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| 78.
Punjabi ABC |
(You
need to know about India / Delhi / Punjab / Punjabi / Punjabis
to really know what's going on.) |
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This one's not just
for Punjabis but for all those who have faced 'Punjlish'.
A is for Aiscreame (Ice
cream)
B is for Backside, and it
has nothing to do with your butt. It is an instruction to go
to the rear of a building, or block, or shop or whatever.
C is for Cloney and its
not a process for replicating sheep, nor is its first name George.
It is merely an area where people live e.g. 'Defence Cloney'.
D is for the proverbial 'Dangar da
Puttar'
E is for Expanditure, the
spending of money
F is for Fackade, and even
though it sounds like a bad word it is actually just the front
of a building (with backside being the back, of course).
G is for Gaddi, and the
way a Punjabi can pilot his gaddi (car) puts any F1 driver to
shame. (If the Grand Prix does come to Delhi there's no way
Hamilton, Alonso or Kimi can overtake Balvinder, Jasvinder or
Sukhvinder's taxi.)
H is for 'Ho Jayega Ji' ('it will be
done'), and the moment you hear that you have to
be careful because you can be reasonably sure it's not going
to happen.
I is for Intzaar, and to
know more about it see P.
J is for Jutt, which every
Punjabi seems to be.
K is for Khanna, Khurana,
etc, the Punjabi equivalent of the Joneses
(e.g.'Keeping up with the Khuranas ji')
L is for Loin, the king
of the jungle
M is for 'Mrooti', the car
that an entire generation of Punjabis were in love with.
N is for 'No Problem Ji.'
To find out how that works see H.
O is for Oye, which can
be surprise (Oyye!), a greeting (Oyy!), anger (OYY!) or pain
(Oy oy oy...).
P is for Punj Mint, and no matter how near (1 km)
or far (100 km) a Punjabi is from you he always says he'll reach
you in punj mint (5 minutes...).
Q is for Queue, a word completely
untranslatable into Punjabi.
R is for Riks, and a Punjabi
is always prepared to take one (risk), even if the odds are
against him.
S is for Sweetie, Sunny, Simmi and
Sonu, who seem to own half the cars in Delhi . (The
other half by their Pappas - like 'Sweetie de Pappa di Gaddi').
T is for the official bird of Punjab:
Tandoori Chickun.
U is for when you lose your
sex appeal and become 'Uncul-ji'
V is for VIP phone numbers
@ Rs 15 lakh and counting.
W is for Whan, as in 'Whan
are you coming, ji?'
X is for the many X-rated
words that flow freely in Punjabi conversations.
Y is for 'You nonsanse',
when anger replaces vocabulary in a shouting match.
Z is for Zindgi which every
Punjabi knows how to live to the fullest. |
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| Posted:
18 Feb 2009 |
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