Hi People , Marathi being my mother tongue , I have on numerous occasions found explaining a few words and phrases which I think are unique to this language , extremely tough to explain as in the meaning or even the contexts that they are used in. To Explain these to my not so Marathi Indian friends or ones that belong to other nationalities , is equally difficult.
I am , however going to try again , today and now or forever let it go, deemed impossible.
The first word that comes to mind, as it is very frequently used to describe or refer to yours truly is ' Khadoos 'or' Khadus', I am now surely out of my depth as it is kind of difficult to even spell right , well either one is good from now on, returning to the word itself 'Khadus': (not wanting to mention the long blank that I have just experienced it has been edited) 'uncompromising' is what comes to mind primarily , not necessarily in a negative way , in sports especially in cricket used to describe 'doggedness' ,' stubborness' in not accepting defeat , not necessarily the meaning meant for me , I think the first one is the most suitable definition for a ' Khadus' being thrown in my direction.
Having given 'Khadus' my best shot , I am trying another , now this could be disastrous , however , here it is ' Aatlya Gathicha' : literally speaking...it means one who has knot in him or her / stomach or where ever inside actually is , not visible from the outside . One who keeps his/her cards close to his/her chest at all times, manipulative in a sly way , let me finish by saying , 'Cunning'.
'Shistha' another one often used for this writer by close friends that too, this to me is one which has confused me right since I first encountered it. This one means a person who is always on the high horse , keeps aloof because of a certain superiority complex or a snob or all of these put together and a bit more , as far as I am concerned and if this justification is of any help, whenever I have been quiet in a discussion and that hasn't happened often at all, as my friends will vouch for , that could be due to absolute lack of knowledge about the topic at hand and there are a few such topics.
I have a few more like 'Chaila', 'Baghitlas' or 'Chengat' but I don't have the strength of mind to put my already weakened senses through the rigours of explaining these words(a few more can be very easily added to this already enchanting list ), which cannot be defined in one or many words put together , I think these words need the strong essence of a Marathi tone to be used in a definitive way and most importantly, to get the message across.
I now am, ending my quest to find definitions, the right ones, for these wonderful words with the thought that these are in a much better place when not being explained but experienced, not being read in a dictionary but heard everywhere else , not one for the linguist or purist , whatever they are known as but them agreeing to the fact that the language of their authority would be so much more inexplicable without the use of these words or should I just say poorer , I should just let them be ,what they are.....'Just thoughts'
I am , however going to try again , today and now or forever let it go, deemed impossible.
The first word that comes to mind, as it is very frequently used to describe or refer to yours truly is ' Khadoos 'or' Khadus', I am now surely out of my depth as it is kind of difficult to even spell right , well either one is good from now on, returning to the word itself 'Khadus': (not wanting to mention the long blank that I have just experienced it has been edited) 'uncompromising' is what comes to mind primarily , not necessarily in a negative way , in sports especially in cricket used to describe 'doggedness' ,' stubborness' in not accepting defeat , not necessarily the meaning meant for me , I think the first one is the most suitable definition for a ' Khadus' being thrown in my direction.
Having given 'Khadus' my best shot , I am trying another , now this could be disastrous , however , here it is ' Aatlya Gathicha' : literally speaking...it means one who has knot in him or her / stomach or where ever inside actually is , not visible from the outside . One who keeps his/her cards close to his/her chest at all times, manipulative in a sly way , let me finish by saying , 'Cunning'.
'Shistha' another one often used for this writer by close friends that too, this to me is one which has confused me right since I first encountered it. This one means a person who is always on the high horse , keeps aloof because of a certain superiority complex or a snob or all of these put together and a bit more , as far as I am concerned and if this justification is of any help, whenever I have been quiet in a discussion and that hasn't happened often at all, as my friends will vouch for , that could be due to absolute lack of knowledge about the topic at hand and there are a few such topics.
I have a few more like 'Chaila', 'Baghitlas' or 'Chengat' but I don't have the strength of mind to put my already weakened senses through the rigours of explaining these words(a few more can be very easily added to this already enchanting list ), which cannot be defined in one or many words put together , I think these words need the strong essence of a Marathi tone to be used in a definitive way and most importantly, to get the message across.
I now am, ending my quest to find definitions, the right ones, for these wonderful words with the thought that these are in a much better place when not being explained but experienced, not being read in a dictionary but heard everywhere else , not one for the linguist or purist , whatever they are known as but them agreeing to the fact that the language of their authority would be so much more inexplicable without the use of these words or should I just say poorer , I should just let them be ,what they are.....'Just thoughts'
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