Saturday, October 02, 2004

Advanced Kannada Slang

Here are some slightly 'advanced' Kannada slang terms. Yenjaayy!
(Please refer Nidhi's posts for basic terms.. :D)

1. Bharatharatna :- person who is very honest. (Any such creatures here?)

2. Achchu\Batti :- To copy in exams. (Been there, done that!)

3.Seize :- Caughted Redhand.

4.Sinku:- Escape ,Ex:- Poice baruva munche baa maga sink agi bidona

5.Kalakar:- Jack of all.

6. Chamcha : A Person who uses lot of 'Maska' to promote his self interest. The villan in old kannada movies,nowadays potrayed as a statesman.

7. Batti/Fitting :- Pimping. ex:- Lecturerge namma mele Olle batti itta maga aa attender. (As evidenced by the one and only Dork Lord!)

8. Yenne/Gundu : Liquor. Booze. Usu. followed by a 'Thalping'session. The in-thing to do in the pubs esp. by young people. (Does muddy qualify for the term 'people'?)

9. Thalpu : Eat rather, Gobble. eg. "Thalp it all I say !" is famous when you go for a free Luncheon/Dinner in a star hotel. (Personal experience guys!)



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

elei neecha Malleshi,

neenu svalpavU oLLe samskAra illada prANi.
nimmanthavarE lOkakanTakarAgi beLeyuvudu. ninnantha neecha prANigaLannu naDu beediyalli heNmakkaLa kaili kallu hoDisi kollabEku.

dEvaru ninnannu uddharisali,
-Hitachintaka

Pramod Ganapathi said...

For a fuller list of Kannada slang words, have a look at http://wp.me/pWyrH-7t

Anonymous said...

Belige belige tika tolstiya?