"Avanobba Mul handi matte genda mruga cross thara iddane..nodidre uriyatte.." my colleague started off..describing using the choicest word..a poor new joinee at office..I was like..wowww ..what did u just say??
Colleague(C): yeah this new guy..havent u seen him?
Dee: No nooo..before that..what was that genda stuff ? :)
C: Genda mruga kane gotthilva..ayyooo
Dee: Noooo...enadu..
C: i think it means Rhino..not too sure..
Dee:
C: Oh thats porcupine.. his hairdo is like that u see..
Dee: Lol..Sooperrrr...How come I never ever came across such cool kannada words. All i ever used was kothi..katte..goobe..how boringggggggg..
This conversation really got me on a roll. Went on a wild spree to collect animal names in kannada which could be usedstrategically on unsuspecting souls :) uhahahahhahhahah
Came back to my desk..pinged 2 kannada pundits i knew from college..started off with
"Lo Mul handi enaiyya maadthaidiiya.."
Frend 1(F1): Yappaaaaa enidu?
Dee: uhahahahhhhaha soopperr alva..genda mruga uhahahhhaha
F1: eneee ayithu ninigay
Dee: How come you never taught me all these wrds back in our college days.. It would have been soooo goood. Imagine all the names I could have called you..sigh*..
F1: Adikke..gothhitthu ..
Dee: Grrrrrrrrr
F1: enamma neer aane..
Dee: enadu
F1: not gonna tell u..
Dee pings frend 2 (F2)
dee: Le neer aane andre enu? gottha
F2: Hippo kane..yake..yaramma karidru hangantha..
Dee: #$%#$^%@%$&^ ..tell me some kannada animal name ..bega bega..
F2: hmmmm...Gulle nari :) jackal antha
Dee: WHAT.. GULLE NARI LOL ..Sooperrrrrrr..i love it
Pings F1
Dee: U..U....GULLE NARI :) uahhahhha..
henge henge mee too good :)
So this way i have a nice collection..
Patte Katthe (Striped Donkey) means zebra
Hesarakatthe think its big donkey
Kademme is wild buffalo
Katte Kirba means Hyena :)
But my allll time favorite is still Gulle Mari..Gulle Nari (pimpled Fox) uhahahahhahhhaahahaa...
All are welcome to add to my collection please :)
11 comments:
le black hippo with freckles, you are good but me still the bestest...i came up with Anne Marie and giggly puff..beat that you anaconda...
:D... Couldn't help but LOL...
I knew all these from childhood but has never been so funny and entertaining.
Thanks for the Big Laugh.
And go on increasing your niche Kannada Shabdakosha ;)
Rashmi
Dee,
Hesarakatthe means Zebra .. add some more names like Gooli , Kaadu papa , Kona etc.
Geetha
LO Gulle Nari..u had it..U just had IT!!
Rashmi Thnx :) I was planning to dedicate this one to u and shalini ;) Gee thnx kanamma (Dee takes notes..looks up the kannada shabdakosha..thats dictionary DUH!)
So funny....and so much informative???? and knowledgeable???? :)
As always...good work deeps...and thanks for the knowledge transfer....
do keeping updating it frequently ;)...
Sridevi
gulle nari anthe..hehehehehe didnt know all these words ya..restricted myself to just kaad papa, hulli, simha, and btw bisilu kudra (not an amimal..means a mirage in kannada)...koonah..etc..shall add in more later...
take care gulle mari and keep those blogs coming.
cheers,
gautam maiya
Sridevi( is she the one from Bollywood ?) called you funny ..yappppppa
Goodal Gooba - means forest owl I believe.
Kamangi - dunno what it means, butone of my friends saw this Godzilla movie and came up with thu... aa kamangi godzilla mood ella haal maadbidthu.
I love Mul handi and genda mruga...
kaad emme - wild buffalo
That is really hilarious ! Yeah I too enjoy using animals as analogies to describe something in everyday life. I have few to add ..
- Emme thara bidkondidane (for a lazy guy who is sleeping)
- Hucchnayee thara kacchakke bandbitta (an angry peson who yells)
- Hebbavinthara sikkiddella nungbittu algadakke agthilla (when you over eat)
- Lo solle yak hage nanna rakta heerthidiya ?
- olle heggana thara idane
he he he ...
Wow very enlightening
Hahaha!!!!!
Thanks
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