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Ginan Central: Ginan Glossary
Source Glossary [KM08]
A | |
| 1. | ahankār
pride, vanity, arrogance |
| 2. | ajampiyā jāp
unuttered word, dhikr in the heart |
| 3. | ajar (ajal)
death, the final moment |
| 4. | amrāpūrī
eternal abode, heaven |
| 5. | anat/anant
infinite number of saved souls, infinite, uncountable |
| 6. | ant
end, limit; result |
| 7. | ardās
request, entreaty |
| 8. | ashṭ
eight (8) |
| 9. | asva
horse |
| 10. | aḍhār
eighteen (18) |
Ā | |
| 11. | ācharaṇ
actions, deeds, religious rituals |
| 12. | ād
eternity, eternal |
| 13. | ād gur
eternal spiritual guide |
| 14. | āgo
in advance, beforehand |
| 15. | ākāsh
sky |
| 16. | āsīs
blessings, grace, hope |
| 17. | āḍdhī rāt
midnight |
| 18. | āḷas
laziness, slackness, procrastination |
| 19. | āṇā ghaḍī
at this moment, just now |
B | |
| 20. | baliyā
tied, bound |
| 21. | balvant
strong, powerful |
| 22. | bauter
seventy-two (72) |
| 23. | bauter koṭhā
whole body |
| 24. | bhae
fear; happened |
| 25. | bhānḍā
stomach |
| 26. | bhāv
love, affection |
| 27. | bhūlaṇā
one who has forgotten, lost, oblivious |
| 28. | bichhāṇā
bed, accommodation; support |
| 29. | birad
word, promise; resolution, firm decision |
| 30. | buḍhāpaṇ
old-age |
| 31. | bālak
child, small boy |
| 32. | bārṇū
door |
| 33. | bīk
fear, to be scared |
C | |
| 34. | chandramā
moon |
| 35. | chha māsī
six-monthly rite following one’s death |
| 36. | chhānī
secret, hidden, private; esoteric |
| 37. | chokhā
rice; pure |
| 38. | chīchā
paternal uncle |
D | |
| 39. | daḍherū
difficult, arduous |
| 40. | dholṇī/ḍholṇī
bed, bedstead |
| 41. | divas
day |
| 42. | doi taḍ
both sides, both worlds |
| 43. | drashṭī
sight, vision, eyes |
| 44. | dushṭ
evil, bad, mischievous |
| 45. | dātaṇ
wash one’s face and mouth, brush one’s teeth |
Ḍ | |
| 46. | ḍelā
porch, door, doorstep, threshold |
E | |
| 47. | ekānt
solitude, privacy, isolation, quietness, alone |
| 48. | etā
like this, in this way, this much |
F | |
| 49. | fasātūn
negative talk, disappointing talk |
G | |
| 50. | garat
purified butter; cooking fat |
| 51. | garhī
having adopted, having held |
| 52. | garās
morsel; gift; offering; money or land given for sustenance |
| 53. | gemār
ignorant, oblivious, unaware |
| 54. | gorā/goḍā
large vessel for filling water |
| 55. | gugrī
a little bell, a jingling bell, a rattle; boiled grain; a type of umbrella |
H | |
| 56. | hastā
laughing |
| 57. | hem jal
gold; a type of tree |
| 58. | hem jāl
a type of ornament |
| 59. | hiyārī
beloved, very dear |
| 60. | hīṇā
weak, inferior |
J | |
| 61. | jajmān/yajmān
performer of sacrifice; one who gets sacrifice or worship performed for oneself by priest of brahmin and gives him dakshīṇā or gift; patron; donor; host |
| 62. | jalkār
light, shining |
| 63. | janoi
a thread that brahmans wear around their neck |
| 64. | jantrī
musical instrument |
| 65. | jap
remembrance, worship |
| 66. | jot
light |
| 67. | jāephal
mace |
| 68. | jāvantry
nutmeg |
K | |
| 69. | kajiyā
quarrel, dispute |
| 70. | kaḍūā
a type of ornament (from the context of the ginan it looks that the word is a distorted form of the word “kaḍā” which means a big ring of gold or silver; bangles; anklet; bracelet; etc) |
| 71. | kaṭhyārī
female woodcutter |
| 72. | khamiyā
forgiveness; humility |
| 73. | khanḍā
sword |
| 74. | krodh
rage, anger |
| 75. | kāḷā
black |
| 76. | kūmbhjal
water of a vessel; the ritual of ghaṭpāṭ |
L | |
| 77. | lonḍhiyā/lodhiyā
slave-girl, bondmaid |
| 78. | līlā
green |
M | |
| 79. | mahādin
big day, the day of judgment |
| 80. | marat lok
mortal world, this world |
| 81. | meraṇ/meḷvaṇ
rennet, coagulator, sour milk used to coagulate fresh milk |
| 82. | meḷā
meeting |
| 83. | moṭap
pride, vanity |
| 84. | mukhvās
an item used after meal as mouth-freshener; betel nut, cardamoms, aniseed |
| 85. | murtī
statue, idol |
| 86. | māḷā
rosary, a string of beads |
N | |
| 87. | nafal
supererogatory prayer, prayer which is not obligatory |
| 88. | nindā
backbiting, gossip |
| 89. | nirkho
behold, see |
| 90. | nirmal
pure, clean |
| 91. | nākār
refuse, turn down |
| 92. | nānap
to consider small, inferior; humility |
| 93. | nānā
small; maternal grandfather |
O | |
| 94. | osiyārī/oshiyāḍū
humble, weak, ashamed; poverty, hardship |
| 95. | oḷkhāṇ
recognition, identification |
P | |
| 96. | pakhāro
wash, clean, dust (verb) |
| 97. | par dhan
wealth that belong to others |
| 98. | parivār
family |
| 99. | partāp/pratāp
due to, for the sake of, in the name of; mediation |
| 100. | peḍhī
generation, progeny |
| 101. | peṭ kū pāṭā deve
to tie one’s stomach ie to starve, to control hunger |
| 102. | pichhāṇiyūṅ
recognized |
| 103. | piyarū/piyar
father’s house (of a daughter) |
| 104. | pos/posh
the month of pos/posh; the ninth solar month of the hindus which usually lasts from 15th december to 15th january |
| 105. | prabhāt
early morning, dawn, daybreak |
| 106. | pustak
book |
| 107. | pāchhā/bādshāh
king |
| 108. | pātak
sin |
| 109. | pīlse
will torture, will punish |
R | |
| 110. | rajā
permission, consent |
| 111. | risāmṇā
annoyed, displeased |
| 112. | rāndhvā
to cook |
S | |
| 113. | sahel
excursion |
| 114. | samī sānj
evening |
| 115. | sandeh
doubt, suspicion |
| 116. | sandhal
to join, to rub |
| 117. | santosh
contentment, patience |
| 118. | sarāṇ/surāṇ
whetstone, grindstone |
| 119. | sasrā
father-in-law |
| 120. | satī
a truthful woman, a chaste woman, a faithful woman; a woman who burns herself on her husband’s funeral pile |
| 121. | saṅvād
dialogue, discussion, debate |
| 122. | sharaṇāgat
refuge, shelter, protection |
| 123. | shodhiyā
searched |
| 124. | shīl
nature, behavior, habit, action |
| 125. | sikhāmaṇ
advice, teaching |
| 126. | singāsaṇ
royal throne |
| 127. | sobatī
companion, friend, acquaintance |
| 128. | sudh
understanding, knowledge, awareness |
| 129. | sugandhiyā
fragrant |
| 130. | sāsariyā
house of in-laws |
| 131. | sīl
piety, chastity, modesty |
| 132. | sīlvant
pious, chaste |
| 133. | sūrāṇ/surāṇ
a type of fragrant grass |
| 134. | sūtak
impurity |
T | |
| 135. | tap
intense prayer, meditation |
| 136. | tarasiyā
thirsty |
| 137. | tarūā
a type of jewelery (from the context of the ginan it seems that this word is a distorted form of “tora” which means silver or gold chain worn in the neck or on the feet or ankles; a number of chains linked together and worn around the neck or ankles) |
| 138. | thobh
restrictions, obstacles, limit, border; support |
| 139. | toelī
yours |
| 140. | toṇe
yours |
| 141. | tāḷī
concentration, devotion |
Ṭ | |
| 142. | ṭāṇū
time, opportunity, time of prayer |
U | |
| 143. | ujlā
white |
V | |
| 144. | vaikūṅṭh
paradise, heaven |
| 145. | vajīfo
prayer, chant, incantation |
| 146. | valove
churns |
| 147. | valoṇā
to churn |
| 148. | varat/vrat
fast, religious ritual |
| 149. | vaḍhe
fight, quarrel |
| 150. | vechāṇā
sold |
| 151. | veḍh
a type of ring |
| 152. | vichhū
scorpion |
| 153. | vilamb
delay, late |
| 154. | vāchā
word, promise; saying |
| 155. | vāsaṇ
utensils |
Z | |
| 156. | zarez
very bright, brilliant |