Very young – Jawlia
Why not – Haw
Perchance – Tyndi Tynda
Overcoat – Ka Blub
Issues – Ki Matiïatei
Interpreter – Dubasia
Excitement – Ka Saw Ka Sian
Another list of Khasi words that we can start using again so they become part of everyday speech 😀😀
🟡 Source – Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev. Dr. Ïarington Kharkongor
Ka Dongnai (ka tduh u shyieng budlum) – Tailbone
Irmat (ka rengmat; kawei na ki bynta ba tap ïa ka khmat) – Eyelid
U Ñiuhtrong (u shñiuh kynthong ba ha khlieh eh jong ka khlieh) – A turf of hair
Matsohlah (ka bynta ha kaba don ar tylli kiba at tnun ha ryndang kjat) – Ankle
Ka Jylleng (ka kpoh) – Abdomen
Ka Jwár (ka jingdon dak ha ka met kaba long naduh dang kha – Birthmark
Ka Dongkhmat – Cornea
Ka Khylloid – Ligament
Here are the names of some body parts in Khasi 🤓🤓 If the doctor's prescription was in Khasi, we're sure we would see some of these words 😅😅
🟡 Source: Rev. Dr. Ïarington Kharkongor
"Ka ngoh ka ïan" ka mut ka syrngiew briew; ka dur ka dar ha bym ïohi shuh ïa ka ïaid ka ïeng la slem ne haba khlem wan rung wan jngoh shuh ha ïing la bun snem.
"Ka ngoh ka ïan" means the shadow of a person; when a person has not been seen out and about for a long time or someone who has not visited for many years.
Subsequently, the word "ïan" implies a reduction, a lessening, a degradation or a weakening of power. So "ka ngoh ka ïan" refers to the reduction or the lessening of how much a person is seen or heard from, to the point that he is reduced to a mere shadow.
In terms of the word "syrngiew", when we haven't seen someone in a long time we say: "Ani…ka syrngiew ruh khlem ïohi shuh lah slem" which means "Oh my…even his shadow has not been seen in so long".
"Ka Ngoh ka Ïan" describes someone who has not been seen or heard from in a long time. These words eloquently capture a kind of loss or absence.
Tag that friend who has become ka ngoh ka ïan 😄😂
🟡 Source: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev. Dr. Ïarington Kharkongor.
🟡 English translation and explication by @speakyourroots
"Peit kling kling klang klang" ka mut kaba peit shane shane shatai shatai/ to look around frantically.
"Peit kliaw" ka mut haba peit bad da husiar bha/ to look or watch carefully.
"Peit ngoid" ka mut kaba peit shisien bad jah noh/ to peep.
"Peit matdong" ka mut kaba peit sniew/ to look with bad intentions.
"Peit tliw" ka mut haba peit sah hajuh kumba pyrkhat ne dom/ looking or staring in the same place while deep in thought or in anger.
"Peit pyrman" ka mut ba peit bniah bad da bishar artat/ to look meticulously and observing
minutely.
"Peit shongshan" ka mut haba peit shlip bad mut sniew/ to look suspiciously.
"Peit tynghong" ka mut haba peit bad ang lyngngoh kumba ym ju ïohi/ to look in surprise or bewilderment as if one has never seen something.
"Ki Rukom Peit" or Different Kinds of Looks 🧐😮😐😳 The expressions on people's faces tell us a lot about them or how they're feeling. Here are a few Khasi descriptions of facial expressions.
🟡 Source: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev. Dr. Ïarington Kharkongor
🟡 Translated into English by @speakyourroots
Kutok: Ba la khrew ka met; ba im slem ka rta; ba im tymmen shongprah; ba rim tam; ba tymmen eh/ a sickly body; someone who lives a long life/ to have reached a grand old age; the oldest.
Bidong: Ba pyrkhing, ba eh, bym aimon ne aili/ to be strict and without indulgence.
Salonsari: Ka skul bah kaba hikai ïa ki jingstad baroh bad kaba don bor ban ai kyrdan ne ai nam/ a University.
Rajinama: Ka kam pynïasuk; ka dostabit ba dei ïa ka jingïamynjur; ka jingthoh pynïasuk lang/ a deed of compromise.
Jarimana: Ka kuna; ka dor/ a fine.
Here are some new Khasi words! ✒️🤓 A language will grow and flourish if the ones who speak it care enough to nurture it.
🟡 Source: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev Dr Ïarington Kharkongor.
Btáj-btáj ka mut kaba kynja ba dambit ne bit nah/ soft and sticky.
Wur-wur ka mut kaba kylluid ne kaba ïar/ something loose or wide.
Wap-wap, wep-wep ka mut ba jem tlot, kumba jem u briew ba pang swai/ someone who is frail and delicate because of ill health.
Ryngmang-ryngmang ka mut kaei kaei kaba long kyndit khlem da pyrkhat ne khmih lynti lypa/ something unexpected and unforeseen.
Jngaiñ-jngaiñ ka mut kaba ïong shikatdei kum ka um ba jylliew/ something dark like very deep water.
Ngaiñ-ngaiñ ka mut kaba dum tliw bad ka thew ïa ka jingdum jong ka bneng/ very dark and usually refers to the darkness of the sky.
Pharúh-phareh ka mut ha ka rukom ka bym suitniew/ careless, reckless, clumsy.
Khasi adverbs bring character and substance to the Khasi language! 💬🗯️💭 They describe actions, colour, emotion and so many things with a dramatic effect that is not easily translated.
Doh Tdong – Ham/ Leg
Doh Krung – Ribs
Doh Ryndang – Pork Butt and Pork Shoulder
Doh Kjat – Trotters
Doh Khlieh – Head
Jabieng – Brain
Thied jabieng – Spinal Cord
Doh Jem – Liver, intestines and doh saw dkhot
Doh sawdkhot – Liver, kidney, spleen, heart
'Nierbah – Stomach or Large intestine?
'Nier Dong – Small intestine?
'Nier Pyllon – Small intestine?
Doh Snam – Blood sausage
Don't we love our dohsniang? Pork constitutes a significant part of the Khasi diet from the head to the trotters 😅😂🐷🐷
Dohjem and dohsnam are mouth-watering delicacies that are well-known!
Please let us know about the large and small intestines. We've kept question marks against them. 😄
Khmat Lbong – Thigh
Tdong rben – Rump
Tdong stang – Sirloin/ T-bone
Syntai – Hump
Lamjew – Chuck
Shyieng sohkhia- Brisket
Bung – Leg/ Calf
Tdong kaweh – Oxtail
Shyieng krung – Ribs
Pyllon – Round
Thylliej masi – Tongue
Khlieh masi – Head
Dohnud – Liver
Doh klong – Heart
Khyllai – Kidney
Dohlab – Spleen
Doh tawel /doh khu – Tripe
Nier khyndai syrtap – Part of the intestine with nine layers
Beef or "Doh masi" constitutes an important part of the Khasi diet 🥩🥩 There are stews, soups and curries which are oh so yum! Here are the different cuts of beef in Khasi 😃😃
Ban kham tip, kham suk ka leit ïew da lah lait lashai 😁😁
Lacking self-control – Iriang
Wholesale – Dielaka
Soon – Jang jang
Horizon – Ka Dongdit; ka Tnger
Then and there – Marte-marte
Toil – Dulon
Worry – Synta
Emergency – Ka Tan
Another list of Khasi words which we found! The more we know the better! 😀😀
🟡 Source: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev. Dr. Ïarington Kharkongor
Orange – rong sohñiamtra/ rong khleh saw khleh stem
Red – rong saw
Scarlet – rong saw kyrang/ rong saw haiñ haiñ
Maroon/ Plum – rong saw bthuh
Crimson – rong saw syngiang
Indigo – rong lir
Blue/ Azure – rong suiñ bneng
Navy blue – rong jngum synñia
Dark blue – rong thwei
Pink/ Magenta – rong saw jngum
Purple/ violet – rong sohbaingon/ rong saw jngum
Grey – rong bthuh/ rong dpei
Green – rong jyrngam/ rong tympew
Yellow – rong stem/ rong khangai pylleng
Peach – rong sohphareng
Brown – rong ktieh/ rong dumasla
Silver – rong rupa
Gold – rong ksiar
Black – rong iong/ rong iong synñia
White – rong lieh
Coral – rong paila
Beige/ Khaki – rong skei
Bronze/ Copper – rong tama
There are so many colours we can name in English, so here they are in Khasi. 🌈☔🌄🌧️
Please feel free to mention more colours in Khasi if you know them! 😀