
rust (n.) | jango | IA | |
to get rusted | jango peṭe(k)-be | ||
fever | jara | IA/Hindi | |
crab | jaran | ||
young | jawaːn | Hindi | |
son-in-law | jawaːy | Hindi | |
one’s own son-in-law | jawaːy-ja | ||
fat (man) | jaːḍa (manso) | Hindi | |
root | jaːḍi | Hindi | |
everything | jaːkaji | * | |
net | jaːli, jaːla | Hindi | |
buy, pick up, take (anything) | jaːm-be | ||
blackberry | jaːmbu | Hindi | |
to measure | jaːmobuyer, jaːm-re | ||
to know | jaːn- | Hindi | |
to pound (rice, etc.) | jaːta- | Korku? | |
confluence (of streams) | je(ː)nḍ-paraːy | ||
jaw | jebrya | Hindi? | |
poison | jeher | Hindi | |
waist-band | jemka | ||
to walk (on all four limbs) | jeneːr-kini | ||
to remain, become, happen | jere(y)- | ||
right hand | jewna | Hindi | |
skirt | jhaggha | ||
to stagger (due to intoxication) | jhaka-jhoko | ||
peacock (male) | jhallya | Korku | |
flag | jhanḍa | Hindi | |
mushroom | jhap(p)on | ||
to cover | jhapna | * | |
to sieve | jharni-be | Korku | |
lid | jhaːpo, jhakkan | Hindi | |
to hold, catch | jhel-be | ||
to rain (continuously) | jheri- | IA/Dr.? | |
to greet | jheːli- | Hindi | |
spring, brook | jhira | Hindi? | |
a kind of bird | jhoryaːnta | ||
swing | jhuri | Hindi | |
a bet, to bet | jid; jit-kamay | ||
sister | jiji | Korku | |
tears | jiki(t) aːṭo > jikinnaːṭo | ||
to suffer from sore eyes | jiki(t) bi | ||
eyelid | jiki(t) kaːpri | ||
eye-sand | jiki(t) sili | ||
retina | jikiggaːra | ||
eyelid | jiki-raphid | ||
reddening of the eyes | jiki-rataːy | ||
eye | jikit | ||
eyelash | jikit bhuy-bhuy | ||
eyebrow | jiki(t) ṭapne | ||
earthworm | jilnguyj, jingluyt | ||
a little, a little-little | jiri-jiri | ||
very little | jiːsa | * | |
I | jo | ||
gum | joggo | ||
hut/field hut | jopḍi | Hindi? | |
water | joppo | ||
whirl-pool | joppo ikhat (ṭ) | ||
to fold (hands) | joratim-be | ||
bamboo – a thin variety | joːr | ||
a pair | joːri | Hindi | |
loudly | joːrki | Hindi | |
to stagger (due to heavy load) | jugu-jugu | ||
name, to name | jumu, jyumu | ||
broom | junu | ||
bamboo | juːḍo | ||
a bunch of flowers found in forest | jyoːti | ||
soul | jyu | Hindi | |
to bake | jyuci-be | ||
to put/serve (food) | ka(ː)m-be | ||
garbage | kac(a)ra | Hindi | |
rough (road) | kacca | Hindi | |
strong | kaḍakko | Hindi? | |
mouth | kaggo | * | |
to quarrel by mouth only | kaggo-kaggo ṭaːgu jhagra | ||
above, top of something | kajaːr | ||
to carry on shoulder (e.g. baby); to adopt | kaka-be | ||
comb (n.) | kakheñ | IA? | |
to comb hair | kakheñ-be | ||
wild buffalo | kakhrya | ||
people (pl.) | kalaṭṭa | ||
wife’s elder brother | kalaṭyel, kalaṭṭṭel | ||
egg | kalen | ||
noise | kal-kal | ||
noise | kalma | Korku | |
a Naha:l person | kalṭo | ||
to prepare, causative form | kama | ||
to do | kama(ː)y-be | ||
daily wage | kamaːyka | Hindi? | |
labourers | kamaːyka-hela | ||
coarse woolen blanket | kamra | ||
a type of fly | kandro | ||
one measure (to measure grain) | kangen | ||
for the purpose of | kanṭhi | * | |
to tremble (in fear) | kapaṭini- | Korku | |
to take a vow | kaphonki | ||
butterfly | kapli(ñ)j | Korku | |
winnowing basket | kapor | ||
to sleep | kappo-be | ||
plastic sheet | kapur | ||
earring | karanphuːl | ||
to get hurt | karatfoam | ||
(soap) | karbu | ||
bitter gourd | karela | Hindi | |
an edible fruit | karjo | ||
to sell | karpi-be | ||
seller | karpi-re | ||
pitcher | karsi | Hindi | |
butcher – (cattle) | kasay | Hindi | |
to steal | kasto-be | ||
to be silent | kaṭam | ||
to silence (someone) | kaṭamkam-be | ||
horse gram (unsplit) | kaṭhan | Hindi | |
horse gram (split) | kaṭhandaːḍi | ||
beautiful | katharnaːk | ||
haircut (short) | kaṭhin | * | |
blacksmith | kaṭhita | ||
armpit | kaṭhla | Korku | |
tortoise | kathom (ṭ) | Korku | |
catechu | kattha | Hindi | |
sickle – big type | katti | IA/Dr. | |
blue-necked bird (nilakanth नीलकंठ) | kaṭṭha | ||
to embrace | kaṭu-be | Korku | |
tile(s) | kawlu | ||
crow | kawra | Korku/Hindi | |
mango – unripe | kawra | ||
what (is there?) | kay-kay | ||
scissor | kaysi | Hindi | |
moss | kãwũr | ||
glass | kaːc | Hindi | |
to taste bitter | kaːgo | ||
mother’s younger sister’s husband | kaːka | Hindi | |
paper | kaːkaḍo | Hindi | |
father’s younger brother’s wife | kaːki | Hindi | |
cucumber | kaːkri | Hindi | |
tinning of brass vessels | kaːlso-ka | Hindi | * |
work | kaːmo | Hindi | |
fly; mosquito, a type, found in forests (in rainy season) | kaːn | ||
onion | kaːnde | Hindi | |
tuber (a root) | kaːndo | Hindi? | |
fly, n (big size – green colour) | kaːnḍro | ||
cotton | kaːpso | Hindi | |
anklet, wristlet | kaːra | Korku/Hindi? | |
match-stick | kaːri dandra | ||
match-box | kaːri | khoka | |
insect like cockroach, which can fly | kaːri roroyc | ||
saw (n.) | kaːrṭo | Hindi? | |
a god in forest | kaːrya deːwta | IA? | |
elder brother’s wife | kaːryom | ||
a balance (weighing) | kaːṭa | ||
bamboo shoot | kaːṭe | ||
an organ in living being (kidney of a lamb?) | kaːṭu | ||
flesh | kaːw | ||
to say, repeat | kaːyni-be | ||
lizard | kekhem(e)re | Korku | * |
to cook | kela-be | ||
female calf (cow’s) | kelli | ||
less, a little, a few | kemṭi, kemti | IA/Hindi | |
to reduce (e.g. price) | kemṭi-ki | Hindi | |
iron frying pan | kere(y) | Korku | |
to scratch (back, e.g.) | kersi-be | Korku | |
to dry, evaporate | keṭṭo | ||
to extinguish fire | ketto- (ṭṭ) | ||
louse | keːpe | ||
banana | keːre | Hindi | |
plantation – banana | keːre baːri | ||
powder of chana dal | keːri | ||
tree, a kind | keːsa aːḍḍo | Hindi | |
to cut with sickle | kha(ː)nḍo-be | ||
messenger | khabor maːnso | Hindi | |
to itch, scratch | khaju- | Hindi | |
mortar – for pounding | khalbatta | Hindi | |
shoulder | khanḍa | Hindi | |
to carry on shoulder | khanḍa- | Hindi | |
floor | khara | Korku/Hindi? | |
empty | kharaːṭi | ||
to clean floor with cow dung | khara saroːb-be | * | |
to clear one’s throat | kharkhormany (anim.) | ||
herd, family, lot of people | kharu | ||
blacksmith | khaṭi | ||
butcher (sheep, goat, fowl, etc.) | khaṭki | Hindi/Kannada | |
family | khaṭla | ||
wooden swing | khaṭli | ||
wooden frame (for carrying the dead) | khatre | ||
word(s) | khaṭṭa | IA | |
fertilizer | khat | Hindi | |
to water remaining in pits of river beds | khawnḍor | ||
shoe | khawre(y) | ||
eggs of lice | khawrya | ||
sour | khaːṭa | Hindi | |
to get itching sensation (body) | khaːju | Hindi? | |
empty | khaːli | Hindi | |
salty | khaːraː | Hindi? | |
to drive (cart), to drive away cattle | kheda-be (ḍ) | IA | |
while | khenṭo | Korku | * |
to drag, pull | kheriː- | ||
to pull out, drag | kheri-kam(a)-be | ||
threshing floor | kheryan | Korku | |
field (land) | kheːto | Hindi | |
to get angry | khijnail | ||
(iron) | khila | Hindi | |
pulley, water wheel | khilaːri | ||
chips of wood | khincra | ||
anger | khiːjo | Korku | |
lines | khiːr | Hindi? | |
to fix (an agarbatti on the ground) | khobaːki | ||
thumb | khoḍḍu akhanḍa | ||
stem (of a plant), stump | khoḍe | ||
area behind the knee | khoḍo-khoḍo | ||
plant (e.g. banana) | khor | ||
to remove, extract | khor | ||
valley | khora | Hindi? | |
scabies | khorju | Hindi | |
sickle – to remove grass | khorpi | IA | |
very, very much | khoːb(o)/khoːp | IA | |
(intensifier) bamboo door | khuḍu, koːḍo | * | |
to stop (rain) | khullahump | ||
(on a bull’s back) | khunḍul | ||
elbow | khunu | IA | |
leg, foot | khuri | Korku | |
toes | khuri akhanḍa | ||
big toe | khuri khoḍḍu akhanḍa | ||
ankle | khuri minḍi jiki(t) | ||
sole of foot | khuri minjar | ||
top (front) of foot | khuri tephrej | ||
peg, stump | khutra, khuːṭa | Korku | |
to roast (mahua flower in preparation of liquor) | khuyũ | Korku | |
to play, enjoy | khyaːl-kambe | ||
window | kiḍaki/kherki | Hindi | |
chisel | kikra | ||
price | kimmat | Hindi | |
wheat, kneaded flour | kinko | ||
rich | kirsan | ||
to winnow | kita-be | ||
cartridge | kiṭhil | ||
fuel, charcoal, jackal | ko(l)lya | ||
hunchback (person) | kobbuy | * | |
pigeon | kobḍhur | Korku | |
bend (not straight) | koca | ||
to walk, go | koca-be | ||
cuckoo | kohal | Hindi | |
a bird | koher | ||
fowl, hen | kokhor | ||
ant | kokoyñ | ||
cock | komba | Korku | |
early morning | komba daray | ||
from | kon | ||
hoe | koplya | ||
concentrate (of e.g. liquor) | kora(ji) | ||
to keep | kor-be | ||
purse | koṭhor, kotra | IA | |
intestines | koṭor | ||
to beat, pound | koṭṭo-be (tt) | ||
to pluck (mango, etc.) | koyni-be | ||
to bring | koː-be | ||
snake | koːgo | ||
discarded skin of snake | koːgo hoːli | ||
discarded skin of snake | koːgo onol | ||
(old word) venom of snake | koːgon jeher | * | |
single-stringed musical instrument | koːke | ||
womb | koːko | Korku? | |
woman, wife | koːl | ||
dog – female | koːlnaːy | Dr. | |
women (pl.) | koːl-ṭa | ||
room | koːne | Hindi? | |
to take away/out | koːr-be | ||
eardrum | krej | ||
heavy, to improve (health) | kubaːy | ||
hunchback | kubḍya | ||
walking stick | kubri lakṛi | Hindi | |
to whisper | kucu-mucu maːnḍi-be | ||
pickaxe – single sided | kudari | Hindi/Dr.? | |
hair | kuguso | ||
lock | kul(u)po | IA | |
potter(s) | kumbhaːr-ta | IA | |
key (of a lock) | kunji | IA | |
cloth, lady’s | kupra | Hindi | |
unripe | kura | ||
chair | kurci | Hindi | * |
to shout | kurey-be | ||
ear ornament for men | kuruko | ||
boulder | kurup | ||
bin for grain storing | kuṭhi | Hindi | |
fruit of a tree gives itching sensation by rubbing | kutru | ||
water well | kũy, kũhi | Hindi | |
fruit of mahua tree | kuːca | ||
tomorrow | kyaːm(p) | ||
long | lamba | Hindi | |
to burn | lampṭa- | Korku | |
a god (for a day during Holi festival) | langka | ||
cripple | langra | Hindi | |
to kneel (on ground), to brood | lapa-jere-be | ||
to crawl (on belly) | lapa-jere-kini | ||
to bend | lapuyt-be | ||
to bend (something) | lapuyt-kama-be | ||
coconut | laren | ||
rolling pin | laṭni | ||
sweet potato | latru | ||
good cloth | lattha-kapra | Korku | * |
to kick | laṭṭo-be | Hindi | |
to get tired | lawaːypan- | ||
metal | lawṭi | Korku | |
line in middle of the tongue | layrikhil | ||
you (pl.) | laː | ||
rope (made of fiber) | laːḍen do(ː)ra | Hindi | |
tongue | laːñ | Korku | |
skirt – long one | laːnga | Korku? | |
drainage | laːngi | ||
to burn | laːw-be | ||
row (like – one row) | lehen | ||
one hand/palm (finger together) | lenger | ||
an insect (found in forests) | leñyar | ||
female servant (of a queen) | lewnḍi | ||
to draw water (from a well) | leːnju-be | ||
sharp | lici-lici | ||
to write | likhaṭini-be | Hindi | |
to auction | lilaːmi- | Hindi | |
to call (someone by hand) | liwiiron; lokhanḍo | Hindi | * |
to stir with a spoon, to mash into pulp | lokhoḍ- | ||
to press (mango, etc. – to take out the juice) | lopoṭkam-be | ||
to knead (flour) | loːkha-be | Korku | |
incense | lubaːn | Hindi | |
smooth (e.g. cloth) | lumosor (kupra) | ||
garlic | lusun | Hindi | |
to give | ma- | Korku | |
soot | maccho | ||
but, even | maka | ||
cockroach | makḍi | Hindi | |
bael tree | malkaːn | ||
seed of bael fruit | malkaːnbiːjo | ||
frog | manabhaːdo | ||
we (pl.) | maney | ||
crocodile | mangaːr | Hindi/Marathi | |
people belonging to drummer group | mangrya | ||
people | man-ta (ṭ) | ||
difficult(y) | marṭhay | ||
burial ground | masanti | IA? | * |
good, fine | masta/o | Hindi? | |
good (water) | masto joppo | ||
nice/delicious (preparation) | masto-masto | ||
lentils | masur | Hindi | |
to be intoxicated, get dizzy | mata-be | IA/Dr.? | |
vote | maṭṭo | Hindi? | |
to be silent | mawn-jere-be | Hindi | |
footprint | mawri | ||
to track (trail of a wild animal) | mawri aːra-be | ||
mother’s younger sister, stepmother | mawsi | Hindi | |
type of bee found in forest | maytko-ṭa | ||
owner, god | maːlik | Hindi | |
mother’s brother | maːma | Hindi/Korku | |
mother’s brother’s wife | maːmi | Hindi/Korku | |
honesty | maːn | IA | |
word, language, to speak | maːnḍi(-be) | Korku | |
rain | maːnḍo | ||
liver | maːndom (ḍ) | ||
costly | maːnga | Hindi | * |
mole | maːso | ||
thigh | maːto (ṭ) | ||
horse | maːw | ||
mother | maːy | Korku? | |
mahua (tree/flower) | maːyko | ||
anthill | mecher | ||
sheep | menḍa | Hindi | |
tooth | menge | ||
gum of tooth | menge kaːw | ||
to make to play | mer(o)kama:-be | ||
near | mera | Korku | |
a green vegetable | methi | Hindi | |
plain (land) | meyndaːn | Hindi | |
sting of bee | meːkha | ||
to play | meːra | ||
god, son of Ravana (Meghanand) | meːygo | ||
barber | mhaːli, maːli | Hindi | |
a long dry fish | micini | ||
to meet | milaṭin- | Hindi | |
where | min, minga | ||
evening, night | minḍi | ||
ankle joint | minḍi jiki(t) | * | |
owl | minḍi kaplij | ||
somewhere | mingaː-ka | ||
inside, between | minjaːr, mijaːr | ||
finger – middle | minjaːr akhanḍa | ||
when | miran | ||
chilly | mirca | Hindi | |
central pole of threshing floor | miryaːn | ||
which thing | mi-samaːn | ||
machine | misan | English > Hindi | |
how much | mi-yan | ||
a unit of length between thumb and the little finger | miːṭu | ||
elbow | mokhne ‘knee-(cup)’ | ||
krait (snake – small, poisonous) | momo | ||
heel | monḍa | ||
jasmine flower | mongora | Hindi | |
tattooer (one who puts the tattoo) | mongya | ||
female genitalia | morako | ||
bundle of peacock feathers | morsa | * | |
pestle | mosor | IA | |
footprint (while walking) | mowri | ||
triangle | moːḍdhaːri | ||
dirty | moːngo | ||
thorn | moːr | ||
three | moːṭho | Dravidian | |
day after tomorrow, three days | moːṭhodin | ||
moustache | mucha (s) | Hindi | |
wedding necklace of black beads | mucku | Korku | |
a measure of two arms length | mukha | ||
trunk (of a tree); stick | munḍa | ||
first child | munḍaːl paːlso | ||
ring | munḍi | Korku | |
groundnut | mungosengo | ||
mongoose | munguso | ||
cock’s comb | muri | ||
firewood bundle | murigaṭṭha | ||
small variety of mosquito | murktij | ||
radish | muːra | Hindi | * |
fist | muːṭhi | Korku/Hindi? | |
face | mwaːr, muhaːr, mohar | Korku/Hindi? | |
to feed | myarkam-be | ||
to take | na | Korku | |
bathing/washing place | nahni | Hindi | |
to lick | naka-be | Dr.? | |
nail (of finger) | nakkho | Hindi | |
son | nana | Dr.? | |
sons, boys, children | nana-ṭa | ||
plough | nangaːr | Hindi | |
cobra | nango | ||
who | nani | ||
someone | nanika, naninka | ||
whom | nanin | ||
whose (book) | nanin (pustok) | ||
someone or other/anyone | nanin-ka-bi | ||
anything | nankagto | ||
why | nan-ki | ||
mother-in-law | napyom | ||
soft | narom | Hindi | * |
nurse | narsakoːl | Hindi | |
nose ring | nathni | Hindi? | |
snub-nosed | naṭṭa | ||
nose ring | naṭṭho | Hindi? | |
nine | naw | Hindi | |
new | nawa | Hindi | |
new skin (e.g. as of a snake) | nawhaːji | ||
bridegroom | nawra | ||
breakfast | nayri | ||
you two | naːko | ||
four | naːlk(h)o | Dr. | |
what | naːn | ||
Adam’s apple/throat | naːra | ||
trachea (windpipe) | naːra ponga | ||
nerve, vein | naːri, naːsa | IA | |
another | naːri-ka | ||
umbilical cord | naːrikaːṭo | ||
nerve, blood vessel | naːsa | ||
nose thread (for cattle) | naːtha | IA? | |
beam | naːṭo | ||
dog | naːy | Dr. | |
an animal similar to hedgehog | naːyar-saːyar | * | |
thou (you, singular) | ne | ||
to wear (dhoti – men) | nesna-be | ||
bride | newri | Korku | |
scorpion | neygo | ||
sting of scorpion | neygon cuṭiñ | ||
ash | neːto, nieṭo | ||
lemon | nimbu | Hindi | |
white ant | nindir | ||
to enter | nitto-be (ṭṭ) | ||
wild cow | niːl | Hindi? | |
green | niːla | Hindi | |
grass – green | niːla boːy | ||
neem tree | niːmbo aːḍḍo | Hindi | |
to remove (weed) | niːnḍo-be | ||
how | nu, nawki, nusaːn | ||
why | nuwa(ː)y | ||
to lift | ocal-be (a > o) | Marathi? | |
to carry a load | oja-be | Hindi? | |
light | ojor | ||
plough | okhar | Hindi | |
to put, save, keep | okki-be | ||
hiccough | okuṛ- | * | |
what matter? | okun | ||
snake’s outer skin | ola | ||
to make wet | olaː-kamaː- | ||
cooked pulse | olaːn | ||
to be wet | olaːy | ||
fungus, to develop fungus | olki | ||
rat | onḍor | Marathi | |
stripes (as on tiger) | onol | ||
yet to daybreak | opon | ||
air | ora | Korku | |
duststorm | ora dhunḍi | ||
millet | oro | Korku | |
jowar roti | oro sokra | ||
to apply (something on face, etc.) | orpo | ||
to return (from a place, point) | orta-be, wortaː- | ||
wall | oṛaw | ||
to boil (water) | oson- | IA | |
to boil (tr.) | osonkamaː-be | ||
dwarf | othra | Korku | |
end part of lady’s garment used temporarily to keep some odd things | oṭṭhya | * | |
to pullout | otti-be (ṭṭ) | ||
son’s wife, younger brother’s wife | owaːri | ||
to beg | oyni | ||
beggar | oyni-re | ||
buffalo | oːḍow/oḍaw | ||
mortar – paddy pounding | oːhan | ||
carpenter | oːri | ||
medicine | oːs | Hindi? | |
square (used for worship) | oːṭa | ||
chin | oːṭha | Korku | |
platform around a tree | oːtla | ||
wall and floor meeting point (= corner) | oːṭo | ||
guest | pa(ː)hun | Marathi | |
to lift up | pacol-be | ||
to kill | paḍa-be | ||
roof | padre | ||
turban | pagri | Hindi | * |
welcome (guests) | pahuncaːri | Hindi? | |
arm (upper) | pakhra | ||
armpit | pakhraːko khoḍḍokhoḍḍo | ||
peacock | pakin (f) | ||
definite, good | pakka | Hindi | |
body | pakor | ||
plot | palaːt | English > Hindi | |
fan | pankha | Hindi | |
knitted bamboo | para | ||
river | paraːy | ||
screen | parda | Hindi | |
to press/iron (cloth) | pareskam-be | ||
family | pariwar | Hindi | |
cot | parkom | ||
cotton | parti | Dr. | |
behind, previous | pasla | ||
leg – rear | pasla khuri | ||
last year | pasla saːl | ||
behind – far behind | paslang | ||
to dry (intr.), wither | pataːr | ||
grass – dry (straw) | pataːr(i) boːy | * | |
dry | pataːri | ||
to dry in the sun | pataːr-kamaːy | ||
kite – (paper) | patan(g) | ||
a thorny bush | pataṭi | ||
thin (smooth) | pateːr (ṭ), paːtier | ||
to dilute | pateːr- (ṭ) | ||
footpath | paydal ḍãːy | Hindi | |
tail | paːgo | ||
flute – a type | paːhuy | Hindi | |
wing (bird’s) | paːkha | Hindi | |
to stress oneself | paːkhoːr haṭu | ||
bone | paːkṭo | ||
main beam used in building house | paːl | ||
leaf (of tree) | paːla | Korku/Hindi? | |
lamb (sheep/goat) | paːlso (menḍa-, seri-) | ||
betel leaf | paːn | Hindi | |
plantation – betel | paːn ṭaːnḍa | Hindi | |
white | paːnḍer | Hindi | |
to fall (something) | paːnḍi-be | ||
to lift leg, cross over | paːnḍo-be | ||
all | paːr | Hindi/Mar.? | * |
crowbar | paːr | Dr. | |
cotton | paːraṭi | Dr.? | |
eagle (bird) | paːrdya | ||
striped leopard | paːsona tembrya | ||
next year | paːṭ(o)saːl | ||
old, elder | paːtha (ṭ) | Dr. | |
to come | paːṭo | ||
flute – a kind | paːwi | ||
step | paːyri | Hindi | |
five | pãːsõ | Hindi | |
head | pe(ː)ñ | ||
to abduct, elope | pejak-kamaː- | ||
to run | pejko-be | ||
shin of leg, calf of the leg | pendri | Hindi/Marathi? | |
saliva | pephrya | ||
to sit | peṭe-be | ||
to tear (intr.) | peṭek | ||
to tear something | petekkamaː- (ṭ) | ||
to make to sit | peṭekkamaː-be | ||
torn pants | peṭko corna | ||
anklet | petti | IA/Dr.? | |
to squeeze, wring | peṭṭo-be | * | |
yellow (ripe) banana | pewri keːre | Hindi | |
pila rang | pewriji | Hindi | |
anklet | peyjom | ||
to conceal (intr.) | peyko | ||
to conceal (something) | peyko kama | ||
silently | peyko-peyko | ||
to conceal oneself (hide) | peyku jere(y) | ||
a dish prepared using millets | peːjo | Korku | |
parrot (bird) | peːpo, peapo | ||
beam – long one | pha(ː)ṭa | Hindi | |
spade (to remove weed) | pha(ː)wra | Hindi? | |
bunch (cluster) | phani | Hindi | |
to divide (property) | pharikamaːy | ||
a trap (for mouse) | phaṭ(a)ka | ||
slipper – female only | phaṭaːkri cappal | Hindi | |
gate | phaṭko | Hindi | |
knife – vegetable | phaːwsi | ||
to blow nose | phẽkam-be | ||
morning | phejer | Korku/Hindi | |
ground nut | phellya biːjo | ||
vine | phendra | * | |
to remove, open, clean | pher-be | ||
to come to heat (animal) | pherni-ka | ||
foam | pheːso | ||
mild, wild (?) | phika | ||
to settle a payment | phittakamaːy | ||
to bear fruits | phorouter | ||
covering of seed | photre | ||
to splash (water) | phuḍu-phuḍu | ||
to swell (as seed) | phulaṭine | ||
finger joint | phuli,/bakko-phuli | ||
darkness | phuṭkaːre | ||
flower | phuːl | Hindi | |
spleen | piya | ||
to jump | pinḍa-be | ||
star | piphinjor | Korku | |
girls, daughters | piratta | ||
daughter, girl | pirjo | Korku | |
fallow land | pirto-jaga | Hindi/IA | |
money lender | piːcuːṭa, picuhela | IA? | |
joint(s), ankle bone | piːṛi | ||
jacket | po(ː)lka | Korku | |
soot | popoːri | * | |
Pora festival | poːra tiwaːr | Hindi | |
bucket | poːra, pawra | ||
bird | poe; pyu | ||
pelvis | pollu | ||
to come to an end; to end | polor | ||
hole | popa | Korku | |
to become a hole | popa-be | ||
to make a hole | popa-kam-be | ||
black | popor | ||
lungs (a part in the heart) | popsa | Hindi | |
to rear (cattle) | posi- | Hindi | |
sack | pota (ṭ) | Hindi | |
to knuckle | poṭekkamaː-be | ||
bag – plastic | potṛi | Hindi/IA | |
to suffer from cholera | poːpeːr | ||
belly | poːpo | Korku | |
crimson-breasted barbet/coppersmith (bird) | pukpuk | ||
full moon | puñu | Hindi | |
father’s sister | puphu | Korku? | |
all, total | pura | Korku | * |
to complete | pura-be | IA | |
orphan (man) | puri manso | Korku | |
orphan (girl) | puri pirjo | ||
to send, persuade | puri-be | ||
book | pustok | Hindi | |
to escape from pursuit, miss | pusuy | ||
cracks in the foot | puṭaːy | ||
measles, chicken pox | puṭhkiri | ||
to wipe away/out | puːco-be | Hindi | |
to worship | puːjo-be | Hindi | |
bridge | puːl | Hindi | |
father’s younger sister | puːphu | Korku? | |
orphan | puːri | Korku | |
petal(s) | puːrti-puːrti | ||
good | puːr, puar | ||
to come | pya | ||
cold | rabaːn | Korku | |
cold water | rabaːn joppo | ||
to cool (something) | rabaːnkamaː-be | ||
juice | raccho | Hindi? | |
line | rakkil | Hindi | |
carpenter’s plane | ranḍa | IA | * |
to cook (vegetables) | ranḍa-be | ||
stains (e.g. on tooth) | rangi | IA | |
to dye (put colour) | rango-kamaːy | ||
to blink | raphid-be | ||
time of death, to die | rawon-bi | ||
a wild thorny bush | raymunya | ||
honey | raːcco | ||
to wait for | raːkhom-be | ||
prostitute | raːnḍ, raːnḍi | ||
widow | raːnḍo | IA | |
widower | raːnḍwa | Korku | |
blade – shaving | raːpi | ||
red | raːṭa | Korku | |
whole night | raːtoguːso | ||
parrot – big variety | raːw̃ã | ||
to mix with water, make a paste | rekki-be | ||
clear (good) water | reṭhe joppo | ||
tight | reweḍḍi | Korku | |
churning rod | rey | ||
without any reason, unnecessary | rikaːm | Hindi? | |
empty | rita | Korku/IA | * |
to stop | rokaṭiñkam-be | Korku | |
to cook (by frying) | romki-be | ||
daily | roːjo | Hindi | |
pit (for planting) | roːpo | ||
rupee | rupya | Hindi | |
six | saha | Hindi/Marathi | |
true | sacco | Hindi | |
whole (night) | sadra (minḍi) | ||
a type of thorn | sagaːka | ||
engagement (for marriage) | sagay | Hindi | |
good, real, true | saja-(ka) | Hindi | |
to open up | sakit | ||
sugar | sakrya | Hindi | |
to scrape off | sala-be | Korku | |
a kind of lizard | salla | ||
quietly | saltul | ||
relation | samanda | Hindi? | |
an animal of horse type – in wild | samboːr | Hindi | |
leg – front | samma khuri | ||
front (in) | samma-(ki) | Hindi? | |
year after next | sammaki paːṭoka saːl | * | |
clean/neat place | sapaːyjaga | IA | |
to clean | sapaːykam-be | ||
ladle – flat type | saraːy | IA | |
to rot | saratin | ||
length between a man’s extended arms | sare moːtho bakko | ||
vertical | sarka ubaː | ||
to straighten | sarka | ||
to clean (floor with cow dung), polish | saroː-be | ||
plain land (suitable for cultivation) | sawaːn | ||
a tree | sawri aːḍḍo | ||
step wife | sawti | Korku? | |
shadow, shade | sayin | Korku sayli | |
bicycle | saykal | Hindi | |
soap | saːbu | Hindi | |
wife’s sister’s husband | saːḍ(u)bhaw | Korku/Hindi? | |
leaf – big | saːkom | Korku | |
year | saːl | Hindi | |
bark (of a tree), skin (of vegetables) | saːli | Hindi? | |
man – old/aged | saːna | Korku | * |
joints | saːnḍa | IA | |
back part (of e.g. house) | saːnḍi | Korku | |
to swell (as when beaten) | saːri | ||
breath | saːsõ | Hindi | |
seven | saːto | Hindi | |
yesterday | se | ||
to sneeze | seko(n) | IA | |
to flow (water – slowly) | sele-sele | ||
reflection (of self) | selki | ||
to stretch (back) | seltaːn-jere-be | ||
rheum of nose | sembḍu | Hindi | |
cow dung | sena | Korku | |
mushroom grown in cow dung | senajhapon | ||
sharp; tree’s branch | senḍa | ||
finger – little | senḍa akhanḍa | ||
goat | seri | Marathi? | |
to feed | seṭṭo kam(aː)-be | ||
apple | seːp | Hindi? | |
a kind of grass | seːpya | ||
liquor | siḍu | Korku | |
pubic hair | sika | Korku | * |
hunt | sikaːr- | Hindi | |
soil, clay, mud | sikal | Korku | |
cigarette | sikrut | Hindi | |
hawk (bird) | sikrya | ||
to slip (foot) | siliri | ||
to sew, stitch | sim-be | ||
mucus | simḍu | Hindi | |
chicken dung | simic’ | Korku? | |
horn | singi | Hindi | |
tailor | sipi | Hindi | |
teak wood | sipna | Hindi | |
rib cage | sipra | ||
blood vessel, vein | sira | IA | |
only | sirap | Hindi | |
lamb (young one of goat) | siripaːṭo | ||
dream | siwna | Hindi? | |
to get a dream | siwn | ||
a wooden rod fixed to the yoke | siwol | ||
straight | siːda | Hindi | |
to learn | siːko-be | Hindi | |
cliff | siːl | Korku | * |
to pierce (someone) | sobo-be | Korku | |
to pierce (self), a thorn | sobo-jere(y) | ||
to think | socatini-be | Hindi | |
to get wrinkled | soga-soga | ||
to wash (cloth) | sokko-be | ||
Indian bread, food | sokra | Korku | |
to take care of someone | songo-be | Korku | |
to pretend | songo-ḍhongo(ka) | Hindi | |
together, friend | sopti (ṭ) | Korku | |
even then | sorkaːn | ||
to become stale (food) | soroːḍi- | Hindi | |
nature (one’s) | soːba | ||
to take care of a child temporarily | sroːngo | f | |
to absorb (like cloth) | suluṭ- | Korku | |
to smoke | suluṭ-be | Hindi | |
to understand | sumjo-be | Hindi | |
pod of the beans | sunḍu | ||
box | sunduko (ḍ) | Hindi | |
be silent | suñjerbe | ||
winnowing pan | supra | ||
garden lizard | suralij | ||
to go on exile | sutti-jere | * | |
midwife | suyni | Marathi? | |
thread – a thicker variety | suːto | Hindi | |
needle | sũːy | Hindi | |
dog and bitch together | taggeṭhey naːy hiṭkel | ||
parasitic growth on tree | tabbu (ṭ) | ||
shoulder | tagli (ṭ) | ||
shoulder bone | tagli paːkṭo | ||
to be pregnant | tahaːri | ||
strength | takḍo | Hindi | |
trouble | takliːpo | Hindi | |
rainbow | tamko loḍeyc | ||
become stiff (as when one dies) | tangi | ||
cruelty | taraːso | Hindi | |
hyena (an animal) | tarsya (ṭ) | ||
banana plant | tawra | ||
between two (persons/groups) | taːgo | ||
to divorce | taːgo bakaːn-be | ||
to woo (boy-girl) | taːgo bhulla-jere | ||
to embrace | taːgo ceki-jere | ||
quarrel between two groups | taːgo jagṛa- | Hindi | * |
rice, paddy | taːndur | Marathi? | |
palm tree | taːraːḍḍo | Hindi? | |
to throw | taːr-be | ||
oil | tel | Hindi | |
to press hard, get suffocated | tengki-jere | ||
to collapse (due to weakness) | terey | ||
temple (of face) | tewre | Korku | |
sharp | teːjo | Hindi | |
fat | teːm | ||
plate | tha(ː)ra | Hindi? | |
again | tha(ː)ri | ||
to place (something) | thaːw | ||
cripple | thanḍa-thunḍa | ||
to slap | thapra-be | ||
clap | thapṭi | ||
moon | thenḍej | Korku | |
lunar eclipse | thendejgiryaːni | IA | |
to chatter | thenmaːnḍi-ka | ||
a little | thora | Hindi | |
to weaken (health) | thorpe | ||
to spit | thuki-be | Hindi | * |
a kind of drum | timki | Korku | |
squint-eyed | tircha | Hindi | |
to borrow | tirinchima | ||
third | tisra | Hindi | |
afternoon | tisrapaːr | Hindi | |
festival | tiwaːr | Hindi | |
to carry (in hand) | tiw-be | Korku | |
arrow | tiːr | Korku | |
tur gram | toːri | Hindi | |
pigeon pea (tur dal) | toːridaːli | Hindi | |
knee-cup | tongre (ṭ) | ||
taste hot like pepper | tora | ||
fruit of mahua tree | tormbya | ||
squirrel | tuːr | ||
to eat, chew | tyeː-be (ṭ) | ||
wrist | ṭabbo | ||
weighing instrument | ṭagra | ||
to place on (e.g. a vessel on oven) | ṭaka-be | ||
challenge | ṭakkara | ||
to collide | ṭakkara-be | Hindi | |
coitus | ṭakkhocu | ||
to shave off | ṭaklya-kam-be | Hindi | * |
rhythm of the drum | ṭaːkli | ||
tobacco | ṭaːmko | Hindi | |
shell (e.g. mango) | ṭaːpu | ||
vessel | ṭembya | Korku | |
wife’s younger brother (brother-in-law) | ṭeyã | Korku | |
tiger | ṭeːmbrya | Korku | |
to deceive | ṭhagankama | ||
to taste (food) | ṭhawa-be | ||
forehead | ṭhekri | Korku | |
wrinkle | ṭhikri golaːy | ||
to knit one’s brows | ṭhikri ṭoːl golaːy | ||
pillar | ṭhuni | Korku | |
pickaxe – both sided | ṭikaːso | Hindi | |
vessels one above another | ṭiphrinj | Korku | |
to cook (rice) | ṭoka | ||
to kiss | ṭoki | ||
to stumble | ṭokoṭ-kamaː-be | Korku | |
bamboo basket | ṭopla | ||
to glue, stick | ṭopti | ||
to get desire (for something) (as pregnant women) | ṭoṭo | * | |
to check (something) | ṭoya-be | ||
skin | ṭoːl | ||
wild area with thick vegetation | ṭoːpo | ||
to embrace | ṭu-be | ||
to ripen (fruit) | ṭugaṭ- | ||
we two | ṭyeːko | ||
straight | uba | ||
to make erect | ubaːkispinal | ||
cord | ubadaːnḍhi | ||
vertebral column | ubadaːnḍhi paːkṭo | ||
tall | uca | Hindi | |
rough land | uca oṭhraː | ||
to pull, to rob, to massage | uḍi | ||
to open | ugaːr-be | ||
light (not darkness) | ujuri | ||
to tell lies, to exaggerate | ukra | ||
another day | ukumi-ka-din | * | |
to call (someone) | ulaso-be | ||
up side down, opposite | ulṭa | Hindi | |
to fall | ulṭaː- | Hindi | |
to cause to fall | ulṭa-kama- | ||
to measure | umaːn-be | Korku | |
age | umbor | Hindi | |
summer season | unara | Korku/Hindi? | |
to stay, remain, live | ungaːy-be, hungaːy-be | ||
to wear (shirt) | uri-be | ||
towel | urmaːl | Hindi? | |
to shake (body – vigorously) | urraːn- | ||
to rub, to brush | uruṭ-be (ḍ) | Korku | |
front part of the house | usri | Korku | |
pillow | usta | ||
husk | utaːr | ||
there | uṭka | ||
day before yesterday/day after tomorrow | utni | ||
movement in the belly | wal-wal | ||
marriage | warari | * | |
to lift up | waso(ː)l-, wosol- | ||
to float/swim | weːr-, ueːr- | ||
to keep, arrange | wokki- | ||
to have concern | yukhaṭine |
Vocabulary lists of Indo-Pacific languages |
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Papuan |
p-Trans-New Guinea • p-Northern Adelbert • p-Sogeram • Bayono-Awbono • Paniai Lakes • Kolopom • Bulaka River • Pauwasi • p-South Bougainville • p-Lower Sepik • p-Watam-Awar-Gamay • p-Lakes Plain • p-North Halmahera • p-Timor-Alor-Pantar • p-Alor-Pantar • Tayap • Massep |
Australian |
North Australian (basic) • p-Nyulnyulan • p-Mirndi • p-Gunwinyguan • Limilngan • Umbugarla • Minkin • Tiwi • Malak-Malak • Pama-Nyungan • p-Pama-Nyungan • p-Arandic • p-Thura-Yura • p-Ngayarda |
Others |
p-Dravidian • Dravidian • Bonda • Kusunda • Nihali • Kenaboi • p-Ongan |