Fiji Hindi - English Dictionary
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Pronunciation :
| a as the a in ago | aa as the a in father | b as the b in bat | bh as the bh clubhouse |
| ch as the ch in butcher | chh as the ch in chat | d as the d in day | dh as the dh in |
| e as the e in bed | ee as the e in red | f as the f in fin | g as the g in get |
| gh as the gh in doghouse | i as the i in bit | ii as the i in machine | j as the j in jam |
| jh as the dgeh in hedgehog | k as the k in king | kh as the c in called | l as the l in line |
| m as the m in man | n as the n in not | o as the o in god | oo as the o in Europe |
| p as the p in pen | ph as the ph in phone | r as the r in red | rr as the rr in perr (tree) |
| s as the s in sit | sh as the sh in dish | t as the t in top | th as the th in thin |
| tth as the th in thug | u as the u in bull | uu as the oo in school | w as the w in will |
| y as the y in yell | au as the au in caught |
Language of origin:
Hindi - from the standard Hindi language. Most words are common to all Hindi dialects and most probably came to Fiji Hindi via the Eastern Hindi and Bihari dialects.
Urdu - words which are used in the Urdu language and have Persian or Arabic origin,
Awadhi - words from the Awadhi dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh state.
Bhojpuri -words from the Bhojpuri dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar
Magahi - words from the Magahi dialect Hindi spoken in south-eastern Bihar, now in Jharkhand state.
Chhattisgarhi -words from the Chhattisgarhi Hindi spoken in eastern Madhya Pradesh, now Chhattisgarh.
Maithili - words form the Maithili dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Bihar.
English - words from British English
Fijian - words from the language spoken by the native Fijians.
Grammatical Abbreviations:
v. - verb
n. - noun
adv. - adverb
adj. - adjective
conj. - conjunction
pron. - pronoun
int. - interjection
postp. - postposition - these come after the noun in Hindi.
abbr. - abbreviation
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a | aa | b | bh | ch | chh | d | dh | e | f | g | gh | h | i | j | jh | k | kh | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | t | th | u | w | y |
| ab | adv. | now [from Hindi], ab tak, ab talak - until now |
| abba | n. | father (used bu Muslims) [from Urdu], also: abbu - an affectionate form of abba |
| abhi | adv. | right now [from Hindi], abhi naii - not now |
| achanak | adj. | sudden [from Hindi], -adv achakke - suddenly [from Bhojpuri] |
| achaar | n. | pickle [from Hindi] |
| achchha | adj | good, nice [from Hindi] |
| adv. | okay, alright | |
| int. | I see! | |
| admi | n. | man, husband [from Urdu aadmi] |
| adrak | n. | ginger (Zingiber officinale) [from Hindi], synonym: aadii, soont -dry ginger |
| afsos | n. | regret, remorse, dejection [from Urdu] |
| agarbatti | n. | a thin long incense stick [from Hindi] |
| agar jo | conj. | if [from Urdu agar and Awadhi jo] |
| agle | adj. | next (agle saal - next year) [from Hindi agla] |
| agoro | v. | wait [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], agortaa - am waiting, agore - (he, she, they) is/are waiting, agorat (rahaa) - was waiting, agoris - (he, she) waited, agorin - (they) waited [from Awadhi], agorii - (he, she ) will wait [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], agoraa - (I) waited, agoregaa - (I) will wait [from Urdu], agorbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will wait [from Bhojpuri] |
| aise | adv. | like this, aisan - this kind [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: aisane |
| ajaad | adj. | free, independent [from Urdu aazaad], -n. ajaadi - independence |
| ajab | adj. | amazing, strange, rare [from Urdu], synonym: gajab |
| ajmao | v. | try, experiment, test [from Urdu aazmaa'ish], ajmataa - am trying, ajmae - (he, she, they) is/are trying, ajmaat (rahaa) - was trying, ajmais - (he, she) tried, ajmain - (they) tried [from Awadhi], ajmaii - (he, she ) will try [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], ajmayaa - (I) trieded, ajmayegaa - (I) will try [from Urdu], ajmabe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will try [from Bhojpuri] synonym: try karo |
| akchhar | n | letter (of the alphabet) [from Hindi] |
| akele | adv. | alone, by oneself, singly, unattended, unfriended; apart [from Hindi] |
| akkil | n. | wisdom, sensible [from Urdu aaqil], synonym: dimaag [from Hindi] |
| alag | adv. | unattached, unconnected, disconnected, detached, separated, distinct, loose, standing alone, unique, peculiar, placed apart aside, alag se or alge - separately [from Hindi] |
| alaawa | adv. | in addition, apart from [from Urdu] |
| Allah | n. | God [from Urdu < Persian < Arabic], also: Allah Taalah |
| ALTA | abbr. | Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act, also: ALTO - Agricultural Landlord and Tenant ordinance |
| amma | n. | mother [from Hindi], synonym: ma, ammii (used by Muslims) [from Urdu], maiyaa [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| amrud | n. | guava (Psidium guajava) [from Hindi] |
| anaar | n | pomegranate (Punica granatum) [from Hindi] |
| andaa | n. | egg [from Hindi] |
| andaaj | n. | guess, rough estimate [from Urdu, andaazah] |
| andhera | n. | a time of darkness, night or nightfall [from Hindi], synonym: andhiyar |
| andheriya | n. | moonless night |
| angur | n. | grape (Vitis vinifera) [from Urdu] |
| anguttha | n. | thumb, big toe [from Hindi] |
| araam karo | v. | rest [from Urdu aaraam], araam kartaa - am resting, araam kare - (he, she, they) is/are resting, araam karat (rahaa) - was resting, araam karis - (he, she) rested, araam karin - (they) rested [from Awadhi], araam karii - (he, she ) will rest [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], araam karaa - (I) rested, araam karegaa - (I) will rest [from Urdu], araam karbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will rest [from Bhojpuri], synonym: rest karo |
| are | int. | (used chiefly in calling to or addressing inferiors) Good gracious! O dear! What are you about! Oh! [from Hindi] |
| arkhati | n. | a recruiter's agent during the indenture period |
| asar | n. | effect [from Urdu < Persian < Arabic] |
| asli | adj | original, genuine, real [from Urdu < Persian < Arabic asli] |
| asmaan | n. | sky [from Urdu] |
| aspataal | n. | hospital [from English] |
| assi | n. | eighty [from Hindi] |
| athaarah | n. | eighteen [from Hindi] |
| atta | n. | father's sister (used by South Indians) , also: atte [from Tamil], also: ata [from Telugu] |
| auntie | n. | 1. aunt, 2. female adult friend, a generation older than speaker [from English] |
| aur | conj. | and [from Awadhi/Bojpuri] |
| aurat | n. | woman, wife [from Urdu] |
| awa | n. | 1. grandmother (used by South Indians), 2. an elderly woman, also: auwa [from Telugu] |
| awaaj | n. | noise, sound, shout [from Urdu awaaz] |
| aadat | n. | custom, habit, usage, practice, manner [from Urdu] |
| aadhaa | n. | half [from Hindi] |
| aafat | n. | disaster, misfortune [from Urdu] |
| aage | adv. | ahead, in front [from Hindi], aage pichhe karo- to hesitate |
| aagii | n. | fire [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| aaj | n. | today [from Hindi], aaj kal - nowadays |
| aaja | n. | paternal grandfather [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| aaji | n. | paternal grandmother [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| aakhri | adj. | last, final [from Urdu aakhir], aakhir - finally, after all |
| aaluu | n. | potato (Solanum tuberosum) [from Urdu < Persian < Sanskrit] |
| aam | n. | mango (Mangifera indica) [from Hindi] |
| aanch | n. | warmth [from Hindi] |
| aankhi | n. | eye [from Awadhi] |
| aansu | n. | tears [from Hindi] |
| aantaa | n. | flour [from Hindi] |
| aap | pron. | you (polite) [from Hindi] |
| aapan | pron. | his, her, your, their (refers back to the subject) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| aapul | n. | apple (Malus pumila) [from English] |
| aao | v. | come [from Awadhi/Magahi/Chhattisgarhi], aataa - am coming, aae - (he, she, they) is/are coming, aaat (rahaa) (also: aawat rahaa)- was coming, aais - (he, she) came, aain - (they) came [from Awadhi], aaii - (he, she ) will come [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], aayaa - (I) came, aaegaa - (I) will come [from Urdu], aabe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will come [from Bhojpuri] |
| aarti | n. | ceremony of waving lights in front of a deity [from Hindi] |
| aasaan | adj | easy [from Urdu], synonym: easy, sahaj [from Hindi] |
| aasirwaad | n. | a blessing (used by Hindus) [from Hindi] |
| aasra | n. | help [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| aaste | adv. | slowly, softly [from Urdu ahista], synonym: dhire |
| aath | n. | eight [from Hindi] |
| aatma | n. | soul, spirit, mind [from Hindi] |
| baabi karo | v. | to bake food in a pit oven [from Fijian vavi], synonym: lovo karo |
| baad me | adv. | later, - postp. after [from Hindi] |
| baadal | n. | cloud [from Hindi] |
| baaj | n. | hawk [from Hindi] |
| baaji | n. | win [from Urdu baazi meaning sport, game, wager], |
| baakas | n. | box [from English] |
| baakii | n. | left over, the rest, remainder [from Urdu] |
| baalu | n. | sand, gravel, grit [from Hindi] |
| baap | n. | father [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: pitaaji, abbaa, daddy |
| baar | n. | hair [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| baare me | postp. | about [from Awadhi] |
| baarah | n. | twelve [from Hindi] |
| baaro | v. | light [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],, bartaa - am lighting, baare - (he, she, they) is/are lighting, baarat (rahaa) - was lighting, baaris - (he, she) lit, baarin (they) lit [from Awadhi], baarii - (he, she ) will light [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], baaraa - (I) lit, baaregaa - (I) will light [from Urdu], barbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will light [from Bhojpuri], baraa - lit |
| baarr | n. | flood [from Hindi] |
| baat | n. | 1. thing, matter, reason [from Hindi], 2. word, 3. language |
| baat karo | v. | talk, converse [from Magahi], baat kartaa - am talking, baat kare - (he, she, they) is/are talking, baat karat (rahaa) - was talking, baat karis - (he, she) talked, baat karin - (they) talked [from Awadhi], baat karii - (he, she ) will talk [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], baat karaa - (I) talked, baat keregaa - (I) will talk [from Urdu], baat karbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will talk [from Bhojpuri], baat karwao - make (him/her) talk, see also: bolo |
| babba | n. | a term of endearment for a baby, especially a baby boy, also: babbi - for a bay girl |
| bachaa | leftover [from Hindi bachaa khucha], plural: bachis, | |
| bachao | v. | to save (something), see also: bacho - to survive |
| bachchaa | n. | young of animals [from Urdu bachchah meaning child] |
| badaam | n. | almond [from Urdu] |
| badlaa | n. | retaliation, revenge [from Urdu] |
| badlo | v. | exchange, change, substitution [from Urdu badal] |
| badnaam | n. | disreputable [from Urdu bad naam] |
| bagaas | n. | residue of crushed sugar cane [from English < French bagasse] |
| bagal | n. | side [from Urdu baghal] |
| baggi | n. | buggy [from English] |
| bahas | n. | argument, debate [from Urdu baHs] |
| bahaanah | n. | excuse, pretext, evasion, reason [from Urdu] |
| bahaare | n. | outside [from Awadhi] |
| bahini | n. | 1. sister [from Awadhi], synonym: jiji [from Hindi], a respectable form of address to a female |
| bahnoi | n. | sister's husband [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: jija |
| bahut | adv. | very e.g. bahut achchhaa (very good) |
| adj. | many, a lot [from Hindi], synonym: dher | |
| baigan | n. | eggplant (Solanum melongena) [from Hindi baygan] |
| baitho | v. | sit [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi]], synonym: baith jao |
| bajaar | n. | market [from Urdu baazaar], synonym: markit [from English market] |
| bajaa | adv. | has struck e.g. saat bajaa (seven o'clock) |
| bajao | v. | play (an instrument) [from Hindi bajana] |
| bajarru | n. | prostitute |
| bakadua | adv. | all at once [from Fijian vakadua] |
| bakalolo | n. | Fijian pudding made from coconut cream [from Fijian vakalolo] |
| bakewa | n. | sucking fish (Echenis naucrates) [from Fijian] |
| bakrraa | n. | goat (masculine) [from Hindi], bakrrii (feminine) |
| Bakra Iid | n. | Muslim festival commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, marks the end of Haj. also: Iid-Ul_Adha |
| bakerraa | n. | crab (used in Vanua Levu) [from Fijian] |
| baksis | n. | gift, donation, reward, alms, tip [from Urdu bakhshish] |
| balambala | n. | tree fern (Cyathea lunulata) ,used as a garden ornament [from Fijian balabala] |
| baltii | n. | bucket [from Hindi baaltii] |
| banao | v. | make [from Hindi banana] |
| band | n. | closed [from Hindi] |
| band gobhi | n. | cabbage (Brassica oleracea) [from Hindi] |
| band karo | v. | close [from Magahi], band kartaa - (I) am closing, baat kare - (he, she, they) is/are closing, band karat (rahaa) - was closing, band karis - (he, she) closed, band karin - (they) closed [from Awadhi], band karii - (he, she ) will close [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], band karaa - (I) closed, band keregaa - (I) will close [from Urdu], band karbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will close [from Bhojpuri] |
| bandar | n. | monkey [from Hindi] |
| bappaa | n. | father [from Magahi ] |
| barfi | n. | a cube-shaped sweet made from milk, sugar and spices [from Hindi] |
| baroobar | adj. | equal, even, level, alike [from Bhojpuri] |
| bareed | n. | bread [from English bread] |
| barraa | adj | big [from Hindi], feminine: barrii |
| adj | older , synonym: barrkanaa [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] | |
| barraa abba | n | father's elder brother, also: barrka abba [from Urdu] |
| barree | n. | hornet [from Hindi word for wasp], synonym: baraiyaa |
| barrhaao | v. | increase [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| barrhiyaa | adj | wonderful, terrific [from Hindi] |
| barrka | adj. | 1. elder [from Bhojpuri]. e.g. barrkaa bhaiyaa - elder brother, 2. - n. a term of address used to a male to get a favour., feminine: barrki, see also: barrka abba |
| barrki | n. | a term of address used to a female to get a favour, see also: barrki amma, barrki ammi |
| barrki amma | n. | father's elder brother's wife, also: barrki ammi (used by Muslims) |
| barrku | n. | brother-in-law, also: barrkau |
| barse | v. | raining [from Hindi barsaat] |
| bartan | n. | cooking utensils [from Hindi] |
| bas | adj. | enough [from Urdu] |
| n. | bus [from English] | |
| bastaa | n. | jute bag [from Urdu] |
| batao | v. | tell [from Magahi], batataa - (I) am telling, batae - (he, she, they) is/are telling, batat (rahaa) - was telling, batais - (he, she) told, batain - (they) told [from Awadhi], bataii - (he, she ) will tell [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], batayaa - (I) told, bataegaa - (I) will tell [from Urdu], batabe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will tell [from Bhojpuri] |
| batoro | v. | gather [from Awadhi] |
| battak | n. | duck [from Bhojpuri] |
| battii | n. | lamp, light [from Hindi] |
| bawaal | n. | problem, tension |
| becho | v. | sell [from Magahi], bechtaa - (I) am selling, beche - (he, she, they) is/are selling, bechat (rahaa) - was selling, bechis - (he, she) sold, bechin - (they) sold [from Awadhi], bechii - (he, she ) will sell [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], bechaa - (I) sold, bechegaa - (I) will sell [from Urdu], bechbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will sell [from Bhojpuri] |
| bukete | n. | pregnant [from Fijian] |
| behos | adj. | unconscious [from Urdu behosh] |
| besaram | adj. | shameless, immodest [from Urdu be sharm] |
| belee | n. | leafy green vegetable (Abelmoschus manihot) [from Fijian bele] |
| belfut | n. | breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) [from English]; synonym: uutoo |
| bemaar | adj. | sick, ill [from Urdu bimaar] |
| bekaar | adj | useless [from Urdu be kaar] |
| belo | n. | work break [from English bell] |
| besan | n. | pea flower [from Hindi] |
| besaram | adj | shameless, immodest [from Urdu be sharm] |
| betaa | n. | son [from Hindi] |
| betii | n. | daughter [from Hindi], synonym: bitiyaa |
| bhii | adv | also [from Hindi] |
| bibi | n. | Queen (in a game of cards) |
| bichaaraa | having pity on [from Hindi? - bechaaraa], bichaarii (feminine) | |
| bichhao | v. | spread out |
| bidaa | n. | farewell [from Urdu widaa], bidaaii - farewell ceremony |
| bif | n. | Thursday [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bigaarro | v. | 1. spoil, 2. influence people to follow wrong path |
| bigha | n. | acre |
| bigo | v. | throw, synonym: biig do [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bihaan | n. | tomorrow [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bihos | adj. | unconscious [from Urdu be hosh] |
| biin | n. | snake bean, long bean [from English bean] |
| biis | n. | twenty [from Hindi] |
| bilimbilii | n. | raft made of banana stem or bamboo [from Fijian bilibili] |
| bimba karo | v. | to quarrel [from Fijian veiba] |
| biich | postp. | between [from Hindi] |
| biiloo | n. | coconut shell bowl [from Fijian bilo] |
| binaa | postp. | without [from Hindi] |
| bindiyaa | n. | dot [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| biskut | n. | biscuit [from English] |
| biswaas | n. | trust [from Awadhi] |
| bitalia | never mind, leave it [from Fijian veitalia] | |
| biyaa | n. | seed [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bo | v. | plant |
| bojha | weight, stress [from Hindi] | |
| boil karo | v. | boil [from English], synonym: khaulao |
| bolao | v. | call [from Hindi bulao] |
| bolo | v. | say, speak |
| borra | n. | cow peas (Vigna sinensis), also: borraa bean |
| bos | n. | boss [from English], bosaai - acting like a boss |
| botal | n. | bottle [from English] |
| buddha | n. | 1. old [from Hindi], 2. old man [from Hindi], 3. slang for wife, feminine: burriya |
| budesaa | adj. | lazy [from Fijian vucesaa] |
| budh | n. | Wednesday [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bukhaar | n. | fever [from Urdu] |
| bul | n. | bull [from English], plural: bael |
| bula | int. | Fijian greeting [ from Fijian] |
| bulaangi | n. | visitor [ from Fijian vulagi] |
| bulaawaa | n. | invitation [from Hindi] |
| bulbul | n. | a bird, black in colour an d red rump introduced from Indian to Fiji [from Hindi] |
| bulu | adj. | blue colour [from English] |
| bulut | n. | bolt [from English] |
| burus | n. | brush [from English] |
| bustuiyaa | n. | lizard, gecko [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| buturaki | v. | to beat up someone [from Fijian] |
| bhabhi | n. | brother's wife [from Hindi], see also bhauji |
| bhaaji | n. | green leaves, choraiyaa ke bhaaji, belee ke bhaaji, daalo ke bhaaji [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhaarii | adj. | substantial, great, heavy [from Hindi], synonym: barraa |
| bhaarraa | n. | fare, rent [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhaat | n. | cooked rice [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhagwaan | n. | God [from Hindi], synonym: maalik, khudaa, allah |
| bhais | happened | |
| bhaiyaa | n. | brother, cousin , term of address for someone equal to subject [from Bhojpuri/Magahi] |
| bhajan | n. | Hindu devotional song [from Hindi] |
| bhajia | n. | a deep-fries spicy savoury made from pea flour, onion, bhaji, and chillli |
| bhalaai | n | for the good of |
| bhangrra | n. | a traditional dance of Panjabi origin |
| bhare | v. | to fill [from Bhojpuri] , Aaapan peet bhare khaaatir - To fill his stomach |
| bharo | v. | to fill, bharaa adj. - full, bhar -all (raat bhar - all night) |
| to pay | ||
| bharti | n. | 1. enrolment, 2. admission |
| bhauji | n. | elder brother's wife [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: bhabhi |
| bhejo | v. | send |
| bherraa | n. | sheep [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhii | conj. | also [from Hindi] |
| bhiijo | v. | get wet, bhijaao - make it wet [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhindi | n. | okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) [from Hindi] |
| bhittar | postp. | inside [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhuja | n. | a salty snack consisting of peas, peanuts, dried rice, and seo. |
| bhujo | v. | fry [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| bhulo | v. | forget [from Hindi bhool] |
| bhuuk | n. | hunger [from Hindi], bhuuke - from hunger [from Bhojpuri] Ham bhuuke martaa hai - I am dying from hunger. |
| bhuut | n. | devil [from Hindi], synonym: saitaan, tiboro |
| chaa | n. | tea [from Urdu < Persian < Chinese] |
| chaabii | n. | key [from Hindi] |
| chaabuk | n. | whip [from Hindi] |
| chaacha | n. | paternal uncle [from Hindi], also: chachu, synonym: kaaka, feminine: chaachi |
| chaahataa | n. | mud [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chaahii | v. | should [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chaal | n. | gait, walk, custom, trick [from Hindi] |
| adv. | turn (when playing cards) [from Hindi chalo] | |
| chaand | n. | moon [from Hindi], synonym: chandarma, chandanii - moonlight |
| chaar | n. | four [from Hindi], chauaa - four (in a card game) |
| chaaraa | n. | remedy, cure [from Urdu chaarah] |
| n. | bait [from Hindi] | |
| n. | fodder [from Hindi], charao - 1. graze (animals), 2. to deceive someone | |
| chabaao | v. | chew [from Hindi] |
| chaddar | n. | a sheet, veil [from Urdu chaadar] |
| chaak | n. | chock, mostly to stop sugar cane carts from moving [from English] |
| chaalis | n. | forty [from Hindi] |
| chamar | n. | an insulting term for an unworthy person |
| chamke | adj. | glitter [from Hindi chamak] |
| chamrra | n. | skin [from Hindi] |
| chana | n. | chick peas [from Hindi] |
| chandan | n. | sandalwood (Santalum album) [from Hindi] |
| chaar | n. | four [from Hindi], -adj. chaaro - all four |
| chakko | n. | small knife with folding blade [from Urdu chaaqoo] |
| chalaak | adj. | clever, expert, cunning [from Urdu chaalaak], -n. chalaaki |
| chalo | v. | move, walk, go, come on, go ahead |
| chandarma | n. | moon [from Hindi], synonym: chaand |
| chappal | n. | sandal [from Hindi] |
| charbii | n. | fat [from Hindi] |
| chaur | n. | cooked rice [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chor | n. | thief [from Hindi], chori karo - to steal |
| chasmaa | n. | spectacles [from Urdu chasmak] |
| chataai | n. | mat [from Hindi] |
| chatni | n. | chutney, a very spicy and usually very hot food made from, tamarind or mango with sugar and spices and mostly stored in vinegar. [from Hindi] |
| chaudah | n. | fourteen [from Hindi] |
| chaur | n. | uncooked rice [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chek karo | v. | to check something (from English check and Hindi karo) |
| chichinda | n. | snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina) [from Hindi] |
| chij | n. | thing [from Urdu cheez] |
| chimmach | n. | spoon [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chiinii | n. | sugar [from Hindi] |
| chikau | n. | wild yams (Dioscorea nummularia) [from Fijian tikau] |
| chinho | v. | recognise [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chirriya | n. | bird [from Hindi] |
| chitthi | n. | letter [from Hindi] |
| chokha | n. | a dish made by mixing steamed eggplant or potato with garlic, chilli and other spices. [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| choli | n. | a short blouse, with no or short sleeves that exposes the midriff and usually worn with a sari. choli suit - a choli worn with a wide skirt, also: ghagra-choli |
| choraiya | n. | a spinach-like vegetable [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], also: choraiya bhaji |
| chori karo | v. | steal [from Hindi chori and Magahi karo] |
| chot | n. | injury [from Hindi] |
| chotii | n. | braided hair [from Hindi] |
| chumcha | n. | someone who always agrees with people of influence |
| chumma | n. | kiss [from Bhojpuri], chumma leo v. - to kiss |
| chup raho | v. | be quiet, chuppe - quietly |
| chutiya | n. | one who lives on the earnings of his wife's prostitution; a term of abuse, a blockhead [from Hindi] |
| chuuha | n. | rat [from Hindi] |
| chhaapaa | n. | photograph, chhaapaa utaaro - take photograph [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chhaat karo | v. | vomit [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chalao | v. | put to work, drive, kaam chalao - survive |
| chhat | n. | roof [from Hindi] |
| chhauko | v. | season, onions, garlic, ginger and spices in oil, as the first stage of cooking curry [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chhe | n. | six [from Chattisgarhi], chhakki - six (in a card game) |
| chhed | n. | hole [from Hindi], chhedo v.- to pierce |
| chheko | v. | engagement [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chherro | v. | agitate |
| chhorro | v. | leave |
| chhota | adj. | small (masculine) [from Hindi], chhotkana - small one [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chhotii | adj | small (feminine) [from Hindi], chhotkani - small one [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| chhotka | adj. | younger [from Bhojpuri] |
| chhuri | n. | knife [from Hindi] |
| chhuuo | v. | touch |
| daag | n. | scar, blemish, stain [from Urdu daagh] |
| dakua | n. | kauri tree (Agathis macrophylla) [from Fijian dakua] |
| daal | n. | lentils [from Hindi] |
| n. | branch [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] | |
| daala | adv. | to err, be in error, afraid to face the consequences [from Fijian cala] |
| daal chini | n. | cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylancium) [from Hindi] |
| daalo | n. | taro [from Fijian dalo] |
| dam | n. | breath, vitality, moment [from Urdu] , ek dam - completely |
| damaad | n. | son-in-law [from Hindi daamaad] |
| daam | n. | 1. price [from Hindi], 2. expensive (bahut daam hai - it is very expensive), 3. dam [from English] |
| daada | n. | 1. father's elder brother [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], 2. paternal grandfather [from Hindi], also:daadu |
| daadi | n. | 1. father's elder brother's wife [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], 2. paternal grandmother [from Hindi] |
| daant | n. | tooth [from Hindi] |
| daarrii | n. | beard [from Hindi] |
| daaruu | n. | alcohol [from Hindi] |
| daawat | n. | an invitation (used by Muslims) [from Urdu] |
| dafe | times [from Urdu dafaa] | |
| dahii | n. | yogurt [from Hindi] |
| dam | n. | breath, life, vitality, vigour [from Urdu] |
| dalchini | n. | cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) [from Hindi] |
| daniva | n. | small fish like sardine (Sardinella) [from Fijian] |
| daruukaa | n. | edible plant related to sugar cane (Saccharum edule) [from Fijian duruka] |
| dar | n. | fear [from Hindi], v. daro |
| darjan | n. | dozen [from English] |
| das | n. | ten [from Hindi] , dassa - ten (in card game) |
| dasaa | adj. | condition, state [from Hindi] |
| daurro | v. | run [from Magahi] |
| dawai | n. | medicine [from Urdu dawaa] |
| Diwali | n. | Hindu festival of lights to celebrate the return of Lord Rama from exile. also: Dipawali |
| diwaal | n. | wall [from Urdu deewaar] |
| deg | n. | step [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| dekho | v. | see, dekhao - show, dekh bhaal - look after, care for |
| deo | v. | give [from Awadhi/Magahi] |
| derii | adv. | late [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| dewar | n. | husband's younger brother [from Hindi], dewraanii - husband's younger brother's wife |
| dipu | n. | depot - Place where Indian indentured labourers were kept before being transported to the colonies [from English] |
| dina karo | v. | to fish at night using lamp or torch [from Fijian dina (light)] |
| dikkat | adv. | difficulty |
| dil | n. | heart, soul, courage, generosity [from Urdu], dil kare - feel like, dil nahi kare - don't feel like. |
| dimaag | n. | brain/intellect [from Urdu dimaagh] |
| dimbidibi | n. | scraping from the stem of yangona (kava) plants used to make inferior yangona [from Fijian civicivi] |
| din | n. | day [from Hindi], din bhar - all day, din maro - kill time, to waste time doing nothing |
| diwaal | n. | wall [from Urdu] |
| diya | n. | small clay lamp used during Hindu religious ceremonies especially during Diwali |
| doktaa | n. | doctor [from English] |
| dongo | n. | red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle) [from Fijian dogo] |
| door | adj. | distant, remote, far [from Urdu] |
| dost | n. | friend [from Urdu] |
| dubraa | n. | thin [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: patraa |
| dui | n. | two [from Awadhi], duggi - two (in card game), - adj. duuno - both, duusra - second |
| dukaan | n. | shop, store, dukaandar - shopkeeper [from Urdu] |
| dukh | n. | sorrow, grief, distress [from Hindi], - adj dukhi , antonym: sukh |
| dulhaa | n. | bridegroom [from Hindi], dulhain [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] - bride |
| duaar | n | entrance to house. duaarpuja - Hindu worship on the bride's door [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| duniyaa | n. | world [from Urdu dunyaa] |
| dusman | n. | enemy [from Urdu dushman] |
| duudh | n. | milk [from Hindi] |
| duuno | both [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] | |
| duur | adv. | far [from Hindi] |
| duusar | adj. | other, another [from Awadhi], dusraa - second [from Hindi] |
| duwaar | n. | entrance [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| dhaaii | n. | two and a half [from Hindi] |
| dhaan | n. | rice (paddy) [from Hindi] |
| dhakkan | n. | lid [from Hindi] |
| dhanbaad | int. | thank you [from Hindi dhanyawaad], also: dhanyawaad |
| dhandhaa | n. | business, way of doing things [from Hindi] |
| dhang | n. | manner of doing something [from Hindi] |
| dhania | n. | coriander (Coriandrum sativum) [from Hindi] |
| dhar do | v. | 1. put away 2. hit, synonym: dharo [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| dher | adj. | a lot, plenty [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| dhilla | adj. | loose [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| dhiire | adv. | slow, soft , dhiire dhiire - slowly, softly [from Hindi] |
| dho | v. | wash [from Magahi], dhotaa - (I) am washing, dhoe, also:dhowe - (he, she, they) is/are washing, dhowat (rahaa) - was washing, dhois - (he, she) washed, dhoain - (they) washed [from Awadhi], dhoaii - (he, she ) will wash [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], dhoyaa - (I) washed, dhoegaa - (I) will wash [from Urdu], dhobe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will wash [from Bhojpuri], - n. dhobi - someone employed to do washing |
| dhokaa | v | deceive, to cheat one's (ill) fate [from Hindi] |
| dholak | n. | traditional Indian drum played by hitting both sides with hands. |
| dhoti | n. | traditional garment worn by Hindu men made up of long piece of cloth wound around waist and legs. (Used only by few priests at present) |
|
doh |
v. | carry |
| dhuuan | n. | smoke [from Hindi] |
| dhyaan | n. | concentration, meditation [from Hindi] |
| ek | n. | one [from Hindi], "a" pron. ekke - only one [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], ekka - Ace (card game), - adj. pahilkaa - first |
| ekdam | adv. | completely, surely [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| etnaa | adj. | this much |
| etwaar | n. | Sunday [from Hindi] |
| faalaa | n. | fellow [from English] |
| faank | n. | fork [from English] |
| faatak | n. | gate [from Hindi] |
| FACT | abbr. | Football Association Championship Tournament |
| faedaa | n. | benefit, profit [from Urdu faa'idah] |
| faeslaa | n. | decision, settlement [from Hindi] |
| fagua | n. | a Hindu festival, songs sung during the festival. [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] synonym: holi |
| failaao | v. | spread |
| fal | n. | fruit [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| falaawaa | n. | plough [from English] |
| faraak | n | dress [from English frock] |
| farkaa | adj. | difference [from Hindi], also farak |
| FBC | abbr. | Fiji Broadcasting Commission |
| FDB | abbr. | Fiji Development Bank |
| FEA | abbr. | Fiji Electricity Authority |
| FFA | abbr. | Fiji Football Association |
| fikar | n. | care, concern, anxiety, counsel [from Urdu fikr] |
| filam | n | movie [from English film] |
| fir | adv. | again [from Hindi] |
| firii | n. | free (from indenture) [from English] |
| firiimaan | n. | free man [from English] |
| FIT | n. | Fiji Institute of Technology |
| FJC | abbr. | Fiji Junior Certificate |
| FLP | abbr. | Fiji Labour Party |
| fokatiyaa | adj. | useless [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], adv. fokatiye (tum fokatiye mahinat kartaa - it is useless working hard) |
| FPSA | abbr. | Fiji Public Service Association |
| friihold | n. | land in Fiji that can be sold [from English] |
| FSC | abbr. | Fiji Sugar corporation |
| FSM | abbr. | Fiji School of Medicine |
| FTU | abbr. | Fiji Teachers Union |
| FTUC | abbr. | Fiji Trade Union Council |
| fua | n. | father's sister [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], see also: fuffa |
| fuffa | n. | father's sister's husband [from Hindi], see also: fua |
| fukni | n. | a tube into which one blows to stir up a fire. [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| fulori | n. | small round deep fried savoury made from pea flour, onions, chilli etc., see also: bara, bhajia |
| fuul | n. | flower [from Hindi] |
| fuul gobhi | n. | cauliflower (Brassica oleraceae) [from Hindi] |
| fuus ke ghar | n, | house made of grass, leaves and reeds |
| gaadur | n. | bat [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: changaadar [from Hindi] |
| gaai | n. | cow |
| gaajar | n. | carrot (Daucus carota) [from Hindi] |
| gaanaa | n. | song [from Hindi] |
| gaanja | n. | marijuana [from Hindi] |
| gaanthii | n. | knee [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| gaarii | n. | swear [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| gaddaar | n. | disloyal, treacherous [from Urdu ghaddaar] |
| gadhaa | n. | ass, fool [from Hindi] |
| gaj | n. | yard [from Urdu gaz] |
| gaiyaa | n. | cow [from Awadhi] |
| galat | adj. | wrong, incorrect, inaccurate [from Urdu ghalat] |
| gandhaae | smells bad | |
| ganna | n. | sugar cane [from Hindi] |
| gao | v. | sing, gaanaa n. - song |
| gaon | n. | village [from Hindi] |
| gap | n. | lie |
| garam | n. | hot [from Urdu garm] |
| garaund | n. | playing field [from English ground] |
| garda | n. | dust [from Urdu gard] |
| garib | adj. | poor/destitute [from Urdu gharib] |
| garam | adj. | warm, hot [from Urdu garm] |
| garri | n. | 1. sugarcane cart, 2. toy with wheels |
| gatai | n. | neck, throat [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| gauri | n. | a gay person, male with female mannerisms |
| gawaah | n. | witness [from Urdu] , gawaahee -testimony, evidence |
| gazal | n. | traditional love song [from Urdu] |
| geet | n. | enclosure for animals, paddock, corral [from English gate] |
| geng | n. | a work gang [from English gang] |
| gilass | n. | tumbler, glass [from English glass] |
| gino | v. | count, - n. gintii [from Hindi] -counting number |
| giraftaar | v. | arrest [from Urdu giriftaar] |
| girass | n. | grass [from English] |
| girmit | n. | 1. indenture [from English agreement], 2. the period during which the system was in operation. 3. the length of time for which the individual labourer was indentured. |
| girmitya | n | person who served under indenture |
| giro | v. | fall |
| Gita | n. | a Hindu sacred book containing part of the epic, Mahabharata. synonym: Bhagavad Gita |
| gitawa | n. | grunter fish with longitudinal stripe (Therapon jarbua) [from Fijian qitawa] |
| gobhii | n. | cabbage (Brassica oleracea) [from Hindi] |
| gol mirich | n. | black pepper (Piper nigrum) [from Hindi] |
| goolaa | adj. | round, circle [from Hindi], goolii n. - pill, small ball, marble, bullet, tablet, small round ball |
| goraa | adj | 1. fair (skin), whiteness, fair complexion [from Hindi] 2. a white man |
| gorment | n. | government [from English] |
| gorminti | n | public road [from English government] |
| gorr | n. | foot [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| gos | n. | meat [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| gulaab | n. | rose [from Urdu] |
| gulaab jaamun | n. | small elongated sweet, made with flour, ghi and coated with a syrup |
| gulaam | v. | 1. servant, 2. the Jack in a game of cards , -adv. gulaami - work under the control of someone else [from Hindi] |
| gulgula | n. | a doughnut - like sweet [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| gullidanda | n. | a game played with two sticks, the smaller of which is flicked with the larger then hit. |
| gurdwara | n. | Sikh temple [from Punjabi] |
| gussa | n. | anger, passion, rage [from Urdu ghussah] |
| gwaan | v. | exclamation used to shoo away animals [from English go on] |
| gyaarah | n. | eleven [from Hindi] |
| ghaam | n. | sunlight [from Hindi] |
| ghantaa | n. | hour [from Hindi] |
| ghar | n. | house [from Hindi], ghare - home |
| ghasita | n. | sledge without wheels pulled by horse or bullocks [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| ghi | n. | clarified butter [from Hindi] |
| ghorraa | n. | horse (masculine) [from Bhojpuri/Magahi ], ghorrii (feminine) |
| ghugri | n. | a dish of peas, boiled and spiced |
| ghus | n. | bribe [from Hindi] |
| ghuumo | v. | 1. to tour, travel, visit, move around, ghumaao - to take someone on a tour. 2. turn around, ghumaao - to turn something. muurr ghummao - turn the head. 3. muurr ghumaao - to influence one's thinking, ghuum gumaae ke - again and again |
| ghunsa | n. | fist, punch [from Hindi] |
| haan | n. | yes [from Hindi] |
| haddi | n. | bone [from Hindi] |
| haafaa | n. | half the task of a cane-cutting pair [from English: half] |
| haal | n. | state, condition, circumstance [from Urdu] synonym - haalat |
| haamaa | n. | hammer [from English] |
| haaro | v. | lose [from Hindi haar] |
| haath | n. | hand [from Hindi] |
| haathi | n. | elephant [from Hindi] |
| had | adv. | unbelievable [from Urdu hadd] |
| haddi | n. | bone [from Hindi] |
| haftaa | n. | week [from Urdu] |
| hai | v. | is, are, there is, there are |
| hajaar | n. | thousand [from Urdu] |
| hajj | n. | the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should perform at least once in their lifetime. [from Urdu] |
| halal | adj. | permitted to Muslims, especially meat slaughtered to Islamic law [from Urdu] |
| hal jao | v. | enter, synonym: halo [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| halluk | adj. | light weight. also: halka [from Hindi] |
| ham | pron. | I , ham log - we, hamaar - my, mine, hame - to me [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| handi | n. | pot [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| haram | adj. | not permitted to Muslims according to Islamic law [from Urdu] |
| haraami | n. | wicked, atrocious, doer of what is forbidden or unlawful, a wicked person, robber, an assassin; a rascal, a cheat, bastard [from Urdu haraam meaning unlawful, forbidden] |
| hardam | adv. | every moment [from Urdu har dam], adv. hardamme - all the time |
| hardi | n. | tumeric [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| hariyar | n. | greenery |
| haso | v. | laugh [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| hawaa | n. | wind, breeze, air, atmosphere [from Urdu] |
| hawan | n. | a sacred purifying ritual in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony [from Hindi] |
| hedmaan | n. | leader of a work gang [from English head man] |
| heeraa | n. | diamond [from Hindi] |
| himmat | n. | courage [from Urdu] |
| hing | Asafetida (Ferula assafoetida) [from Hindi] | |
| hisaab | n. | account, computation, rate [from Urdu] |
| hissa | n. | share, portion, lot [from Urdu hissah] |
| hiyãã | adv. | here [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| hoe | v. | happening, hoe laga - is happening |
| hos | n. | sense, mind, understanding from Urdu] hosh] |
| huan | adv. | there [from Awadhi] |
| husiyaar | adj. | intelligent, alert [from Urdu] hushyaar] |
| hukum | n. | order, decree [from Urdu] hukm] |
| hunnar | n. | skill, art [from Urdu] hunar] |
| hutel | n. | hotel [from English] |
| huwaan | adv. | there, that place |
| idhar | adv. | in this direction, here, on this side, this way [from Hindi] |
| ii | pron. | this, these, he, she, it [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| pron. | they, these | |
| iid | n. | Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan [from Urdu], also: Iid-Ul-Fitr |
| ijat | n. | honour, esteem, reputation [from Urdu izzat] |
| ilaichi | n. | cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) [from Hindi] |
| imandaar | adj. | trustworthy [from Urdu] |
| imli | n. | tamarind (Tamarindus indica) [from Hindi], imli ke chatnee - tamarind chutney |
| ingin | n. | engine [from English] |
| insaan | n. | man, human being, mankind [from Urdu] |
| iske | pron. | his, hers, its |
| to him, to her, to it | ||
| jaada | adj. | more than enough, more [from Urdu ziyaadah] |
| jaadu | n. | magic, conjuring, charm, effect of evil spirits [from Urdu] |
| jaali | n. | net [derived from Hindi jaal], also jaal |
| jaan | n. | soul, life [from Urdu] |
| janaawe | v. | shows |
| jaano | v. | know |
| jaanwar | n. | animal [from Urdu] |
| jaao | v. | go [from Awadhi] |
| jaat | n. | caste, race [from Urdu zaat] |
| jaatii | n. | native Fijian |
| jab | adv. | 1. when, at the time when, 2. as soon as, 3. in case, 4. since [from Hindi] |
| jabar | ad. | big [from Urdu zabar meaning above, superior, greater, top] |
| jael | n. | jail |
| jagah | n. | place, space, room [from Urdu jā’egah] |
| jahaaj | n. | ship [from Hindi] |
| jahaaji bhai | n. | people who came on the same ship, or just jahaaji |
| jahannam | n. | hell [from Urdu jahaannum] |
| jahar | poison [from Urdu zahr] | |
| jaise | like | |
| jaheli order | n. | prison officer [from Hindi jaheli and English order- literally meaning "order the prisoner"] |
| jaldi | adv | 1. quickly [from Urdu], 2. recently (abhi jaldii aais raha - came recently) |
| jalebi | n. | a ring-shaped orange/yellow coloured sweet, made from sugar, ghi, flour and yoghurt, left to ferment for a day then deep fried. |
| jamaana | n. | time, age, period [from Urdu zamaanah] |
| jamiin | n. | land, ground, earth [from Urdu zameen], jamiindaar - landlord |
| jan | n. | person |
| janam | n. | birth [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| jangal | n. | forest [from Hindi], jangli - 1. wild (jungli murgi - wild chicken), 2. uncivilised |
| jannat | n. | Heaven |
| jano | v. | know, janawe - shows, jantaa - (I) know |
| jao | v. | go [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi] |
| jaraa | adj. | burnt [from Bhojpuri] |
| jarao | v. | burn |
| jarr | n. | root |
| jarur | adv. | certainly, surely [from Urdu zaroor], jarurat - necessary |
| jasti | adj. | more, most, mostly, much [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: besii |
| jawaab | n. | answer, reply [from Urdu] |
| jawaan | adj | young, youth [from Urdu] |
| jaefar | n. | nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| jeb | n. | pocket [from Urdu] |
| jethaani | n | wife of husband's elder brother [from Hindi] |
| ji | adv. | yes, show politeness |
| jid | n. | stubborn [from Urdu zidd] |
| jiib | n. | tongue [from Hindi jiibh] |
| jiiraa | n. | cumin |
| jindagi | n. | life, living, existence [from Urdu zindagi], synonym: jeewan |
| jindaa | adj. | alive, living [from Urdu zindah] |
| jisme | in which, synonym: jisman | |
| jito | v. | to win |
| jiu | n. | mind [from Bhojpuri] |
| jon | pron. | who, which [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], jiske -whose |
| jor | adj. | fast [from Urdu zor] |
| jorra | adj. | pair |
| jos | n. | enthusiasm, passion, lust [from Urdu josh] |
| joto | v. | till the soil |
| juaar | n. | tide |
| julum | adj. | fine, great [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| juuta | n. | shoe |
| jhaarru | n. | broom, -v. jhaarro - to sweep |
| jhagra | n. | fight |
| jhanjhat | n. | argument |
| jhinga | n. | prawn, lobster |
| jhund | n. | group [from Hindi] |
| jhuura | adj. | dry [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaa | adv. | what, synonym: kaunchii [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaabij | n. | Chinese cabbage [from English cabbage] |
| kaabu | n. | control, possession, hold [from Urdu qaaboo] |
| kaaeda | n. | good manners |
| kaafi | adv. | 1. quite, fairly 2. enough [from Urdu] |
| kaagaj | n. | paper [from Urdu kaagaz] | kaahe | adv. | why [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaaka | n. | father's younger brother [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaaki | n. | father's younger brother's wife [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaam | n. | work [from Hindi] , job, kaamchor - someone who tries to avoid work |
| kamij salwar | n. | Indian women's clothing made up of knee length tunic and loose trousers. , also: salwar kamij |
| kaaran | reason [from Hindi] | |
| kamaal | adj | extraordinary |
| kaam karo | v. | work |
| kaan | n. | ear [from Hindi] |
| kaanun | n. | rule, law, system [from Urdu qaanoon] |
| kaaran | because of, for the reason | |
| kaato | v. | cut, bite |
| kab | adv. | when |
| kabar | n. | grave [from Urdu qabr], kabrastaan - cemetery, graveyard |
| kabhi | adv. | sometime[from Hindi] , kabhi kabhi - sometimes |
| kabhi nahi | adv. | never |
| kabuttar | n. | pigeon, dove [from Urdu kabootar] |
| kachua | n. | turtle (Chelonia) |
| kachcha | adj. | raw, uncooked, unsealed (road) [from Hindi] |
| kaed | n. | imprisonment, confinement [from Urdu qaid] |
| kaahe | adj. | why [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaddu | n. | pumpkin |
| kahaan | adv. | where[from Hindi] |
| kahaanii | n. | story, synonym: khissa |
| kahaawat | n. | saying, proverb [from Hindi] |
| kai | n. | blue-green algae [from Fijian kai] |
| kaila maro | v. | to shout , cheer [from Fijian kaila and Hindi maro] |
| Kailoma | n. | part-European [form Fijian kai loma] |
| kaisan | adv. | what kind of |
| kaise | adv. | 1. how 2.how are you [from Awadhi], kaisan - what kind [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| Kaiviti | n. | Fijian [from Fijian], alt. sp. Kaibiti, synonym: jaatii |
| kal | n. | yesterday [from Hindi] |
| kamaal | adv | marvel, wonder [from Urdu] |
| kamal ke fuul | n. | lotus [from Hindi] |
| kamao | v. | 1. earn money 2. jamiin kamao - prepare land for cultivation |
| kamar | n. | waist [from Urdu] |
| kammar | n. | blanket [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| Kampani | n. | the CSR Company in Fiji [from English company] |
| kamrak | n. | star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) |
| kamtii | adj. | deficient, few, little, rare [from Urdu kam] |
| kanaade | n. | mullet -fish (Mugilidae) [from Fijian kanade] |
| kandhaa | n. | shoulder [from Hindi] |
| kanghi | n. | comb [from Hindi] |
| kanikani | n. | scales and roughness of skin caused by excessive drinking of kava [from Fijian] |
| kanoon | n. | law [from Urdu] |
| kantaap | n. | the leafy top of a sugar cane plant [from English cane top] |
| kaprraa | n. | cloth, clothing [from Hindi] |
| karaila | n. | bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) [from Hindi] |
| karamua | n. | water spinach (Cenchrus echinatus) |
| karejaa | n. | liver [from Bhojpuri] |
| kariyaa | adj. | black [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| karo | v. | do |
| karom board | n. | a game where players flick disks to holes in corners of board. |
| karraa | adj. | 1. hard, difficult. 2. clever [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| karraai | n. | wok like cooking pot. |
| karua | n. | wife's sister's husband, brother [from Fijian karua] |
| kasar | n | lacking, error [from Urdu] |
| kasao | adj. | very drunk [ form Fijian kasou] |
| kasera | n. | cassava [from Fijian kasera] |
| kasuur | n. | fault, defect, blame, sin, failure [from Urdu qusoor] |
| katha | n. | a Hindu prayer ceremony |
| kathak | n. | a traditional Indian dance |
| katthar | n. | jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kaum | n. | nation, people [from Urdu qaum] |
| kaur | n. | morsel |
| kavika | n. | Malay apple (Syzygium malaccense) [from Fijian] |
| kawaango | n. | spangled emperor fish (Lethrinus nebulosis) [from Fijian kawago] |
| kawakawa | n. | yellow-finned groper fish (Serranidae) [from Fijian] |
| kazjan brada | n. | cousin brother - a male first cousin, feminine: kajan sista |
| ke | postp. | of (possessive) (Ram ke kutta - (Ram's dog)) |
| postp | to (object marker) (Ham tum ke buk dia rahaa - I gave the book to you) | |
| postp | after (Teen baj ke das minit - Ten minutes past (after) three), (Khaanaa khae ke -After eating) | |
| postp | on (Mangar ke - on Tuesday) | |
| postp | has, have (Buk Ram ke lage hai. - Ram has the book) | |
| postp | with (Ham Ram ke sanghe jaega - I will go with Ram) | |
| postp | for (Ram ke khaatir buk - Book for Ram) | |
| kek | n. | cake [from English] |
| kekraa | n. | mud crab, also bakeraa in Vanua Levu |
| keraa | n. | banana [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kerekere karo | v. | to borrow something [from Fijian kerekere and Hindi karo] |
| ketna | adj. | how much, how many |
| ki | conj. | or (Tum aapul mangtaa ki keraa? -Do you want apple or banana?) |
| conj. | that (conjoiner) (Ham jantaa raha ki tum nai aaega - I knew that you will not come) | |
| conj. | when (conjoiner) (Jab ki tum paas kar lega - When you pass) | |
| kichin | n. | kitchen [from English] |
| kidhar | adv. | where, aur kidhar - somewhere else |
| kiimat | n. | price, value, worth, cost [from Urdu qeemat] |
| kik karo | v. | kick |
| kinaare | n. | shore, river bank, edge, margin [from Urdu kinaarah] |
| kirtan | n. | Hindu devotional song [from Hindi] |
| kirua | n. | insect [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kisaan | n. | farmer [from Hindi] |
| kitaab | n. | book [from Urdu] |
| kismat | n. | fortune, fate [from Urdu qismat] |
| kiske | pron. | whose , who |
| koii | pron. | 1. any, some, someone, koii nai - no one , 2. will (chale koii - will go) |
| kokii | n. | parrot |
| kon | adj. | who, which one [from Chhattisgarhi], synonym: ke [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| konchi | adj. | what [derived from Hindi kaun chij meaning what thing], alt. sp. - kaunchi |
| koro | n. | village [from Fijian] |
| kosaa | n. | dregs of kava [ from Fijian kosa] |
| kosis | n. | attempt, endeavor, labor, exertion [from Urdu koshish], -v. kosis karo |
| kota | n. | quota, usually in reference to sugar cane [from English] |
| kuuna | n. | (water) well [from Hindi] |
| kuch | adj. | some, kuch nahii - nothing, aur kuch - something else |
| kuchla | n. | pickle made from grated green fruit like mango and starfruit |
| kudo | v. | jump |
| kuli | n. | a derogatory term for a person brought to Fiji, from India, as an indentured labourer |
| kuukaa | n. | mangrove crab [ from Fijian kuka] |
| kulambar | n. | overseer [from English call the number] |
| kumaalaa | n | sweet potato [ from Fijian kumala] |
| kurbaal | n. | crowbar [from English] |
| kurrsi | n. | chair [from Urdu] |
| kurta | n. | 1. blouse [from Urdu], 2. a kind of shirt of Indian origin worn on formal occasions. kurta pajama - kurta and trousers suit |
| kutta | n. | dog (masculine) [from Hindi], kutia (feminine) [from Hindi] |
| khaaki | n. | earthy colour [from Urdu khāk meaning earth] |
| khaala | n. | mother's sister (used by Muslims) [from Urdu] |
| khaali | adj | 1. empty, blank 2. only [from Urdu] |
| khaalu | n. | mother's sister's husband (used by Muslims) [from Urdu] |
| khaana | n. | food [from Hindi] |
| khaandaan | n. | family, lineage, dynasty [from Urdu] |
| khansi | n. | cough [from Hindi], -v. khanso |
| khabar | n. | news, information [from Urdu] |
| khalaas | n. | finished [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], khalaas karo v. |
| kharraa ho | v. | stand [from Bhojpuri/Magahi] |
| khaas | adj. | special, particular [from Urdu] |
| khaatir | n. | sake, behalf, for [from Urdu] |
| khabar | n. | news, information, report [from Urdu] |
| khaki | n. | a greenish-brown colour worn by workmen or soldiers |
| Khalsa | n. | the Sikh community [from Panjabi] |
| khao | v. | eat, khaanaa - food [from Awadhi/Magahi/Chhattisgarhi] |
| kharido | v. | buy |
| khatiya | n. | bed [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| kharaab | adj | bad, ruined, spoiled [from Urdu] |
| kharcha | n. | expenditure |
| kharido | v. | buy [from Urdu] |
| kharra | n. | standing [from Hindi] |
| kharraa ho | v. | stand up |
| khassi | n. | goat (male) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| khatam | adj. | finished, done [from Urdu khatm] |
| khatmal | n. | bedbug [from Hindi] |
| khatrah | n. | danger, fear, risk [from Urdu] |
| khedo | v. | chase |
| khelo | v. | play |
| khet | n. | farm, khetii - farming |
| khicho | v. | pull |
| khichri | n. | 1. a dish pf rice, daal, spices and onions cooked together. 2. to mix things up in a disorganised way |
| khiir | n. | milk rice [from Hindi] |
| khiira | n. | cucumber [from Hindi] |
| khilaaf | prep. | against [from Urdu] |
| khirrki | n. | window [from Hindi] |
| khissa | n. | tale, fable [from Urdu qissah] |
| kholo | v. | open, -adj. khulaa |
| khuun | n. | blood [from Urdu khoon], khuuni - murderer |
| Khuda | n. | God [from Urdu] |
| khusi | adj. | happy [from Urdu khoosh] |
| khyaal karo | v. | take care of, keep an eye on |
| laaek | adj. | capable |
| laal | adj. | red [from Urdu], lalkaa (masculine)- red one, lalkii (feminine)- red one |
| laali | n. | sweets |
| n. | wooden drum [from Fijian] | |
| laddu | n. | a sweet made of rice or suji, milk, sugar and cardamom, folded in ghi |
| laesan | n. | licence [from English] |
| lagbhag | adj. | approximately [from Hindi] |
| lage | adv. | near [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| v. | in possession of (Hamaar lage hai - It is with me) | |
| adj. | what relationship (Kaka lage - related to me as uncle) | |
| v. | happens (Chot lage - injury happens) | |
| lainamaan | n. | person who lays temporary railway line [from English line man] |
| laiin | n | barracks [from English line] |
| lairo | n. | land crab [from Fijian lairo] |
| lamba | adj | tall, long [from Hindi], lambkanaa - tall one [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], lambaaii - length |
| lamu | adv. | acting in a cowardly way. [from Fijian] |
| lao | v. | bring |
| lapataa | adj. | missing [from Urdu] |
| laparwaahi | n. | carelessness, negligence [from Urdu] |
| larrka | n. | boy, son [from Bhojpuri] |
| larrki | n. | girl, daughter |
| larro | v. | fight |
| lathi | n. | a walking stick |
| lauki | n. | squash, bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) [from Hindi] |
| lauto | v. | return, turn back, lautao - to return something [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| lawang | n. | cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) [from Hindi] |
| lawena | n | kava stem (as opposed to root) [from Fijian lawena], see also: nangona |
| lef | n | left [from English] |
| lehsun | n. | garlic (Allium sativum) [from Hindi] |
| lekin | conj. | but [from Awadhi] |
| lenga | n. | problem, distress [from Fijian leqa] |
| leto | v. | lie |
| libistik | n. | lipstick [from English] |
| liis | n. | lease [from English] |
| likho | v. | write |
| lo | v. | take, synonym: leo, also postp. eg. khae lo |
| log | n. | people [from Hindi], plural marker (Larrkaa log - boys), log geet - folk song |
| logan | n. | people, plural marker (Larrkaa logan - boys) |
| loha | n. | iron [from Bhojpuri] |
| lota | n. | brass or iron container usually used in Hindu religious ceremonies [from Hindi] |
| lotu | n. | church, prayers [from Fijian] |
| lovo karo | v. | bake food in earth oven [from Fijian lovo and Hindi karo] |
| luk jao | v. | hide, synonym: luko [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| maa | n. | mother |
| maachis | n. | matches [from English] |
| maaf karo | v. | forgive, pardon |
| maal | n. | riches, property, merchandise [from Urdu] |
| maalik | n. | god [from Urdu] |
| maama | n. | mother's brother [from Hindi] , maami - maamaa's wife |
| maamla | n. | problem |
| maango | v. | ask, want, (ham) mangtaa - (I) want [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| maano | v. | agree to, also: maan jao |
| maarit | n. | civil marriage [from English marriage] |
| maaro | v. | beat, kill [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi] |
| maarkit | n. | market [from English] |
| mast | enraptured | |
| maasta | n. | male teacher [from English master] |
| machchhar | n. | mosquito (Aedes aegypti) [from Hindi] |
| machhri | n. | fish [from Awadhi], machhri maro - to fish |
| madarsa | n. | Muslim religious school [from Urdu] |
| madat karo | v. | help [from Urdu madad] |
| madh makkhi | n. | bee (Apis mellifera) [from Hindi] |
| magaj | n. | brain, intellect [from Urdu maghz] |
| mahal | n. | palace [from Urdu] |
| maina | n. | mynah bird introduced form India to Fiji (Acridotheres tristis) |
| maja | n. | paste made from flour and ground glass, used to coat kite string to cut an opponent's kite string during a kite fight. |
| majboor | adj. | compelled, helpless, oppressed [from Urdu] |
| mahangaa | adj | expensive [from Hindi] |
| maharbaani | n. | favour, kindness [from Urdu mihrbaani] |
| mahinaa | n. | month [from Urdu] |
| mahinat | adj. | hardwork, persevere |
| n. | mile [from English] | |
| maiyaa | n. | mother [from Magahi/Awadhi/Bhojpuri] synonym: maa, ammii |
| majaa | n. | taste, relish, enjoyment, pleasure [from Urdu mazah] |
| majboot | adj. | strong [from Urdu mazboot] |
| makai | n. | corn (Zea mays) [from Hindi], makai ke aataa - corn flour |
| makhmal | n. | velvet [from Urdu] |
| makkhi | n. | fly (Musca domestica) [from Hindi] |
| makrra | n. | spider [from Hindi] |
| mala | n. | garland made from flowers and used in weddings or honouring guests. |
| manaa | n. | prohibition, not allowed [from Urdu mana] |
| mandali | n. | 1. a group of people who organise themselves in a club to sing religious songs |
| mandap | n. | the decorated square where the bride and groom sit during a Hindu wedding ceremony |
| mandaraaji | n | South Indian [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| mandir | n. | Hindu temple or shrine [from Hindi] |
| mangal sutra | n. | a beaded chain worn by marries Hindu women |
| mangar | n. | Tuesday [from Bhojpuri] |
| manzil | n. | destination, goal [from Urdu] |
| mar jao | v. | 1. die [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi], synonym: maro, 2. mar mar ke kaam karo - work extremely hard |
| mard | n. | man, male, hero, husband [from Urdu] |
| mareej | n. | patient [from Urdu] |
| markaj | n. | a small mosque [from Urdu] |
| marrha | n. | shed made for special occasions |
| masala | n. | 1. curry powder, 2. fertilizer |
| masiin | n. | machine [from English] |
| masjid | n. | mosque [from Urdu] |
| mast | adj. | drunk/intoxicated, happy [from Urdu] |
| matar | n. | peas (Pisum sativum) [from Hindi] |
| matangaali | n. | Fijian land owning unit [from Fijian mataqali] |
| mateni | adj. | drunk [from Fijian] |
| matlab | n. | meaning [from Urdu] |
| mattii | n. | 1. soil , 2. funeral (Mattii parr gaye - has been buried) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| matua | adj. | ripe, ready for harvest [from Fijian] |
| mauj | n. | enjoyment, ecstasy [from Urdu] |
| maukaa | n. | chance, opportunity [from Urdu mauqa] |
| maulbi | n. | 1. a Muslim priest or religious leader. 2. Someone learned in Muslim law [from Urdu] |
| mausam | n. | weather [from Urdu] |
| mausi | n | mother's sister [from Hindi], mausa - mother's sister's husband |
| maut | n. | death [from Urdu] |
| me | postp. | in [from Hindi], on (Ghar me - in the house) |
| medhak | n. | frog, toad, cane toad (Bufo marinus) [from Hindi] |
| mehndi | n. | a reddish-orange dye used to decorate the hands and feet of Indian women for wedding. |
| meke | n. | Fijian dance [from Fijian] |
| mem | n. | European woman [from English ma'am] synonym - memiyaa |
| methi | n. | fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) [from Hindi] |
| minit | n. | minute [from English] |
| mircha | n. | chilli [from Hindi] |
| mittha | adj. | sweet [from Hindi miitha], mithaai - sweets, lollies, mittha paani - soft drink |
| moch | n. | moustache [from Hindi muunch] |
| mojaa | n. | socks [from Hindi] |
| motaa | adj. | (masculine) thick , fat [from Hindi] , motii (feminine) |
| motar | n. | car [from English motor] |
| moto | n. | spear [from Fijian] |
| muft | adj. | free, gratis [from Urdu] |
| muh | n. | mouth [from Hindi] |
| muluk | n. | country of origin [from Urdu mulk] |
| munaafa | n. | profit [from Urdu] |
| mung bean | n | (Phaseolus Mungo) small round green bean used for daal [from Hindi] |
| murai | n. | radish [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| murdaa | n. | corpse [from Urdu murdah], synonym: body [from English] |
| murgii | n. | (feminine) hen, chicken , murgaa (masculine) |
| muskil | adj. | difficult [from Urdu mushkil] |
| mutthi | adj. | handful [from Bhojpuri] |
| murku | n. | a dry crisp savoury made of besan dropped into hot oil in thin strips in the shape of concentric circles. |
| muurr | n. | head [from Awadhi] |
| muus | n. | mouse [from Hindi] |
| naach | n. | dance [from Hindi] |
| naak | n. | nose [from Hindi] |
| naara | n. | stream [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| naam | n. | name, title, honor, fame [from Urdu] |
| naana | n. | maternal grandfather [from Hindi] |
| naani | n. | maternal grandmother [from Hindi] |
| naata | n. | relationship, alliance, kin, affinity [from Hindi] |
| naati | n. | daughter's son [from Hindi], naatin - daughter's daughter |
| naazuk | n. | slender, fragile, delicate [from Urdu] |
| na | adj. | no [from Hindi] |
| nabbe | n. | ninety [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| nabbu | n. | citrus fruit, mittha nabbuu - orange, khatta nabbu - lime. |
| nadi | n. | river[from Hindi] |
| nafrat | n. | hate [from Urdu] |
| nahaao | v. | bathe |
| naibi | n. | Fiji chestnut (Inocarpus fagiferus, Leguminosae) - a large nut tree native to the Pacific [from Fijian] na ivi] |
| nai | adj. | no, not |
| nagiich | adj. | near, close [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| nakai | n. | freshwater bivalve (Batissa violacea) [from Fijian na kai] |
| nakal utaaro | n. | mimic [from Urdu naql], nakalii - artificial, spurious, counterfeit |
| nakkhun | n. | nail/claw [from Urdu naakhun] |
| nakhraah | n. | air, pretence, swagger, fashion [from Urdu] |
| namaste | int. | greeting [from Hindi] |
| nanad | n. | husband's sister [from Hindi] , see also: nandoi |
| nandoi | n. | husband's sister's husband [from Hindi] |
| nangaarii | n. | sea crab (Scylla serrata) [from Fijian na qari] |
| nangio | n. | shark [from Fijian na qio] |
| nagiiche | near [from Awadhi] | |
| nahi | adj | no, also nai, naahi |
| nanduna | n. | freshwater eel [from Fijian na duna] |
| nangona | n. | kava (Piper methysticum) [from Fijian yagona] |
| nariyal | n. | coconut (Cocos nucifera) |
| narongi | n. | mandarin (Citrus reticula) |
| nau | n | nine [from Hindi] , nauaa - nine (in card game) |
| naram | adj. | soft [from Urdu narm] |
| narongii | n. | mandarin [from Hindi naarangii meaning orange] |
| nasaa | n. | intoxication, drunk |
| nateeja | n. | result [from Urdu] |
| naubat | n. | time [from Urdu] |
| naukar | n. | servant, employee [from Urdu], naukri - job |
| naura | n. | mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| nawa | adj. | new, naukanaa - new one [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| nek | adj. | good, lucky, virtuous, pious [from Urdu] |
| NFP | abbr. | National Federation Party - first political party established in Fiji in 1964 , mainly supported by Fiji Indians |
| NFU | abbr. | a farmer's (mainly sugarcane) supporting the Fiji Labour party |
| nichche | postp. | under [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| niila | n | nail [from English] |
| niind | n. | sleep [from Hindi] |
| nikah | n. | a Muslim wedding ceremony [from Urdu] |
| nikalo | v. | take out, evict |
| nimak | n. | salt [from Urdu namak], nimkin - salty [from Urdu namkiin] |
| nimkis | n. | a savoury made from deep-fried flour and spices such as hardi, jeera and salt |
| nishaan | n. | mark, sign, signal, emblem, target [from Urdu] nishaana - aim |
| NLTB | abbr. | Native Land Trust Board - organisation responsible for leasing out native land in Fiji |
| nunga | n. | salt water fish (Siganus vermiculatus) [from Fijian nuqa] |
| nutli | n. | a tiny seasonal river fish, whitebait (Salangidae) |
| nyaay | n | justice |
| ojha | n. | a medium, someone who claims to be able to communicate with spirits |
| ongo | n. | barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) [from Fijian ogo] |
| ongri | n. | finger, toe [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| oo | int. | oh! (exclamation) |
| oos | n. | dew [from Hindi] |
| ooth | n. | lip [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| otnaa | adj. | that much, so much |
| paai | n. | ray fish [from Fijian vai] |
| paalo | v. | look after, rear (child or animal) |
| paan | n. | a combination of betel nut, cloves, lime etc., wrapped in betel leaves and chewed, especially during weddings. |
| paanch | n. | five [from Hindi], panji - five (in card game), -adj. pancho - all five |
| paani | n. | 1. water, rain [from Hindi] , 2. a children's game in which one team tries to stack up tins cans while the other tries to knock it down by throwing a ball. [from Fijian] |
| paani barse | v. | raining |
| paao | v. | find |
| paar karo | v. | cross [from Hindi] |
| pachaas | n. | fifty [from Hindi] |
| paglaa | adj | 1. mad, insane, idiotic 2. stupid, distressed [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], feminine: paglii |
| pagrri | n. | turban [from Hindi] |
| pahaarr | n. | hill, mountain [from Hindi] |
| pahile | adj. | first, beforehand [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], pahilkaa - first one [from Bhojpuri], pahilaa |
| pahino | v. | wear [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| pahuch | n. | reach [from Hindi] , -v. pahucho |
| pahunaa | n. | guest [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| pahurro | v. | swim [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| paidar | adv. | to walk ,on foot [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| paijaama | n. | trousers [from Hindi pajaama] |
| painap | n. | pineapple [from English] |
| paisa | n. | money [from Hindi] |
| paisam | n. | a delicacy of South Indian origin made from lentils, mung beans, milk, sugar and spices and eaten as desert. |
| pakao | v. | cook |
| pakorra | n. | a savoury made of pea-flour, potatoes, carrots and deep fried. |
| pakhna | n. | feather |
| pakka | adj | ripe |
| pakki | n | railway line (as opposed to kachchaa (temporary) line) |
| pakrro | v. | hold, catch |
| palet | n. | plate [from English] |
| pallaa | n. | door [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| palwaar | n. | family, relation [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| pandit | n. | 1. a Hindu priest. 2. a learned person |
| pandrah | n. | fifteen [from Hindi] |
| panjaa | n. | claw [from Hindi] |
| panpan | v. | sniff, methylated spirit, fuel or glue in order to get a stimulating effect. |
| papita | n. | pawpaw, papaya (Carica papaya) [from Hindi] |
| paraakaa | n | fire crackers [from English cracker] |
| parcho | v. | Hindu welcome to the groom's party. [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| pardaa | n. | curtain, screen, veil [from Urdu] |
| parrho | v. | learn[from Hindi] , study. parrhao - teach , paharrwao - to get someone else to teach |
| parrosi | n. | neighbour [from Hindi] |
| parsad | n. | food shared by all at the end of a Hindu ceremony |
| parsoo | n. | the day after tomorrow, the day before yesterday [from Hindi] |
| pasand | n. | choice, approval, preference [from Urdu] |
| pasiinaa | n. | sweat, perspiration [from Hindi] |
| pataa | n. | news, pata nahi - don't know, pate nahi - to emphasise not knowing, pata lagao - find out |
| patoh | n | daughter-in-law [from Hindi] |
| patthar | n. | stone [from Hindi] |
| patra | adj. | thin (masculine) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] synonym: dubra, patri (feminine) |
| patti | n. | leaf [from Hindi] |
| pe | postp. | at, on |
| peet | n. | stomach, belly [from Hindi] |
| perr | n. | tree [from Hindi] |
| piaaj | n. | onion [from Urdu] |
| piala | n. | a bowl - like cup, usually enamel [from Urdu], piala cut - pudding-bowl haircut |
| pichhee | postp. | 1. behind [from Magahi], 2. because of (larrkii ke pichee - because of the girl) |
| pio | v. | drink, smoke |
| piraawe | v. | hurting [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| pitaaji | n. | father [from Hindi] |
| pithi | n. | back (of body) [from Bhojpuri] |
| pito | v. | beat [from Magahi] |
| piyaaj | n. | onion [from Urdu |
| poni | n. | short [from English pony] |
| poota | n. | son's son [from Hindi] , pooti - son's daughter |
| pudina | n. | mint (Mentha arvensis) [from Hindi] |
| pul | n. | bridge [from Hindi] |
| puunch | n. | tail [from Hindi] |
| puuchho | v. | ask |
| puura | n. | 1. all 2. complete [from Hindi] |
| puusi | n. | cat [from English pussy] |
| pyaar | n. | love [from Hindi] , pyaar karo - to love |
| raaji | adj. | willing, satisfied, agreed [from Urdu raazi] |
| raakhi | n. | 1. ash [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], 2. a rosette-like decoration tied by a girl on her brother's wrist during the celebration of Raksha Bandhan [from Hindi] |
| raat | n. | night [from Hindi] |
| raftaar | n. | speed [from Urdu ] |
| rahaa | v. | was, were |
| raho | v. | live, stay, rahan do - leave it, don't worry about it |
| Raksha Bandhan | n. | an annual Hindu ceremony in which a girl ties a a rosette-like decoration on her brother's wrist [from Hindi] |
| raita | n. | a yoghurt salad made of grated carrots or cucumber and spices like salt, pepper and jeera. |
| raiit | adj. | right [from English] |
| rakam | n. | type, synonym: maafik [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| rakh do | v. | put, keep. synonym: rakho |
| raam raam | int. | Hindu greeting [from Bhojpuri] |
| rakam | adj. | sort, type [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| Ramayan | n. | the Hindu epic of the life of Lord Raam [from Hindi] |
| Ramjaan | n. | Ramadan, the ninth month in the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims fast from dawn till dusk. [from Urdu] |
| Raam Naumi | n. | celebrations for the birth of Lord Ram [from Hindi] |
| rang | n. | colour [from Urdu ran.g] |
| rangoli | n. | a traditional art form which consists of drawing intricate designs using coloured powder |
| rasiid | n. | receipt [from English] |
| rassi | n. | rope [from Hindi] |
| rastaa | n. | road, path [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| raftaar | n. | speed [from Urdu] |
| rastaa | n. | 1. path, road, manner [from Urdu raastah], 2. solution (Ham koii rastaa nikalta - I will find a solution) |
| ristaa | n. | relationship/kinship/alliance [from Urdu rishtah] |
| ro | v. | cry |
| roj | n. | day [from Urdu roz], roj roj - daily |
| roti | n. | flat bread made from flour or sharps, water, oil or ghi [from Hindi] , roti parsal - a roti folded around curry, often used as packed lunch |
| rourou | n. | taro leaves cooked in coconut milk [from Fijian rourou] |
| rum | n. | room [from English] |
| rumaal | n. | handkerchief [from Hindi] |
| saa | int | an interjection of surprise [from Fijian sa] |
| saabit | adj. | confirmed, established [from Urdu] |
| saabun | n. | soap [from Urdu] |
| saadi | n. | marriage, wedding [from Urdu] |
| saait | conj. | perhaps, maybe |
| saakis | n. | cinema [from English circus] |
| saal | n. | year [from Urdu] |
| saala | n. | 1. wife's brother [from Hindi] 2. despicable person |
| saalii | n. | wife's sister [from Hindi] |
| saamp | n. | snake [from Hindi] |
| sanga | n. | trevally (Caranx) (from Fijian saqa) |
| saans | n. | breath [from Hindi] |
| sarri | n. | garment worn by Hindu women [from Hindi] |
| saarre | n. | half past (time) |
| saas | n. | mother-in-law [from Hindi] |
| saat | n. | seven [from Hindi] , satta -seven (in card game) |
| saatth | n | sixty [from Hindi] |
| saathe | postp. | with |
| sab | pron. | all, sabe - emphasising all, sab koi - everyone |
| sabaas | int. | bravo! well done! [from Urdu shaabaash] |
| sabere | n. | morning [from Urdu subhaa] |
| sabbal | n. | shovel [from English] |
| sabur karo | v. | wait [from Urdu sabr meaning patience] |
| sach | n. | truth [from Awadhi] |
| safaa | adj. | clean [from Urdu saaf], safaa karo - to clean |
| sain karoo | v. | to sign [from English] |
| saait | adv. | perhaps, probably [from Urdu shayad] |
| safaa | adj. | 1. clean, 2. clear |
| saijan | n. | 1. drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera). 2. fruit of drumstick tree. saijan bhaji - leaves of drumstick tree |
| saina | n. | a savoury made from layers of dalo leaves and daal, cut, boiled, then fried |
| saitaan | n. | satan, devil, demon [from Urdu shaitaan] |
| sajaa | n. | punishment [from Urdu sazaa] |
| sak karo | v. | suspect [from Urdu shakk meaning doubt, suspense, hesitation] |
| sako | v. | can |
| salala | n. | mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) [from Fijian] |
| salaah | n. | advice [from Hindi] |
| salaam | n. | salutation [from Urdu] |
| saluuka | n. | cigarette rolled from leaves (from Fijian suluka) |
| salwaar kamiij | n.. | traditional Indian women's suit of knee-length tunic (kamiij) and loose trousers (salwaar) |
| sambhaaro | v. | to take good care of, keep under control [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sambutu | n. | general name for two similar salt water fish, one bream like (Nemipterus vitiensis) and the other sea perch (Lutjanus kasmira) [from Fijian sabutu] |
| samjho | v. | understand, samjhao - to explain to someone |
| samosa | n. | a kind of savoury snack, consisting of a triangular envelope of crispy pastry, deep-fried in oil, stuffed with spiced meat or vegetables. [from Urdu] |
| samthar | n. | flat [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| samundar | n. | sea [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sanghe | postp. | with [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sanichar | n. | Saturday [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sanjhaa | n. | late afternoon, evening [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sapaiyaa | n. | eel, synonym: baam [from Hindi] |
| sapnaa | n. | dream [from Hindi] |
| saram | n. | shame, modesty [from Urdu sharm] |
| sardar | n. | the foreman of a sugarcane cutting gang |
| sarhaj | n. | wife's, brother's wife [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sariif | adj. | noble/eminent/honorable [from Urdu shareef] |
| sarkaar | n. | government [from Urdu] |
| sarraa | adj. | 1. rotten, 2. extremely bad (sarraa jagah - rotten place) |
| sarso | n. | mustard seed (Brassica nigra) [from Hindi] sarsoo ke bhaajii - mustard leaves |
| sasa | n. | broom made of ribs of coconut leaves [from Fijian sasa] |
| sasta | adj. | cheap [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sasur | n. | father-in-law [from Hindi] |
| sat | n. | shirt [from English] |
| satrah | n. | seventeen [from Hindi] |
| sattar | n. | seventy [from Hindi] |
| saudaa | n. | goods [from Urdu] |
| sautela | adj. | step (brother, sister, mother, father) [from Hindi] |
| sawain | n, | a desert made from thin rice noodles, sultanas, almonds, and cardamom, often served at Iid-ul-Fitr. also: samai |
| se | postp. | from (tum se paisaa lia - took money from you) |
| postp. | than (tum se barraa - bigger than you) | |
| postp. | adverb marker (fir se - again) | |
| postp. | to (ham us se baat karaa rahaa - I talked to him) | |
| sego | n. | a food made from the soft inside of the trunk of some palm trees [from Malay] |
| ser | n. | lion [from Hindi] |
| sekhi | n. | bragging [from Urdu shekhi] |
| seko | v. | |
| seo | n. | a savoury made from besan, in thr shape of short lengths of vermicelli, often found in bhuja. |
| sher | n. | lion [from Urdu] |
| sidhaa | adj. | straight [from Hindi] |
| siisa | n. | glass/bottle/glass pane [from Urdu shishah] |
| sikayat karo | n. | complain [from Urdu shikaayat] |
| sikho | v. | learn, sikhaao - to teach |
| sil lohrra | n. | mortar and pestle |
| simit | n. | cement [from English] |
| sing | n. | horn [from Hindi] |
| sipi | n. | spade [from English] |
| siwaa | adv. | except [from Urdu] |
| sau | n. | hundred [from Hindi] |
| so | v. | sleep, also sutoo |
| socho | v. | think |
| sorah | n. | sixteen [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| sombaar | n. | Monday [from Bhojpuri] |
| sona | n. | gold [from Hindi] |
| sonisoni | n. | ponyfish (Equula) [from Fijian soni] |
| soona | adj. | quiet [from Hindi] |
| soof | n. | anise (Pimpinella anisum) [from Hindi] |
| sotaa maro | v. | to dive (from Fijian sota and Hindi] maro) |
| suar | n. | pig [from Hindi] |
| suk | n. | Friday [from Hindi shukr] |
| sukhlai | n. | To replace dead plants [from English supply] |
| sulu | n. | sarong [from Fijian isulu] |
| suno | v. | 1. listen, hear 2. hear a rumour |
| suparri | n, | betel nut (Areca catechu) [from Hindi] |
| suraj | n. | sun [from Hindi suuraj] |
| suruu | n. | beginning [from Urdu], suruu karo - to begin, to start |
| suto | v. | sleep [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| suukha | adj. | dry [from Hindi] |
| taagat | n. | strength, power, might [from Urdu taaqat] |
| taaim | n. | time [from English] |
| taajaa | adj. | fresh [from Urdu taazah] |
| taakii | v. | command to serve yangona [from Fijian taki] |
| taalaa | n. | lock, padlock [from Hindi] |
| taambua | n. | whale's tooth [from Fijian tabua] |
| taanoa | n. | wooden bowel for mixing yangona [from Fijian tanoa] |
| taar | n. | wire [from Hindi] , washing line |
| taaraa | n. | star [from Hindi] |
| taarik | n. | date [from Urdu taarikh] |
| taas | n. | task [from English] |
| tab | conj. | then [from Hindi] , tabbe -that is why |
| tabaale | n. | wife's brother [from Fijian tavale] |
| tabiyat | n. | health [from Urdu] |
| taiyaar | adj. | ready [from Urdu] |
| tak | postp. | up to, as far as, till [from Hindi], synonym: talak |
| takdiir | n. | fate, luck [from Urdu taqdeer] |
| takiya | n. | pillow [from Hindi] |
| takliif | n. | difficulty [from Urdu takleef] |
| talaasi leo | v. | to search [from Urdu talaash] |
| talab | n. | pay, wages, salary [from Urdu] |
| talak | postp. | until [from Awadhi] |
| talanoaa karo | v. | sit around and tell stories [from Fijian talanoa] |
| tamaakuu | n | tobacco [from English] |
| tamaasaa | n. | entertainment, fun, amusement, spectacle [from Urdu tamaashaa] |
| tamaatar | n. | tomato [from English] |
| tambu | n. | forbidden [from Fijian tabu] |
| tambua | n. | whale's tooth [from Fijian tabua] |
| tangai | n. | hardship, poverty [from Urdu tangi] |
| tanki | n. | tank [from English] |
| tanni | n. | a game of cards |
| tapke | v. | palpitating, throbbing [from Urdu tapaan.] |
| taraf | n. | side, direction [from Urdu] |
| tarbuuj | n. | watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) [from Hindi] |
| tarkaarii | n. | vegetables |
| taroi | n. | gourd |
| taul | n. | towel [rom English] |
| tehrraa | adj. | crooked [from Hindi TeRh] |
| tej patti | n. | curry leaves (Murraya koenigii) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| tel | n. | oil [from Hindi] |
| terah | n. | thirteen |
| tesan | n. | station [from English] |
| tiboro | n. | ghost, devil [from Fijian tevoro] |
| tichaa | n. | female teacher [from English] |
| tiin | n. | three [from Hindi], tiggi - three in card game, -adj. tiisra - third, tiino - all three |
| tiir | n. | arrow [from Urdu <Persian < Sanskrit] |
| tiis | n. | thirty |
| tin | n. | tin can |
| tiritiri | n. | mangroves [from Fijian tiri] |
| titlii | n. | butterfly |
| to | conj. | 1. then [from Bhojpuri], 2. particle emphasising preceding word (Tum to jantaa - you know) |
| tuufaan | n. | storm, tempest, hurricane [from Urdu toofaan] |
| toopii | n. | hat [from Hindi] |
| try karo | v. | to try |
| trup | n. | trumps (in a card game) |
| tukrraa | n. | a piece, morsel, a part, fraction [from Hindi] |
| tulsi | n. | basil (Ocimum basilicum) [from Hindi] |
| tum | pron. | you (familiar), tumaar - your, yours [from Awadhi/Chhattisgarhi], tume - to you |
| tuurr deo | v. | break (also tuuroo) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| thailii | n. | bag (paper) |
| thakaa | adj. | tired |
| thandaa | adj. | cold [from Hindi thand] |
| thariyaa | n. | large bowl |
| thiik | adj | 1. right, correct, 2. adv. all right, fine (In reply to kaise), 3. exactly (thiik ek bajee - exactly one o' clock) [from Hindi] |
| thoraa | adj | a little, small amount |
| adv. | show politeness (thoraa baith jao-please sit down) | |
| thoro | ||
| thuuk | n. | spit, thuuko v, - to spit |
| udhar | adv. | in that direction, there [from Hindi] |
| udhaar | n. | credit, load, debt |
| ujjar | adj. | white [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| ulluu | n. | owl |
| ulto | v. | turn upside down. |
| ulta | n. | opposite |
| umar | n. | age [derived from Urdu umr] |
| umiid | n. | hope, expectation, trust [from Urdu ummid] |
| unniis | n. | nineteen [from Hindi] |
| uppar | adv. | up, on [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| Urdu | n. | language that is structurally like Hindi, but contains many Arabic and Persian words and is written in a script similar to Arabic. |
| urro | v. | fly |
| use karo | v. | to use |
| uske | pron. | his, her, hers, its (motar uske hai - the car is hers) |
| pron. | him, her, to him, to her (ham uske dia rahaa - I have it to him) | |
| usme | in it, in that (chini usme hai - sugar is in that) | |
| us se | pron. | than he, than she, than that , than it (us se barraa - bigger than that) |
| utar jao | v. | get off, get down (also utro) |
| uthao | v | 1. lift. baat uthao - raise an issue |
| uu | pron. | he, she, that, those (away from speaker) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| uu log | pron. | they, those people |
| uubii | n. | yam [from Fijian uvi] |
| uuchaa | adj. | high [from Hindi] |
| uupar | n. | upper level, upper [from Hindi] |
| uuth | n. | camel [from Hindi] |
| uutoo | n. | breadfruit [from Fijian uto] |
| waakaa | n. | root of yangona plant [from Fijian waka] |
| waalaa | pron. | 1. one(s) (chotaa waalaa - small one) 2. possessive addition (paanii waalaa - person who dispenses water) |
| waaluu | n. | kingfish mackerel (Scomberomorus commersoni) [from Fijian walu] |
| waaste | postp. | for, for the sake of [from Urdu], synonym: khaatir |
| wageraa | adv. | et cetera, and so forth [from Urdu waghairah] |
| wahii | pron. | those |
| wahiin | adv. | there |
| waise | adv. | like that, waisan - that kind [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri] |
| wajan | n. | weight [from Urdu wazn], synonym: waiit [from English] |
| wait karo | v. | wait [from English] |
| wakiil | n. | lawyer, attorney [from Urdu] |
| wasuul | n. | collection, acquisition [from Urdu wusool] |
| yaad | n. | remembrance, memory, recollection [from Urdu] |
| yahiin | adv. | here |
| yaakaa | n. | tree known for its beautiful grain of timber (Dacrydium elatum, Taxaceae) [from Fijian yaka] |
| yaani | conj. | that is, as if to say, or rather [from Urdu] |
| yaar | n. | friend [from Urdu] |
| yaasii | n. | sandalwood tree [from Fijian yasi] |
References:
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