Gracious me! – Mei-hum-ัa-ka mei!
Vowel – U Dak Sawa Hi
Mist – U Palam
Handcuff – Ka Hatkari
Precipice – Ka Synket
Homesick – Tngop-ัing
Ointment – Ka Malom
Square – Ka Matang
Honour – Ka Hormot
Here is another list of Khasi words to start using! ๐๐ค๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐ก Source: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev. Dr. รarington Kharkongor
Sympiw (rit khmat/ small eyes)
Tun tun (sngaid/ chubby)
Samah (sngaid bad lyngkot/ short and stout)
Shrieh (khih ksaiรฑ, balaiรฑ/ hyperactive, mischievous, oversmart)
Shyrjei (ima ka dur/ scary looking face)
Sadman
Sadmew
Thamer
Thohliap
Tah (from mattah meaning snail; a reference to being slow)
Krew krew (big eyes)
Piduiรฑ (sngaid/ fat)
Ldoiรฑ (heh briew bad biej/ big-built and dumb or foolish)
Kriw kriw (rit briew bad shalak/ small, smart or sly)
Bah Rai (raikhoh/ thin)
Bah Kyn jait Roi (ba kynroi than/ prone to having fights)
Priรฑ (Pnar) (ba รฏong/ a dark complexion)
Chru (Pnar) (Ka shriew/ Yam)
Sti (wrinkled looking or used for someone thin)
Mum (pronounced as Moom)
Another round of "Ki Kyrteng Sin"/ Khasi Nicknames ๐๐๐๐
These nicknames have been collected from the comments section of the earlier post on Khasi nicknames. Thank you to everyone who contributed! ๐คก๐ค ๐
Teapot: Shapushi
Suitable: Klai
Postman/ peon: U Paida
Bedroom: Ka Syntit
Statue: U Mawdur
Culture: Ka Jymbriew
Slice: Ka Lynniap
Look at these words! Many of us will not know of them at all! ๐ฒ๐ฎ
The Khasi language has a wealth of words which are no more in use today. We should make it a point to find out more words like these and use them in daily life! ๐๐๏ธ๐ฒ๐ค๏ธ
Source: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Rev. Dr. รarington Kharkongor
The Khasi word "Janor" means the mind and its reasoning power. In colloquial conversation it may refer to the brain. The actual word for brain is "Jabieng".
Covid times conversation: a guy was frustrated trying to explain vaccination and said: "Uuuuu, ka janor ba kot tang shi peris! Ba lah ong ruh sa katno ban ong biang, ban iada ialade, ka iada ia kiwei ruh!โ
Rough translation: "Uuuuu, a brain that has the depth of a saucer! I've said that it will protect you and it will protect others too!โ
"Janor" sent by @longnamkharpuri ๐๐๐ The "Janor" is inside the "Maloi" and so is the "Jabieng". Thank you for bringing this up in the "Maloi" comments! ๐๐๐
Loving the analogy between the mind and the saucer! ๐คฃ๐คฃ
A simple three letter Khasi word that is used to express pain, surprise, joy and sometimes even anger and disgust depending on how it is said. The variation in the tone adds a plethora of meaning to the expression, I use it frequently especially when I am unsure of how I am supposed to react to something and when I am usually speechless. My Khasi equivalent to the English version of โhmmmโ for when I do not know what to say. I think in Mizo it also means paternal aunt. My friendโs daughter calls me Ani Bibiana (because I am friends with her father). Unsure of the spelling in Mizo, but the pronunciation is the same. One word, so many meanings.
Ani!" sent by @bibianaryntathiang ๐ณ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ซ๐๐ Ani! Thank you for sending this! ๐๐
Bibiana Ryntathiang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, St Mary's College, Shillong, Meghalaya.