Fiji Hindi - English Dictionary

Pronunciation :
a as the a in
ago
ch as the ch in
butcher
e as the e in
bed
gh as the gh
in doghouse
jh as the dgeh
in hedgehog
m as the m in
man
p as the p in
pen
s as the s in sit

aa as
the a in
father
chh as
the ch in
chat
ee as the
e in red
i as the i
in bit
k as the
k in king
n as the
n in not
ph as the
ph in
phone
sh as the
sh in
dish

tth as the th
in thug

u as the
u in bull

y as the y in
yell

au as the
au in
caught

b as the b
in bat

bh as the bh
clubhouse

d as the d
in day

dh as the dh in

f as the f in
fin
ii as the i
in machine
kh as the c
in called
o as the o
in god

g as the g in
get
j as the j in
jam
l as the l in
line
oo as the o in
Europe

r as the r
in red

rr as the rr in
perr (tree)

t as the t in
top

th as the th in
thin

uu as the
oo in
school

w as the w in
will

Language of origin:
Hindi - from the standard Hindi language. Most words are common to all Hindi dialects and most
probably came to Fiji Hindi via the Eastern Hindi and Bihari dialects.
Urdu - words which are used in the Urdu language and have Persian or Arabic origin,
Awadhi - words from the Awadhi dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh state.
Bhojpuri -words from the Bhojpuri dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar
Magahi - words from the Magahi dialect Hindi spoken in south-eastern Bihar, now in Jharkhand state.
Chhattisgarhi -words from the Chhattisgarhi Hindi spoken in eastern Madhya Pradesh, now
Chhattisgarh.
Maithili - words form the Maithili dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Bihar.
English - words from British English
Fijian - words from the language spoken by the native Fijians.
Grammatical Abbreviations:
v. - verb
n. - noun
adv. - adverb
adj. - adjective
conj. - conjunction
pron. - pronoun
int. - interjection
postp. - postposition - these come after the noun in Hindi.

abbr. - abbreviation
a
ab

adv.

abba

n.

abhi

adv.

achanak

adj.

achaar
achchha

n.
adj
adv.
int.

admi

n.

adrak

n.

afsos

n.

agarbatti

n.

agar jo

conj.

agle

adj.

agoro

v.

aise

adv.

ajaad

adj.

ajab

adj.

ajmao

v.

now [from Hindi], ab tak,

ab talak - until now
father (used bu Muslims)
[from Urdu], also: abbu - an
affectionate form of abba
right now [from Hindi], abhi
naii - not now
sudden [from Hindi], -adv
achakke - suddenly [from
Bhojpuri]
pickle [from Hindi]
good, nice [from Hindi]
okay, alright
I see!
man, husband [from Urdu
aadmi]
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
[from Hindi], synonym:
aadii, soont -dry ginger
regret, remorse, dejection
[from Urdu]
a thin long incense stick
[from Hindi]
if [from Urdu agar and
Awadhi jo]
next (agle saal - next year)
[from Hindi agla]
wait [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], agortaa
- am waiting, agore - (he,
she, they) is/are waiting,
agorat (rahaa) - was
waiting, agoris - (he, she)
waited, agorin - (they)
waited [from Awadhi],
agorii - (he, she ) will wait
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
agoraa - (I) waited,
agoregaa - (I) will wait
[from Urdu], agorbe
(karegaa) - (emphatic) will
wait [from Bhojpuri]
like this, aisan - this kind
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
synonym: aisane
free, independent [from
Urdu aazaad], -n. ajaadi independence
amazing, strange, rare [from
Urdu], synonym: gajab
try, experiment, test [from

akchhar

akele

adv.

akkil

n.

alag

adv.

alaawa

adv.

Allah

n.

ALTA

abbr.

amma

n.

amrud

n.

anaar

andaa

n.

andaaj

n.

andhera

n.

andheriya

n.

angur

n.

Urdu aazmaa'ish], ajmataa

- am trying, ajmae - (he,
she, they) is/are trying,
ajmaat (rahaa) - was
trying, ajmais - (he, she)
tried, ajmain - (they) tried
[from Awadhi], ajmaii - (he,
she ) will try [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], ajmayaa
- (I) trieded, ajmayegaa - (I)
will try [from Urdu],
ajmabe (karegaa) (emphatic) will try [from
Bhojpuri] synonym: try
karo
letter (of the alphabet) [from
Hindi]
alone, by oneself, singly,
unattended, unfriended;
apart [from Hindi]
wisdom, sensible [from
Urdu aaqil], synonym:
dimaag [from Hindi]
unattached, unconnected,
disconnected, detached,
separated, distinct, loose,
standing alone, unique,
peculiar, placed apart aside,
alag se or alge - separately
[from Hindi]
in addition, apart from
[from Urdu]
God [from Urdu < Persian <
Arabic], also: Allah Taalah
Agricultural Landlord and
Tenant Act, also: ALTO Agricultural Landlord and
Tenant ordinance
mother [from Hindi],
synonym: ma, ammii (used
by Muslims) [from Urdu],
maiyaa [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
guava (Psidium guajava)
[from Hindi]
pomegranate (Punica
granatum) [from Hindi]
egg [from Hindi]
guess, rough estimate [from
Urdu, andaazah]
a time of darkness, night or
nightfall [from Hindi],
synonym: andhiyar
moonless night
grape (Vitis vinifera) [from
Urdu]

anguttha
araam karo

n.
v.

are

int.

arkhati

n.

asar

n.

asli

adj

asmaan
aspataal
assi
athaarah

n.
n.
n.
n.

atta

n.

auntie

n.

aur
aurat

conj.
n.

awa

n.

awaaj

n.

aadat

n.

aadhaa
aafat

n.
n.

thumb, big toe [from Hindi]

rest [from Urdu aaraam],
araam kartaa - am resting,
araam kare - (he, she, they)
is/are resting, araam karat
(rahaa) - was resting,
araam karis - (he, she)
rested, araam karin - (they)
rested [from Awadhi],
araam karii - (he, she ) will
rest [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], araam
karaa - (I) rested, araam
karegaa - (I) will rest [from
Urdu], araam karbe
(karegaa) - (emphatic) will
rest [from Bhojpuri],
synonym: rest karo
(used chiefly in calling to or
addressing inferiors) Good
gracious! O dear! What are
you about! Oh! [from Hindi]
a recruiter's agent during the
indenture period
effect [from Urdu < Persian
< Arabic]
original, genuine, real [from
Urdu < Persian < Arabic
asli]
sky [from Urdu]
hospital [from English]
eighty [from Hindi]
eighteen [from Hindi]
father's sister (used by South
Indians) , also: atte [from
Tamil], also: ata [from
Telugu]
1. aunt, 2. female adult
friend, a generation older
than speaker [from English]
and [from Awadhi/Bojpuri]
woman, wife [from Urdu]
1. grandmother (used by
South Indians), 2. an elderly
woman, also: auwa [from
Telugu]
noise, sound, shout [from
Urdu awaaz]
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aa
custom, habit, usage, practice, manner [from
Urdu]
half [from Hindi]
disaster, misfortune [from Urdu]

aage

adv.

aagii
aaj
aaja
aaji

n.
n.
n.
n.

aakhri

adj.

aaluu

n.

aam
aanch
aankhi
aansu
aantaa
aap

n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
pron.

aapan

pron.

aapul
aao

n.
v.

aarti

n.

aasaan

adj

aasirwaad
aasra

n.
n.

aaste

adv.

aath
aatma

n.
n.

baabi karo

v.

baad me
baadal
baaj

adv.
n.
n.

baaji

n.

baakas

n.

baakii

n.

baalu

n.

baap

n.

baar
baare me

n.
postp.

ahead, in front [from Hindi], aage pichhe karoto hesitate

fire [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
today [from Hindi], aaj kal - nowadays
paternal grandfather [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
paternal grandmother [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
last, final [from Urdu aakhir], aakhir - finally,
after all
potato (Solanum tuberosum) [from Urdu <
Persian < Sanskrit]
mango (Mangifera indica) [from Hindi]
warmth [from Hindi]
eye [from Awadhi]
tears [from Hindi]
flour [from Hindi]
you (polite) [from Hindi]
his, her, your, their (refers back to the subject)
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
apple (Malus pumila) [from English]
come [from Awadhi/Magahi/Chhattisgarhi],
aataa - am coming, aae - (he, she, they) is/are
coming, aaat (rahaa) (also: aawat rahaa)- was
coming, aais - (he, she) came, aain - (they) came
[from Awadhi], aaii - (he, she ) will come [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], aayaa - (I) came, aaegaa - (I)
will come [from Urdu], aabe (karegaa) (emphatic) will come [from Bhojpuri]
ceremony of waving lights in front of a deity
[from Hindi]
easy [from Urdu], synonym: easy, sahaj [from
Hindi]
a blessing (used by Hindus) [from Hindi]
help [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
slowly, softly [from Urdu ahista], synonym:
dhire
eight [from Hindi]
soul, spirit, mind [from Hindi]
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b
to bake food in a pit oven [from
Fijian vavi], synonym: lovo karo
later, - postp. after [from Hindi]
cloud [from Hindi]
hawk [from Hindi]
win [from Urdu baazi meaning
sport, game, wager],
box [from English]
left over, the rest, remainder [from
Urdu]
sand, gravel, grit [from Hindi]
father [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
synonym: pitaaji, abbaa, daddy
hair [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
about [from Awadhi]

baarah
baaro

n.
v.

baarr

n.

baat

n.

baat karo

v.

babba

n.

bachaa
bachao

v.

bachchaa

n.

badaam
badlaa

n.
n.

badlo

v.

badnaam

n.

bagaas

n.

bagal
baggi
bahas

n.
n.
n.

bahaanah

n.

bahaare

n.

bahini

n.

bahnoi

n.

bahut

adv.

twelve [from Hindi]

light [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],,
bartaa - am lighting, baare - (he,
she, they) is/are lighting, baarat
(rahaa) - was lighting, baaris - (he,
she) lit, baarin (they) lit [from
Awadhi], baarii - (he, she ) will
light [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
baaraa - (I) lit, baaregaa - (I) will
light [from Urdu], barbe (karegaa)
- (emphatic) will light [from
Bhojpuri], baraa - lit
flood [from Hindi]
1. thing, matter, reason [from
Hindi], 2. word, 3. language
talk, converse [from Magahi], baat
kartaa - am talking, baat kare (he, she, they) is/are talking, baat
karat (rahaa) - was talking, baat
karis - (he, she) talked, baat karin (they) talked [from Awadhi], baat
karii - (he, she ) will talk [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], baat karaa - (I)
talked, baat keregaa - (I) will talk
[from Urdu], baat karbe (karegaa)
- (emphatic) will talk [from
Bhojpuri], baat karwao - make
(him/her) talk, see also: bolo
a term of endearment for a baby,
especially a baby boy, also: babbi for a bay girl
leftover [from Hindi bachaa
khucha], plural: bachis,
to save (something), see also: bacho
- to survive
young of animals [from Urdu
bachchah meaning child]
almond [from Urdu]
retaliation, revenge [from Urdu]
exchange, change, substitution
[from Urdu badal]
disreputable [from Urdu bad naam]
residue of crushed sugar cane [from
English < French bagasse]
side [from Urdu baghal]
buggy [from English]
argument, debate [from Urdu baHs]
excuse, pretext, evasion, reason
[from Urdu]
outside [from Awadhi]
1. sister [from Awadhi], synonym:
jiji [from Hindi], a respectable form
of address to a female
sister's husband [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: jija
very e.g. bahut achchhaa (very

adj.
baigan

n.

baitho

v.

bajaar

n.

bajaa

adv.

bajao

v.

bajarru
bakadua

n.
adv.

bakalolo

n.

bakewa

n.

bakrraa

n.

Bakra Iid

n.

bakerraa

n.

baksis

n.

balambala

n.

baltii
banao
band

n.
v.
n.

band gobhi

n.

band karo

v.

bandar
bappaa

n.
n.

barfi

n.

baroobar

adj.

good)
many, a lot [from Hindi], synonym:
dher
eggplant (Solanum melongena)
[from Hindi baygan]
sit [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi]],
synonym: baith jao
market [from Urdu baazaar],
synonym: markit [from English
market]
has struck e.g. saat bajaa (seven
o'clock)
play (an instrument) [from Hindi
bajana]
prostitute
all at once [from Fijian vakadua]
Fijian pudding made from coconut
cream [from Fijian vakalolo]
sucking fish (Echenis naucrates)
[from Fijian]
goat (masculine) [from Hindi],
bakrrii (feminine)
Muslim festival commemorating the
willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice
his son, marks the end of Haj. also:
Iid-Ul_Adha
crab (used in Vanua Levu) [from
Fijian]
gift, donation, reward, alms, tip
[from Urdu bakhshish]
tree fern (Cyathea lunulata) ,used as
a garden ornament [from Fijian
balabala]
bucket [from Hindi baaltii]
make [from Hindi banana]
closed [from Hindi]
cabbage (Brassica oleracea) [from
Hindi]
close [from Magahi], band kartaa (I) am closing, baat kare - (he, she,
they) is/are closing, band karat
(rahaa) - was closing, band karis (he, she) closed, band karin - (they)
closed [from Awadhi], band karii (he, she ) will close [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], band karaa - (I)
closed, band keregaa - (I) will
close [from Urdu], band karbe
(karegaa) - (emphatic) will close
[from Bhojpuri]
monkey [from Hindi]
father [from Magahi ]
a cube-shaped sweet made from
milk, sugar and spices [from Hindi]
equal, even, level, alike [from
Bhojpuri]

bareed
barraa

n.
adj
adj

barraa abba

barree

n.

barrhaao
barrhiyaa
barrka

v.
adj
adj.

barrki

n.

barrki amma

n.

barrku
barse
bartan
bas
bastaa
batao

n.
v.
n.
adj.
n.
n.
v.

batoro
battak
battii
bawaal
becho

v.
n.
n.
n.
v.

bukete
behos

n.
adj.

besaram

adj.

belee

n.

bread [from English bread]

big [from Hindi], feminine: barrii
older , synonym: barrkanaa [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
father's elder brother, also: barrka
abba [from Urdu]
hornet [from Hindi word for wasp],
synonym: baraiyaa
increase [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
wonderful, terrific [from Hindi]
1. elder [from Bhojpuri]. e.g.
barrkaa bhaiyaa - elder brother, 2. n. a term of address used to a male
to get a favour., feminine: barrki,
see also: barrka abba
a term of address used to a female to
get a favour, see also: barrki
amma, barrki ammi
father's elder brother's wife, also:
barrki ammi (used by Muslims)
brother-in-law, also: barrkau
raining [from Hindi barsaat]
cooking utensils [from Hindi]
enough [from Urdu]
bus [from English]
jute bag [from Urdu]
tell [from Magahi], batataa - (I) am
telling, batae - (he, she, they) is/are
telling, batat (rahaa) - was telling,
batais - (he, she) told, batain (they) told [from Awadhi], bataii (he, she ) will tell [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], batayaa - (I)
told, bataegaa - (I) will tell [from
Urdu], batabe (karegaa) (emphatic) will tell [from Bhojpuri]
gather [from Awadhi]
duck [from Bhojpuri]
lamp, light [from Hindi]
problem, tension
sell [from Magahi], bechtaa - (I) am
selling, beche - (he, she, they) is/are
selling, bechat (rahaa) - was
selling, bechis - (he, she) sold,
bechin - (they) sold [from Awadhi],
bechii - (he, she ) will sell [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], bechaa - (I)
sold, bechegaa - (I) will sell [from
Urdu], bechbe (karegaa) (emphatic) will sell [from Bhojpuri]
pregnant [from Fijian]
unconscious [from Urdu behosh]
shameless, immodest [from Urdu be
sharm]
leafy green vegetable (Abelmoschus
manihot) [from Fijian bele]

belfut

n.

bemaar
bekaar
belo
besan

adj.
adj
n.
n.

besaram

adj

betaa

n.

betii

n.

bhii
bibi

adv
n.

bichaaraa
bichhao

v.

bidaa

n.

bif

n.

bigaarro

v.

bigha

n.

bigo

v.

bihaan
bihos

n.
adj.

biin

n.

biis

n.

bilimbilii

n.

bimba karo
biich

v.
postp.

biiloo

n.

binaa
bindiyaa
biskut
biswaas

postp.
n.
n.
n.

bitalia
biyaa
bo
bojha

n.
v.

boil karo

v.

bolao
bolo

v.
v.

borra

n.

bos

n.

botal

n.

buddha

n.

breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) [from

English]; synonym: uutoo
sick, ill [from Urdu bimaar]
useless [from Urdu be kaar]
work break [from English bell]
pea flower [from Hindi]
shameless, immodest [from Urdu be
sharm]
son [from Hindi]
daughter [from Hindi], synonym:
bitiyaa
also [from Hindi]
Queen (in a game of cards)
having pity on [from Hindi? bechaaraa], bichaarii (feminine)
spread out
farewell [from Urdu widaa], bidaaii
- farewell ceremony
Thursday [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
1. spoil, 2. influence people to
follow wrong path
acre
throw, synonym: biig do [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
tomorrow [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
unconscious [from Urdu be hosh]
snake bean, long bean [from English
bean]
twenty [from Hindi]
raft made of banana stem or bamboo
[from Fijian bilibili]
to quarrel [from Fijian veiba]
between [from Hindi]
coconut shell bowl [from Fijian
bilo]
without [from Hindi]
dot [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
biscuit [from English]
trust [from Awadhi]
never mind, leave it [from Fijian
veitalia]
seed [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
plant
weight, stress [from Hindi]
boil [from English], synonym:
khaulao
call [from Hindi bulao]
say, speak
cow peas (Vigna sinensis), also:
borraa bean
boss [from English], bosaai - acting
like a boss
bottle [from English]
1. old [from Hindi], 2. old man
[from Hindi], 3. slang for wife,
feminine: burriya

budesaa

adj.

budh

n.

bukhaar
bul
bula
bulaangi
bulaawaa

n.
n.
int.
n.
n.

bulbul

n.

bulu
bulut
burus

adj.
n.
n.

bustuiyaa

n.

buturaki

v.

bhabhi

n.

bhaaji

n.

bhaarii

adj.

bhaarraa

n.

bhaat

n.

bhagwaan

n.

bhais
bhaiyaa

n.

bhajan

n.

bhajia

n.

bhalaai

bhangrra

n.

bhare

v.

bharo

v.

lazy [from Fijian vucesaa]

Wednesday [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
fever [from Urdu]
bull [from English], plural: bael
Fijian greeting [ from Fijian]
visitor [ from Fijian vulagi]
invitation [from Hindi]
a bird, black in colour an d red rump
introduced from Indian to Fiji [from
Hindi]
blue colour [from English]
bolt [from English]
brush [from English]
lizard, gecko [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
to beat up someone [from Fijian]
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bh
brother's wife [from Hindi],
see also bhauji
green leaves, choraiyaa ke
bhaaji, belee ke bhaaji,
daalo ke bhaaji [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
substantial, great, heavy
[from Hindi], synonym:
barraa
fare, rent [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
cooked rice [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
God [from Hindi], synonym:
maalik, khudaa, allah
happened
brother, cousin , term of
address for someone equal
to subject [from
Bhojpuri/Magahi]
Hindu devotional song [from
Hindi]
a deep-fries spicy savoury
made from pea flour, onion,
bhaji, and chillli
for the good of
a traditional dance of
Panjabi origin
to fill [from Bhojpuri] ,
Aaapan peet bhare khaaatir
- To fill his stomach
to fill, bharaa adj. - full,
bhar -all (raat bhar - all
night)
to pay

bharti

n.

bhauji

n.

bhejo

v.

bherraa

n.

bhii

conj.

bhiijo

v.

bhindi

n.

bhittar

postp.

bhuja

n.

bhujo
bhulo

v.
v.

bhuuk

n.

bhuut

n.

chaa

n.

chaabii
chaabuk

n.
n.

chaacha

n.

chaahataa

n.

chaahii

v.

chaal

n.
adv.

chaand

n.

chaar

n.

chaaraa

n.
n.
n.

1. enrolment, 2. admission
elder brother's wife [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
synonym: bhabhi
send
sheep [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
also [from Hindi]
get wet, bhijaao - make it
wet [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
okra (Abelmoschus
esculentus) [from Hindi]
inside [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
a salty snack consisting of
peas, peanuts, dried rice, and
seo.
fry [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
forget [from Hindi bhool]
hunger [from Hindi],
bhuuke - from hunger [from
Bhojpuri] Ham bhuuke
martaa hai - I am dying
from hunger.
devil [from Hindi],
synonym: saitaan, tiboro
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ch
tea [from Urdu < Persian <
Chinese]
key [from Hindi]
whip [from Hindi]
paternal uncle [from Hindi],
also: chachu, synonym:
kaaka, feminine: chaachi
mud [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
should [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
gait, walk, custom, trick
[from Hindi]
turn (when playing cards)
[from Hindi chalo]
moon [from Hindi],
synonym: chandarma,
chandanii - moonlight
four [from Hindi], chauaa four (in a card game)
remedy, cure [from Urdu
chaarah]
bait [from Hindi]
fodder [from Hindi], charao
- 1. graze (animals), 2. to
deceive someone

chabaao

v.

chaddar

n.

chaak

n.

chaalis

n.

chamar

n.

chamke
chamrra
chana

adj.
n.
n.

chandan

n.

chaar

n.

chakko

n.

chalaak

adj.

chalo

v.

chandarma

n.

chappal
charbii

n.
n.

chaur

n.

chor

n.

chasmaa

n.

chataai
chatni

n.
n.

chaudah

n.

chaur

n.

chek karo

v.

chichinda

n.

chij

n.

chimmach

n.

chiinii

n.

chikau

n.

chinho

v.

chew [from Hindi]

a sheet, veil [from Urdu
chaadar]
chock, mostly to stop sugar
cane carts from moving
[from English]
forty [from Hindi]
an insulting term for an
unworthy person
glitter [from Hindi chamak]
skin [from Hindi]
chick peas [from Hindi]
sandalwood (Santalum
album) [from Hindi]
four [from Hindi], -adj.
chaaro - all four
small knife with folding
blade [from Urdu chaaqoo]
clever, expert, cunning
[from Urdu chaalaak], -n.
chalaaki
move, walk, go, come on, go
ahead
moon [from Hindi],
synonym: chaand
sandal [from Hindi]
fat [from Hindi]
cooked rice [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
thief [from Hindi], chori
karo - to steal
spectacles [from Urdu
chasmak]
mat [from Hindi]
chutney, a very spicy and
usually very hot food made
from, tamarind or mango
with sugar and spices and
mostly stored in vinegar.
[from Hindi]
fourteen [from Hindi]
uncooked rice [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
to check something (from
English check and Hindi
karo)
snake gourd (Trichosanthes
anguina) [from Hindi]
thing [from Urdu cheez]
spoon [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
sugar [from Hindi]
wild yams (Dioscorea
nummularia) [from Fijian
tikau]
recognise [from

chirriya
chitthi

n.
n.

chokha

n.

choli

n.

choraiya

n.

chori karo

v.

chot
chotii

n.
n.

chumcha

n.

chumma

n.

chup raho

v.

chutiya

n.

chuuha

n.

Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
bird [from Hindi]
letter [from Hindi]
a dish made by mixing
steamed eggplant or potato
with garlic, chilli and other
spices. [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
a short blouse, with no or
short sleeves that exposes
the midriff and usually worn
with a sari. choli suit - a
choli worn with a wide skirt,
also: ghagra-choli
a spinach-like vegetable
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
also: choraiya bhaji
steal [from Hindi chori and
Magahi karo]
injury [from Hindi]
braided hair [from Hindi]
someone who always agrees
with people of influence
kiss [from Bhojpuri],
chumma leo v. - to kiss
be quiet, chuppe - quietly
one who lives on the
earnings of his wife's
prostitution; a term of abuse,
a blockhead [from Hindi]
rat [from Hindi]
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chh

chhaapaa

n.

chhaat karo

v.

chalao

v.

chhat

n.

chhauko

v.

chhe

n.

chhed

n.

chheko

v.

chherro

v.

photograph, chhaapaa
utaaro - take photograph
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
vomit [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
put to work, drive, kaam
chalao - survive
roof [from Hindi]
season, onions, garlic,
ginger and spices in oil, as
the first stage of cooking
curry [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
six [from Chattisgarhi],
chhakki - six (in a card
game)
hole [from Hindi], chhedo
v.- to pierce
engagement [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
agitate

chhorro

v.

chhota

adj
.

chhotii

adj

chhotka
chhuri
chhuuo

adj
.
n.
v.

daag

n.

dakua

n.

daal

n.
n.

daala

adv.

daal chini

n.

daalo

n.

dam

n.

damaad

n.

daam

n.

daada

n.

daadi

n.

daant
daarrii
daaruu

n.
n.
n.

daawat

n.

dafe
dahii

n.

leave
small (masculine) [from
Hindi], chhotkana - small
one [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
small (feminine) [from
Hindi], chhotkani - small
one [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
younger [from Bhojpuri]
knife [from Hindi]
touch
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d
scar, blemish, stain [from
Urdu daagh]
kauri tree (Agathis
macrophylla) [from Fijian
dakua]
lentils [from Hindi]
branch [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
to err, be in error, afraid to
face the consequences [from
Fijian cala]
cinnamon (Cinnamomum
zeylancium) [from Hindi]
taro [from Fijian dalo]
breath, vitality, moment
[from Urdu] , ek dam completely
son-in-law [from Hindi
daamaad]
1. price [from Hindi], 2.
expensive (bahut daam hai
- it is very expensive), 3.
dam [from English]
1. father's elder brother
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], 2.
paternal grandfather [from
Hindi], also:daadu
1. father's elder brother's
wife [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], 2.
paternal grandmother [from
Hindi]
tooth [from Hindi]
beard [from Hindi]
alcohol [from Hindi]
an invitation (used by
Muslims) [from Urdu]
times [from Urdu dafaa]
yogurt [from Hindi]

dam

n.

dalchini

n.

daniva

n.

daruukaa

n.

dar
darjan

n.
n.

das

n.

dasaa
daurro

adj.
v.

dawai

n.

Diwali

n.

diwaal

n.

deg

n.

dekho

v.

deo
derii

v.
adv.

dewar

n.

dipu

n.

dina karo

v.

dikkat

adv.

dil

n.

dimaag

n.

dimbidibi

n.

din

n.

diwaal
diya

n.
n.

breath, life, vitality, vigour

[from Urdu]
cinnamon (Cinnamomum
zeylanicum) [from Hindi]
small fish like sardine
(Sardinella) [from Fijian]
edible plant related to sugar
cane (Saccharum edule)
[from Fijian duruka]
fear [from Hindi], v. daro
dozen [from English]
ten [from Hindi] , dassa ten (in card game)
condition, state [from Hindi]
run [from Magahi]
medicine [from Urdu
dawaa]
Hindu festival of lights to
celebrate the return of Lord
Rama from exile. also:
Dipawali
wall [from Urdu deewaar]
step [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
see, dekhao - show, dekh
bhaal - look after, care for
give [from Awadhi/Magahi]
late [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
husband's younger brother
[from Hindi], dewraanii husband's younger brother's
wife
depot - Place where Indian
indentured labourers were
kept before being
transported to the colonies
[from English]
to fish at night using lamp or
torch [from Fijian dina
(light)]
difficulty
heart, soul, courage,
generosity [from Urdu], dil
kare - feel like, dil nahi
kare - don't feel like.
brain/intellect [from Urdu
dimaagh]
scraping from the stem of
yangona (kava) plants used
to make inferior yangona
[from Fijian civicivi]
day [from Hindi], din bhar all day, din maro - kill time,
to waste time doing nothing
wall [from Urdu]
small clay lamp used during

doktaa

n.

dongo

n.

door

adj.

dost

n.

dubraa

n.

dui

n.

dukaan

n.

dukh

n.

dulhaa

n.

duaar

duniyaa
dusman
duudh

n.
n.
n.

duuno
duur

adv.

duusar

adj.

duwaar

n.

dhaaii
dhaan
dhakkan

n.
n.
n.

dhanbaad

int.

dhandhaa

n.

dhang

n.

dhania

n.

dhar do

v.

Hindu religious ceremonies

especially during Diwali
doctor [from English]
red mangrove tree
(Rhizophora mangle) [from
Fijian dogo]
distant, remote, far [from
Urdu]
friend [from Urdu]
thin [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
synonym: patraa
two [from Awadhi], duggi two (in card game), - adj.
duuno - both, duusra second
shop, store, dukaandar shopkeeper [from Urdu]
sorrow, grief, distress [from
Hindi], - adj dukhi ,
antonym: sukh
bridegroom [from Hindi],
dulhain [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri] - bride
entrance to house.
duaarpuja - Hindu worship
on the bride's door [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
world [from Urdu dunyaa]
enemy [from Urdu dushman]
milk [from Hindi]
both [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
far [from Hindi]
other, another [from
Awadhi], dusraa - second
[from Hindi]
entrance [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
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dh
two and a half [from Hindi]
rice (paddy) [from Hindi]
lid [from Hindi]
thank you [from Hindi
dhanyawaad], also:
dhanyawaad
business, way of doing
things [from Hindi]
manner of doing something
[from Hindi]
coriander (Coriandrum
sativum) [from Hindi]
1. put away 2. hit, synonym:

dher

adj.

dhilla

adj.

dhiire

adv.

dho

v.

dhokaa

dholak

n.

dhoti

n.

doh

dharo [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
a lot, plenty [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
loose [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
slow, soft , dhiire dhiire slowly, softly [from Hindi]
wash [from Magahi], dhotaa
- (I) am washing, dhoe,
also:dhowe - (he, she, they)
is/are washing, dhowat
(rahaa) - was washing,
dhois - (he, she) washed,
dhoain - (they) washed
[from Awadhi], dhoaii - (he,
she ) will wash [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], dhoyaa (I) washed, dhoegaa - (I)
will wash [from Urdu],
dhobe (karegaa) (emphatic) will wash [from
Bhojpuri], - n. dhobi someone employed to do
washing
deceive, to cheat one's (ill)
fate [from Hindi]
traditional Indian drum
played by hitting both sides
with hands.
traditional garment worn by
Hindu men made up of long
piece of cloth wound around
waist and legs. (Used only
by few priests at present)

v.

carry

dhuuan

n.

dhyaan

n.

smoke [from Hindi]

concentration, meditation
[from Hindi]
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e

ek

n.

ekdam

adv.

etnaa
etwaar

adj.
n.

one [from Hindi], "a" pron.

ekke - only one [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], ekka Ace (card game), - adj.
pahilkaa - first
completely, surely [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
this much
Sunday [from Hindi]
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f

faalaa
faank
faatak

n.
n.
n.

FACT

abbr.

faedaa

n.

faeslaa

n.

fagua

n.

failaao

v.

fal

n.

falaawaa
faraak

n.
n

farkaa

adj.

FBC

abbr.

FDB
FEA
FFA

abbr.
abbr.
abbr.

fikar

n.

filam
fir

n
adv.

firii

n.

firiimaan
FIT
FJC
FLP

n.
n.
abbr.
abbr.

fokatiyaa

adj.

FPSA

abbr.

friihold

n.

FSC
FSM
FTU
FTUC

abbr.
abbr.
abbr.
abbr.

fua

n.

fuffa

n.

fukni

n.

fellow [from English]

fork [from English]
gate [from Hindi]
Football Association
Championship Tournament
benefit, profit [from Urdu
faa'idah]
decision, settlement [from
Hindi]
a Hindu festival, songs sung
during the festival. [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri] synonym:
holi
spread
fruit [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
plough [from English]
dress [from English frock]
difference [from Hindi], also
farak
Fiji Broadcasting
Commission
Fiji Development Bank
Fiji Electricity Authority
Fiji Football Association
care, concern, anxiety,
counsel [from Urdu fikr]
movie [from English film]
again [from Hindi]
free (from indenture) [from
English]
free man [from English]
Fiji Institute of Technology
Fiji Junior Certificate
Fiji Labour Party
useless [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], adv.
fokatiye (tum fokatiye
mahinat kartaa - it is useless
working hard)
Fiji Public Service
Association
land in Fiji that can be sold
[from English]
Fiji Sugar corporation
Fiji School of Medicine
Fiji Teachers Union
Fiji Trade Union Council
father's sister [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], see also:
fuffa
father's sister's husband
[from Hindi], see also: fua
a tube into which one blows
to stir up a fire. [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]

fulori

n.

fuul

n.

fuul gobhi

n.

fuus ke ghar

n,

small round deep fried

savoury made from pea
flour, onions, chilli etc., see
also: bara, bhajia
flower [from Hindi]
cauliflower (Brassica
oleraceae) [from Hindi]
house made of grass, leaves
and reeds
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gaadur

n.

gaai

n.

gaajar

n.

gaanaa
gaanja

n.
n.

gaanthii

n.

gaarii

n.

gaddaar

n.

gadhaa
gaj
gaiyaa

n.
n.
n.
adj
.

galat
gandhaae
ganna
gao
gaon
gap
garam

n.
v.
n.
n.
n.

garaund

n.

garda

n.
adj
.
adj
.

garib
garam
garri

n.

gatai

n.

gauri

n.

gawaah

n.

gazal

n.

g
bat [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],
synonym: changaadar
[from Hindi]
cow
carrot (Daucus carota) [from
Hindi]
song [from Hindi]
marijuana [from Hindi]
knee [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
swear [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
disloyal, treacherous [from
Urdu ghaddaar]
ass, fool [from Hindi]
yard [from Urdu gaz]
cow [from Awadhi]
wrong, incorrect, inaccurate
[from Urdu ghalat]
smells bad
sugar cane [from Hindi]
sing, gaanaa n. - song
village [from Hindi]
lie
hot [from Urdu garm]
playing field [from English
ground]
dust [from Urdu gard]
poor/destitute [from Urdu
gharib]
warm, hot [from Urdu garm]
1. sugarcane cart, 2. toy with
wheels
neck, throat [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
a gay person, male with
female mannerisms
witness [from Urdu] ,
gawaahee -testimony,
evidence
traditional love song [from
Urdu]

geet

n.

geng

n.

gilass

n.

gino

v.

giraftaar
girass
girmit

v.
n.
n.

girmitya

giro

v.

Gita

n.

gitawa

n.

gobhii

n.

gol mirich

n.

goolaa

adj
.

goraa

adj

gorment

n.

gorminti

gorr

n.

gos

n.

gulaab

n.

gulaab jaamun

n.

gulaam

v.

gulgula

n.

enclosure for animals,

paddock, corral [from
English gate]
a work gang [from English
gang]
tumbler, glass [from English
glass]
count, - n. gintii [from
Hindi] -counting number
arrest [from Urdu giriftaar]
grass [from English]
1. indenture [from English
agreement], 2. the period
during which the system was
in operation. 3. the length of
time for which the individual
labourer was indentured.
person who served under
indenture
fall
a Hindu sacred book
containing part of the epic,
Mahabharata. synonym:
Bhagavad Gita
grunter fish with
longitudinal stripe
(Therapon jarbua) [from
Fijian qitawa]
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
[from Hindi]
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
[from Hindi]
round, circle [from Hindi],
goolii n. - pill, small ball,
marble, bullet, tablet, small
round ball
1. fair (skin), whiteness, fair
complexion [from Hindi] 2.
a white man
government [from English]
public road [from English
government]
foot [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
meat [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
rose [from Urdu]
small elongated sweet, made
with flour, ghi and coated
with a syrup
1. servant, 2. the Jack in a
game of cards , -adv.
gulaami - work under the
control of someone else
[from Hindi]
a doughnut - like sweet

gullidanda

n.

gurdwara

n.

gussa

n.

gwaan

v.

gyaarah

n.

[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
a game played with two
sticks, the smaller of which
is flicked with the larger
then hit.
Sikh temple [from Punjabi]
anger, passion, rage [from
Urdu ghussah]
exclamation used to shoo
away animals [from English
go on]
eleven [from Hindi]
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gh

ghaam
ghantaa
ghar
ghasita
ghi
ghorraa
ghugri
ghus
ghuumo

ghunsa

n
.
n
.
n
.

sunlight [from Hindi]

hour [from Hindi]

house [from Hindi], ghare home

sledge without wheels
n
pulled by horse or bullocks
.
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
n
clarified butter [from Hindi]
.
horse (masculine) [from
n
Bhojpuri/Magahi ], ghorrii
.
(feminine)
n a dish of peas, boiled and
. spiced
n
bribe [from Hindi]
.
v 1. to tour, travel, visit, move
. around, ghumaao - to take
someone on a tour. 2. turn
around, ghumaao - to turn
something. muurr ghummao
- turn the head. 3. muurr
ghumaao - to influence
one's thinking, ghuum
gumaae ke - again and
again
n
fist, punch [from Hindi]
.
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h

haan
haddi

n.
n.

haafaa

n.

haal

n.

yes [from Hindi]

bone [from Hindi]
half the task of a canecutting pair [from English:
half]
state, condition,
circumstance [from Urdu]

haamaa
haaro
haath
haathi

n.
v.
n.
n.

had

adv.

haddi
haftaa
hai
hajaar

n.
n.
v.
n.

hajj

n.

halal

adj.

hal jao

v.

halluk

adj.

ham

pron.

handi

n.

haram

adj.

haraami

n.

hardam

adv.

hardi

n.

hariyar

n.

haso

v.

hawaa

n.

hawan

n.

hedmaan

n.

heeraa
himmat
hing

n.
n.

synonym - haalat
hammer [from English]
lose [from Hindi haar]
hand [from Hindi]
elephant [from Hindi]
unbelievable [from Urdu
hadd]
bone [from Hindi]
week [from Urdu]
is, are, there is, there are
thousand [from Urdu]
the pilgrimage to Mecca
that Muslims should
perform at least once in
their lifetime. [from Urdu]
permitted to Muslims,
especially meat slaughtered
to Islamic law [from Urdu]
enter, synonym: halo [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
light weight. also: halka
[from Hindi]
I , ham log - we, hamaar my, mine, hame - to me
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
pot [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
not permitted to Muslims
according to Islamic law
[from Urdu]
wicked, atrocious, doer of
what is forbidden or
unlawful, a wicked person,
robber, an assassin; a
rascal, a cheat, bastard
[from Urdu haraam
meaning unlawful,
forbidden]
every moment [from Urdu
har dam], adv. hardamme
- all the time
tumeric [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
greenery
laugh [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
wind, breeze, air,
atmosphere [from Urdu]
a sacred purifying ritual in
Hinduism that involves a
fire ceremony [from Hindi]
leader of a work gang [from
English head man]
diamond [from Hindi]
courage [from Urdu]
Asafetida (Ferula

hisaab

n.

hissa

n.

hiy

adv.

hoe

v.

hos

n.

huan

adv.

husiyaar

adj.

hukum

n.

hunnar

n.

hutel
huwaan

n.
adv.

idhar

adv.

ii

pron.
pron.

iid

n.

ijat

n.

ilaichi

n.

imandaar

adj.

imli

n.

ingin

n.

insaan

n.

iske

pron.

jaada

adj.

jaadu

n.

jaali

n.

assafoetida) [from Hindi]

account, computation, rate
[from Urdu]
share, portion, lot [from
Urdu hissah]
here [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
happening, hoe laga - is
happening
sense, mind, understanding
from Urdu] hosh]
there [from Awadhi]
intelligent, alert [from
Urdu] hushyaar]
order, decree [from Urdu]
hukm]
skill, art [from Urdu]
hunar]
hotel [from English]
there, that place
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i
in this direction, here, on
this side, this way [from
Hindi]
this, these, he, she, it [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
they, these
Muslim festival celebrating
the end of Ramadan [from
Urdu], also: Iid-Ul-Fitr
honour, esteem, reputation
[from Urdu izzat]
cardamom (Elettaria
cardamomum) [from Hindi]
trustworthy [from Urdu]
tamarind (Tamarindus
indica) [from Hindi], imli
ke chatnee - tamarind
chutney
engine [from English]
man, human being,
mankind [from Urdu]
his, hers, its
to him, to her, to it
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j
more than enough, more [from
Urdu ziyaadah]
magic, conjuring, charm, effect of
evil spirits [from Urdu]
net [derived from Hindi jaal],
also jaal

jaan
janaawe
jaano
jaanwar
jaao
jaat
jaatii

n.
v.
v.
n.
v.
n.
n.

jab

adv.

jabar

ad.

jael

n.

jagah

n.

jahaaj

n.

jahaaji bhai

n.

jahannam
jahar
jaise

n.

jaheli order

n.

jaldi

adv

jalebi

n.

jamaana

n.

jamiin

n.

jan
janam

n.
n.

jangal

n.

jannat

n.

jano

v.

jao
jaraa
jarao
jarr

v.
adj.
v.
n.

jarur

adv.

jasti

adj.

jawaab
jawaan

n.
adj

jaefar

n.

soul, life [from Urdu]

shows
know
animal [from Urdu]
go [from Awadhi]
caste, race [from Urdu zaat]
native Fijian
1. when, at the time when, 2. as
soon as, 3. in case, 4. since [from
Hindi]
big [from Urdu zabar meaning
above, superior, greater, top]
jail
place, space, room [from Urdu
jegah]
ship [from Hindi]
people who came on the same
ship, or just jahaaji
hell [from Urdu jahaannum]
poison [from Urdu zahr]
like
prison officer [from Hindi jaheli
and English order- literally
meaning "order the prisoner"]
1. quickly [from Urdu], 2.
recently (abhi jaldii aais raha came recently)
a ring-shaped orange/yellow
coloured sweet, made from sugar,
ghi, flour and yoghurt, left to
ferment for a day then deep fried.
time, age, period [from Urdu
zamaanah]
land, ground, earth [from Urdu
zameen], jamiindaar - landlord
person
birth [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
forest [from Hindi], jangli - 1.
wild (jungli murgi - wild
chicken), 2. uncivilised
Heaven
know, janawe - shows, jantaa (I) know
go [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi]
burnt [from Bhojpuri]
burn
root
certainly, surely [from Urdu
zaroor], jarurat - necessary
more, most, mostly, much [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym:
besii
answer, reply [from Urdu]
young, youth [from Urdu]
nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]

jeb

n.

jethaani

ji
jid
jiib
jiiraa

adv.
n.
n.
n.

jindagi

n.

jindaa
jisme
jito
jiu

adj.

jon

pron.

jor
jorra

adj.
adj.

jos

n.

joto
juaar

v.
n.

julum

adj.

juuta

n.

v.
n.

pocket [from Urdu]

wife of husband's elder brother
[from Hindi]
yes, show politeness
stubborn [from Urdu zidd]
tongue [from Hindi jiibh]
cumin
life, living, existence [from Urdu
zindagi], synonym: jeewan
alive, living [from Urdu zindah]
in which, synonym: jisman
to win
mind [from Bhojpuri]
who, which [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], jiske -whose
fast [from Urdu zor]
pair
enthusiasm, passion, lust [from
Urdu josh]
till the soil
tide
fine, great [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
shoe
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jh

jhaarru

n.

jhagra
jhanjhat
jhinga
jhund

n.
n.
n.
n.

jhuura

adj.

kaa

adv.

kaabij

n.

kaabu

n.

kaaeda

n.

kaafi

adv.

kaagaj

n.

kaahe

adv.

kaaka

n.

kaaki

n.

broom, -v. jhaarro - to

sweep
fight
argument
prawn, lobster
group [from Hindi]
dry [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
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what, synonym:
kaunchii [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
Chinese cabbage [from
English cabbage]
control, possession,
hold [from Urdu
qaaboo]
good manners
1. quite, fairly 2.
enough [from Urdu]
k
paper [from Urdu kaagaz]
why [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
father's younger brother
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
father's younger brother's

kaam

n.

kamij salwar

n.

kaaran
kamaal
kaam karo
kaan

adj
v.
n.

kaanun

n.

kaaran
kaato
kab

v.
adv.

kabar

n.

kabhi

adv.

kabhi nahi

adv.

kabuttar

n.

kachua

n.

kachcha

adj.

kaed

n.

kaahe

adj.

kaddu
kahaan
kahaanii

n.
adv.
n.

kahaawat

n.

kai

n.

kaila maro

v.

Kailoma

n.

kaisan

adv.

kaise

adv.

Kaiviti

n.

kal

n.

kamaal

adv

kamal ke fuul
kamao

n.
v.

wife [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
work [from Hindi] , job,
kaamchor - someone who
tries to avoid work
Indian women's clothing
made up of knee length
tunic and loose trousers. ,
also: salwar kamij
reason [from Hindi]
extraordinary
work
ear [from Hindi]
rule, law, system [from
Urdu qaanoon]
because of, for the reason
cut, bite
when
grave [from Urdu qabr],
kabrastaan - cemetery,
graveyard
sometime[from Hindi] ,
kabhi kabhi - sometimes
never
pigeon, dove [from Urdu
kabootar]
turtle (Chelonia)
raw, uncooked, unsealed
(road) [from Hindi]
imprisonment, confinement
[from Urdu qaid]
why [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
pumpkin
where[from Hindi]
story, synonym: khissa
saying, proverb [from
Hindi]
blue-green algae [from
Fijian kai]
to shout , cheer [from Fijian
kaila and Hindi maro]
part-European [form Fijian
kai loma]
what kind of
1. how 2.how are you
[from Awadhi], kaisan what kind [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
Fijian [from Fijian], alt. sp.
Kaibiti, synonym: jaatii
yesterday [from Hindi]
marvel, wonder [from
Urdu]
lotus [from Hindi]
1. earn money 2. jamiin

kamar

n.

kammar

n.

Kampani

n.

kamrak

n.

kamtii

adj.

kanaade

n.

kandhaa
kanghi

n.
n.

kanikani

n.

kanoon

n.

kantaap

n.

kaprraa

n.

karaila

n.

karamua

n.

karejaa

n.

kariyaa

adj.

karo

v.

karom board

n.

karraa

adj.

karraai

n.

karua

n.

kasar

kasao

adj.

kasera

n.

kasuur

n.

katha
kathak

n.
n.

katthar

n.

kaum

n.

kaur

n.

kamao - prepare land for

cultivation
waist [from Urdu]
blanket [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
the CSR Company in Fiji
[from English company]
star fruit (Averrhoa
carambola)
deficient, few, little, rare
[from Urdu kam]
mullet -fish (Mugilidae)
[from Fijian kanade]
shoulder [from Hindi]
comb [from Hindi]
scales and roughness of
skin caused by excessive
drinking of kava [from
Fijian]
law [from Urdu]
the leafy top of a sugar
cane plant [from English
cane top]
cloth, clothing [from
Hindi]
bitter gourd (Momordica
charantia) [from Hindi]
water spinach (Cenchrus
echinatus)
liver [from Bhojpuri]
black [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
do
a game where players flick
disks to holes in corners of
board.
1. hard, difficult. 2. clever
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
wok like cooking pot.
wife's sister's husband,
brother [from Fijian karua]
lacking, error [from Urdu]
very drunk [ form Fijian
kasou]
cassava [from Fijian
kasera]
fault, defect, blame, sin,
failure [from Urdu qusoor]
a Hindu prayer ceremony
a traditional Indian dance
jackfruit (Artocarpus
heterophyllus) [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
nation, people [from Urdu
qaum]
morsel

kavika

n.

kawaango

n.

kawakawa

n.

kazjan brada

n.

ke

postp.
postp

postp
postp
postp
postp
postp
kek

n.

kekraa

n.

keraa

n.

kerekere karo

v.

ketna

adj.

ki

conj.

conj.

conj.
kichin

n.

kidhar

adv.

kiimat

n.

kik karo

v.

kinaare

n.

kirtan

n.

Malay apple (Syzygium

malaccense) [from Fijian]
spangled emperor fish
(Lethrinus nebulosis) [from
Fijian kawago]
yellow-finned groper fish
(Serranidae) [from Fijian]
cousin brother - a male first
cousin, feminine: kajan
sista
of (possessive) (Ram ke
kutta - (Ram's dog))
to (object marker) (Ham
tum ke buk dia rahaa - I
gave the book to you)
after (Teen baj ke das minit
- Ten minutes past (after)
three), (Khaanaa khae ke After eating)
on (Mangar ke - on
Tuesday)
has, have (Buk Ram ke lage
hai. - Ram has the book)
with (Ham Ram ke sanghe
jaega - I will go with Ram)
for (Ram ke khaatir buk Book for Ram)
cake [from English]
mud crab, also bakeraa in
Vanua Levu
banana [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
to borrow something [from
Fijian kerekere and Hindi
karo]
how much, how many
or (Tum aapul mangtaa ki
keraa? -Do you want apple
or banana?)
that (conjoiner) (Ham
jantaa raha ki tum nai
aaega - I knew that you
will not come)
when (conjoiner) (Jab ki
tum paas kar lega - When
you pass)
kitchen [from English]
where, aur kidhar somewhere else
price, value, worth, cost
[from Urdu qeemat]
kick
shore, river bank, edge,
margin [from Urdu
kinaarah]
Hindu devotional song

kirua

n.

kisaan
kitaab

n.
n.

kismat

n.

kiske

pron.

koii

pron.

kokii

n.

kon

adj.

konchi

adj.

koro

n.

kosaa

n.

kosis

n.

kota

n.

kuuna

n.

kuch

adj.

kuchla

n.

kudo

v.

kuli

n.

kuukaa

n.

kulambar

n.

kumaalaa

kurbaal
kurrsi

n.
n.

kurta

n.

kutta

n.

[from Hindi]
insect [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
farmer [from Hindi]
book [from Urdu]
fortune, fate [from Urdu
qismat]
whose , who
1. any, some, someone, koii
nai - no one , 2. will (chale
koii - will go)
parrot
who, which one [from
Chhattisgarhi], synonym:
ke [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
what [derived from Hindi
kaun chij meaning what
thing], alt. sp. - kaunchi
village [from Fijian]
dregs of kava [ from Fijian
kosa]
attempt, endeavor, labor,
exertion [from Urdu
koshish], -v. kosis karo
quota, usually in reference
to sugar cane [from
English]
(water) well [from Hindi]
some, kuch nahii nothing, aur kuch something else
pickle made from grated
green fruit like mango and
starfruit
jump
a derogatory term for a
person brought to Fiji, from
India, as an indentured
labourer
mangrove crab [ from
Fijian kuka]
overseer [from English call
the number]
sweet potato [ from Fijian
kumala]
crowbar [from English]
chair [from Urdu]
1. blouse [from Urdu], 2. a
kind of shirt of Indian
origin worn on formal
occasions. kurta pajama kurta and trousers suit
dog (masculine) [from
Hindi], kutia (feminine)
[from Hindi]

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khaaki
khaala
khaali

n.
n.
adj

khaalu

n.

khaana
khaandaan
khansi
khabar

n.
n.
n.
n.

khalaas

n.

kharraa ho
khaas
khaatir
khabar

v.
adj.
n.
n.

khaki

n.

Khalsa

n.

khao

v.

kharido
khatiya
kharaab
kharcha
kharido
kharra
kharraa ho
khassi
khatam
khatmal
khatrah
khedo
khelo
khet
khicho

v.
n.
adj
n.
v.
n.
v.
n.
adj.
n.
n.
v.
v.
n.
v.

khichri

n.

khiir
khiira
khilaaf
khirrki
khissa
kholo
khuun
Khuda
khusi
khyaal karo

n.
n.
prep.
n.
n.
v.
n.
n.
adj.
v.

laaek

adj.

kh
earthy colour [from Urdu khk meaning earth]
mother's sister (used by Muslims) [from Urdu]
1. empty, blank 2. only [from Urdu]
mother's sister's husband (used by Muslims)
[from Urdu]
food [from Hindi]
family, lineage, dynasty [from Urdu]
cough [from Hindi], -v. khanso
news, information [from Urdu]
finished [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], khalaas karo
v.
stand [from Bhojpuri/Magahi]
special, particular [from Urdu]
sake, behalf, for [from Urdu]
news, information, report [from Urdu]
a greenish-brown colour worn by workmen or
soldiers
the Sikh community [from Panjabi]
eat, khaanaa - food [from
Awadhi/Magahi/Chhattisgarhi]
buy
bed [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
bad, ruined, spoiled [from Urdu]
expenditure
buy [from Urdu]
standing [from Hindi]
stand up
goat (male) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
finished, done [from Urdu khatm]
bedbug [from Hindi]
danger, fear, risk [from Urdu]
chase
play
farm, khetii - farming
pull
1. a dish pf rice, daal, spices and onions cooked
together. 2. to mix things up in a disorganised
way
milk rice [from Hindi]
cucumber [from Hindi]
against [from Urdu]
window [from Hindi]
tale, fable [from Urdu qissah]
open, -adj. khulaa
blood [from Urdu khoon], khuuni - murderer
God [from Urdu]
happy [from Urdu khoosh]
take care of, keep an eye on
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l
capable

laal

adj.

laali

n.
n.

laddu

n.

laesan
lagbhag
lage

n.
adj.
adv.
v.
adj.
v.

lainamaan

n.

laiin
lairo

n
n.

lamba

adj

lamu

adv.

lao
lapataa

v.
adj.

laparwaahi

n.

larrka
larrki
larro
lathi

n.
n.
v.
n.

lauki

n.

lauto

v.

lawang

n.

lawena

lef

lehsun

n.

lekin

conj.

lenga

n.

leto
libistik
liis

v.
n.
n.

red [from Urdu], lalkaa

(masculine)- red one, lalkii
(feminine)- red one
sweets
wooden drum [from Fijian]
a sweet made of rice or suji,
milk, sugar and cardamom,
folded in ghi
licence [from English]
approximately [from Hindi]
near [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
in possession of (Hamaar
lage hai - It is with me)
what relationship (Kaka lage
- related to me as uncle)
happens (Chot lage - injury
happens)
person who lays temporary
railway line [from English
line man]
barracks [from English line]
land crab [from Fijian lairo]
tall, long [from Hindi],
lambkanaa - tall one [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], lambaaii
- length
acting in a cowardly way.
[from Fijian]
bring
missing [from Urdu]
carelessness, negligence
[from Urdu]
boy, son [from Bhojpuri]
girl, daughter
fight
a walking stick
squash, bottle gourd
(Lagenaria siceraria) [from
Hindi]
return, turn back, lautao - to
return something [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
cloves (Syzygium
aromaticum) [from Hindi]
kava stem (as opposed to
root) [from Fijian lawena],
see also: nangona
left [from English]
garlic (Allium sativum) [from
Hindi]
but [from Awadhi]
problem, distress [from Fijian
leqa]
lie
lipstick [from English]
lease [from English]

likho

v.

lo

v.

log

n.

logan

n.

loha

n.

lota

n.

lotu

n.

lovo karo

v.

luk jao

v.

maa
maachis
maaf karo

n.
n.
v.

maal

n.

maalik

n.

maama

n.

maamla

n.

maango

v.

maano
maarit
maaro
maarkit
mast
maasta
machchhar

v.
n.
v.
n.

machhri

n.

madarsa
madat karo
madh makkhi
magaj
mahal

n.
v.
n.
n.
n.

maina

n.

maja

n.

majboor

adj.

mahangaa
maharbaani

adj
n.

n.
n.

write
take, synonym: leo, also
postp. eg. khae lo
people [from Hindi], plural
marker (Larrkaa log - boys),
log geet - folk song
people, plural marker
(Larrkaa logan - boys)
iron [from Bhojpuri]
brass or iron container
usually used in Hindu
religious ceremonies [from
Hindi]
church, prayers [from Fijian]
bake food in earth oven [from
Fijian lovo and Hindi karo]
hide, synonym: luko [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
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m
mother
matches [from English]
forgive, pardon
riches, property, merchandise [from
Urdu]
god [from Urdu]
mother's brother [from Hindi] , maami maamaa's wife
problem
ask, want, (ham) mangtaa - (I) want
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
agree to, also: maan jao
civil marriage [from English marriage]
beat, kill [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi]
market [from English]
enraptured
male teacher [from English master]
mosquito (Aedes aegypti) [from Hindi]
fish [from Awadhi], machhri maro - to
fish
Muslim religious school [from Urdu]
help [from Urdu madad]
bee (Apis mellifera) [from Hindi]
brain, intellect [from Urdu maghz]
palace [from Urdu]
mynah bird introduced form India to Fiji
(Acridotheres tristis)
paste made from flour and ground glass,
used to coat kite string to cut an
opponent's kite string during a kite fight.
compelled, helpless, oppressed [from
Urdu]
expensive [from Hindi]
favour, kindness [from Urdu mihrbaani]

mahinaa
mahinat
mail

n.
adj.
n.

maiyaa

n.

majaa

n.

majboot

adj.

makai

n.

makhmal
makkhi
makrra

n.
n.
n.

mala

n.

manaa

n.

mandali

n.

mandap

n.

mandaraaji
mandir

n
n.

mangal sutra

n.

mangar
manzil

n.
n.

mar jao

v.

mard
mareej
markaj
marrha
masala
masiin
masjid
mast
matar

n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
adj.
n.

matangaali

n.

mateni
matlab

adj.
n.

mattii

n.

matua
mauj
maukaa

adj.
n.
n.

maulbi

n.

mausam

n.

mausi

month [from Urdu]

hardwork, persevere
mile [from English]
mother [from Magahi/Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
synonym: maa, ammii
taste, relish, enjoyment, pleasure [from
Urdu mazah]
strong [from Urdu mazboot]
corn (Zea mays) [from Hindi], makai ke
aataa - corn flour
velvet [from Urdu]
fly (Musca domestica) [from Hindi]
spider [from Hindi]
garland made from flowers and used in
weddings or honouring guests.
prohibition, not allowed [from Urdu
mana]
1. a group of people who organise
themselves in a club to sing religious
songs
the decorated square where the bride and
groom sit during a Hindu wedding
ceremony
South Indian [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
Hindu temple or shrine [from Hindi]
a beaded chain worn by marries Hindu
women
Tuesday [from Bhojpuri]
destination, goal [from Urdu]
1. die [from Magahi/Chhattisgarhi],
synonym: maro, 2. mar mar ke kaam
karo - work extremely hard
man, male, hero, husband [from Urdu]
patient [from Urdu]
a small mosque [from Urdu]
shed made for special occasions
1. curry powder, 2. fertilizer
machine [from English]
mosque [from Urdu]
drunk/intoxicated, happy [from Urdu]
peas (Pisum sativum) [from Hindi]
Fijian land owning unit [from Fijian
mataqali]
drunk [from Fijian]
meaning [from Urdu]
1. soil , 2. funeral (Mattii parr gaye - has
been buried) [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
ripe, ready for harvest [from Fijian]
enjoyment, ecstasy [from Urdu]
chance, opportunity [from Urdu mauqa]
1. a Muslim priest or religious leader. 2.
Someone learned in Muslim law [from
Urdu]
weather [from Urdu]
mother's sister [from Hindi], mausa mother's sister's husband

maut

n.

me

postp.

medhak

n.

mehndi

n.

meke

n.

mem

n.

methi

n.

minit
mircha

n.
n.

mittha

adj.

moch
mojaa

n.
n.

motaa

adj.

motar
moto
muft
muh
muluk
munaafa

n.
n.
adj.
n.
n.
n.

mung bean

murai

n.

murdaa

n.

murgii

n.

muskil
mutthi

adj.
adj.

murku

n.

muurr
muus

n.
n.

naach
naak

n.
n.

naara

n.

naam

n.

naana

n.

naani

n.

naata

n.

death [from Urdu]

in [from Hindi], on (Ghar me - in the
house)
frog, toad, cane toad (Bufo marinus)
[from Hindi]
a reddish-orange dye used to decorate
the hands and feet of Indian women for
wedding.
Fijian dance [from Fijian]
European woman [from English ma'am]
synonym - memiyaa
fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
[from Hindi]
minute [from English]
chilli [from Hindi]
sweet [from Hindi miitha], mithaai sweets, lollies, mittha paani - soft drink
moustache [from Hindi muunch]
socks [from Hindi]
(masculine) thick , fat [from Hindi] ,
motii (feminine)
car [from English motor]
spear [from Fijian]
free, gratis [from Urdu]
mouth [from Hindi]
country of origin [from Urdu mulk]
profit [from Urdu]
(Phaseolus Mungo) small round green
bean used for daal [from Hindi]
radish [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
corpse [from Urdu murdah], synonym:
body [from English]
(feminine) hen, chicken , murgaa
(masculine)
difficult [from Urdu mushkil]
handful [from Bhojpuri]
a dry crisp savoury made of besan
dropped into hot oil in thin strips in the
shape of concentric circles.
head [from Awadhi]
mouse [from Hindi]
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n
dance [from Hindi]
nose [from Hindi]
stream [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
name, title, honor, fame
[from Urdu]
maternal grandfather [from
Hindi]
maternal grandmother
[from Hindi]
relationship, alliance, kin,

naati

n.

naazuk

n.

na

adj.

nabbe

n.

nabbu

n.

nadi
nafrat
nahaao

n.
n.
v.

naibi

n.

nai

adj.

nagiich

adj.

nakai

n.

nakal utaaro

n.

nakkhun

n.

nakhraah

n.

namaste

int.

nanad

n.

nandoi

n.

nangaarii

n.

nangio
nagiiche
nahi

n.

nanduna

n.

nangona

n.

nariyal
narongi

n.
n.

nau

naram

adj.

narongii

n.

nasaa
nateeja
naubat

n.
n.
n.

adj

affinity [from Hindi]

daughter's son [from
Hindi], naatin - daughter's
daughter
slender, fragile, delicate
[from Urdu]
no [from Hindi]
ninety [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
citrus fruit, mittha nabbuu
- orange, khatta nabbu lime.
river[from Hindi]
hate [from Urdu]
bathe
Fiji chestnut (Inocarpus
fagiferus, Leguminosae) - a
large nut tree native to the
Pacific [from Fijian] na ivi]
no, not
near, close [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
freshwater bivalve (Batissa
violacea) [from Fijian na
kai]
mimic [from Urdu naql],
nakalii - artificial,
spurious, counterfeit
nail/claw [from Urdu
naakhun]
air, pretence, swagger,
fashion [from Urdu]
greeting [from Hindi]
husband's sister [from
Hindi] , see also: nandoi
husband's sister's husband
[from Hindi]
sea crab (Scylla serrata)
[from Fijian na qari]
shark [from Fijian na qio]
near [from Awadhi]
no, also nai, naahi
freshwater eel [from Fijian
na duna]
kava (Piper methysticum)
[from Fijian yagona]
coconut (Cocos nucifera)
mandarin (Citrus reticula)
nine [from Hindi] , nauaa nine (in card game)
soft [from Urdu narm]
mandarin [from Hindi
naarangii meaning orange]
intoxication, drunk
result [from Urdu]
time [from Urdu]

naukar

n.

naura

n.

nawa

adj.

nek

adj.

NFP

abbr.

NFU

abbr.

nichche

postp.

niila
niind

n
n.

nikah

n.

nikalo

v.

nimak

n.

nimkis

n.

nishaan

n.

NLTB

abbr.

nunga

n.

nutli

n.

nyaay

servant, employee [from

Urdu], naukri - job
mongoose (Herpestes
edwardsii) [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
new, naukanaa - new one
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
good, lucky, virtuous, pious
[from Urdu]
National Federation Party first political party
established in Fiji in 1964 ,
mainly supported by Fiji
Indians
a farmer's (mainly
sugarcane) supporting the
Fiji Labour party
under [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
nail [from English]
sleep [from Hindi]
a Muslim wedding
ceremony [from Urdu]
take out, evict
salt [from Urdu namak],
nimkin - salty [from Urdu
namkiin]
a savoury made from deepfried flour and spices such
as hardi, jeera and salt
mark, sign, signal, emblem,
target [from Urdu]
nishaana - aim
Native Land Trust Board organisation responsible for
leasing out native land in
Fiji
salt water fish (Siganus
vermiculatus) [from Fijian
nuqa]
a tiny seasonal river fish,
whitebait (Salangidae)
justice
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o
ojha

n.

ongo

n.

ongri

n.

a medium, someone who

claims to be able to
communicate with spirits
barracuda (Sphyraena
barracuda) [from Fijian
ogo]
finger, toe [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]

oo
oos
ooth
otnaa

int.
n.
n.
adj
.

oh! (exclamation)
dew [from Hindi]
lip [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
that much, so much
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paai

n.

paalo

v.

paan

n.

paanch

n.

paani

n.

paani barse
paao
paar karo
pachaas

v.
v.
v.
n.

paglaa

adj

pagrri
pahaarr

n.
n.

pahile

adj.

pahino

v.

pahuch

n.

pahunaa

n.

pahurro

v.

paidar

adv.

paijaama

n.

painap
paisa

n.
n.

paisam

n.

p
ray fish [from Fijian vai]
look after, rear (child or
animal)
a combination of betel nut,
cloves, lime etc., wrapped in
betel leaves and chewed,
especially during weddings.
five [from Hindi], panji five (in card game), -adj.
pancho - all five
1. water, rain [from Hindi] ,
2. a children's game in
which one team tries to stack
up tins cans while the other
tries to knock it down by
throwing a ball. [from
Fijian]
raining
find
cross [from Hindi]
fifty [from Hindi]
1. mad, insane, idiotic 2.
stupid, distressed [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], feminine:
paglii
turban [from Hindi]
hill, mountain [from Hindi]
first, beforehand [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri], pahilkaa
- first one [from Bhojpuri],
pahilaa
wear [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
reach [from Hindi] , -v.
pahucho
guest [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
swim [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
to walk ,on foot [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
trousers [from Hindi
pajaama]
pineapple [from English]
money [from Hindi]
a delicacy of South Indian
origin made from lentils,

pakao

v.

pakorra

n.

pakhna
pakka

n.
adj

pakki

pakrro
palet

v.
n.

pallaa

n.

palwaar

n.

pandit

n.

pandrah
panjaa

n.
n.

panpan

v.

papita

n.

paraakaa

parcho

v.

pardaa

n.

parrho

v.

parrosi

n.

parsad

n.

parsoo

n.

pasand

n.

pasiinaa

n.

pataa

n.

patoh

patthar

n.

patra

adj.

mung beans, milk, sugar and

spices and eaten as desert.
cook
a savoury made of pea-flour,
potatoes, carrots and deep
fried.
feather
ripe
railway line (as opposed to
kachchaa (temporary) line)
hold, catch
plate [from English]
door [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
family, relation [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
1. a Hindu priest. 2. a
learned person
fifteen [from Hindi]
claw [from Hindi]
sniff, methylated spirit, fuel
or glue in order to get a
stimulating effect.
pawpaw, papaya (Carica
papaya) [from Hindi]
fire crackers [from English
cracker]
Hindu welcome to the
groom's party. [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
curtain, screen, veil [from
Urdu]
learn[from Hindi] , study.
parrhao - teach ,
paharrwao - to get someone
else to teach
neighbour [from Hindi]
food shared by all at the end
of a Hindu ceremony
the day after tomorrow, the
day before yesterday [from
Hindi]
choice, approval, preference
[from Urdu]
sweat, perspiration [from
Hindi]
news, pata nahi - don't
know, pate nahi - to
emphasise not knowing,
pata lagao - find out
daughter-in-law [from
Hindi]
stone [from Hindi]
thin (masculine) [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri] synonym:
dubra, patri (feminine)

patti
pe
peet
perr
piaaj

n.
postp.
n.
n.
n.

piala

n.

pichhee

postp.

pio

v.

piraawe

v.

pitaaji

n.

pithi

n.

pito
piyaaj
poni

v.
n.
n.

poota

n.

pudina

n.

pul
puunch
puuchho

n.
n.
v.

puura

n.

puusi

n.

pyaar

n.

leaf [from Hindi]

at, on
stomach, belly [from Hindi]
tree [from Hindi]
onion [from Urdu]
a bowl - like cup, usually
enamel [from Urdu], piala
cut - pudding-bowl haircut
1. behind [from Magahi], 2.
because of (larrkii ke pichee
- because of the girl)
drink, smoke
hurting [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
father [from Hindi]
back (of body) [from
Bhojpuri]
beat [from Magahi]
onion [from Urdu piyz]
short [from English pony]
son's son [from Hindi] ,
pooti - son's daughter
mint (Mentha arvensis)
[from Hindi]
bridge [from Hindi]
tail [from Hindi]
ask
1. all 2. complete [from
Hindi]
cat [from English pussy]
love [from Hindi] , pyaar
karo - to love
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r

raakhi

adj
.
n.

raat
raftaar
rahaa

n.
n.
v.

raho

v.

Raksha
Bandhan

n.

raita

n.

raaji

raiit
rakam

adj
.
n.

willing, satisfied, agreed [from Urdu raazi]

1. ash [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], 2. a
rosette-like decoration tied by a girl on her
brother's wrist during the celebration of
Raksha Bandhan [from Hindi]
night [from Hindi]
speed [from Urdu ]
was, were
live, stay, rahan do - leave it, don't worry
about it
an annual Hindu ceremony in which a girl
ties a a rosette-like decoration on her
brother's wrist [from Hindi]
a yoghurt salad made of grated carrots or
cucumber and spices like salt, pepper and
jeera.
right [from English]
type, synonym: maafik [from

rakh do
raam raam
rakam

v.
int.
adj
.

Ramayan

n.

Ramjaan

n.

Raam Naumi

n.

rang
rangoli

n.
n.

rasiid
rassi
rastaa
raftaar
rastaa

n.
n.
n.
n.
n.

ristaa

n.

ro
roj
roti

v.
n.
n.

rourou

n.

rum
rumaal

n.
n.

Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
put, keep. synonym: rakho
Hindu greeting [from Bhojpuri]
sort, type [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
the Hindu epic of the life of Lord Raam
[from Hindi]
Ramadan, the ninth month in the Muslim
calendar, during which Muslims fast from
dawn till dusk. [from Urdu]
celebrations for the birth of Lord Ram
[from Hindi]
colour [from Urdu ran.g]
a traditional art form which consists of
drawing intricate designs using coloured
powder
receipt [from English]
rope [from Hindi]
road, path [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
speed [from Urdu]
1. path, road, manner [from Urdu raastah],
2. solution (Ham koii rastaa nikalta - I will
find a solution)
relationship/kinship/alliance [from Urdu
rishtah]
cry
day [from Urdu roz], roj roj - daily
flat bread made from flour or sharps,
water, oil or ghi [from Hindi] , roti
parsal - a roti folded around curry, often
used as packed lunch
taro leaves cooked in coconut milk [from
Fijian rourou]
room [from English]
handkerchief [from Hindi]
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saa

int

saabit
saabun
saadi
saait
saakis
saal
saala

adj.
n.
n.
conj.
n.
n.
n.

saalii
saamp
sanga
saans
sarri

n.
n.
n.
n.
n.

saarre

n.

s
an interjection of surprise [from
Fijian sa]
confirmed, established [from Urdu]
soap [from Urdu]
marriage, wedding [from Urdu]
perhaps, maybe
cinema [from English circus]
year [from Urdu]
1. wife's brother [from Hindi] 2.
despicable person
wife's sister [from Hindi]
snake [from Hindi]
trevally (Caranx) (from Fijian saqa)
breath [from Hindi]
garment worn by Hindu women [from
Hindi]
half past (time)

saas
saat

n.
n.

saatth
saathe
sab

n
postp.
pron.

sabaas

int.

sabere
sabbal
sabur karo

n.
n.
v.

sach
safaa

n.
adj.

sain karoo
saait

v.
adv.

safaa
saijan

adj.
n.

saina

n.

saitaan

n.

sajaa
sak karo

n.
v.

sako
salala

v.
n.

salaah
salaam
saluuka

n.
n.
n.

salwaar kamiij

n..

sambhaaro

v.

sambutu

n.

samjho

v.

samosa

n.

samthar
samundar

n.
n.

mother-in-law [from Hindi]

seven [from Hindi] , satta -seven (in
card game)
sixty [from Hindi]
with
all, sabe - emphasising all, sab koi everyone
bravo! well done! [from Urdu
shaabaash]
morning [from Urdu subhaa]
shovel [from English]
wait [from Urdu sabr meaning
patience]
truth [from Awadhi]
clean [from Urdu saaf], safaa karo to clean
to sign [from English]
perhaps, probably [from Urdu
shayad]
1. clean, 2. clear
1. drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera).
2. fruit of drumstick tree. saijan
bhaji - leaves of drumstick tree
a savoury made from layers of dalo
leaves and daal, cut, boiled, then
fried
satan, devil, demon [from Urdu
shaitaan]
punishment [from Urdu sazaa]
suspect [from Urdu shakk meaning
doubt, suspense, hesitation]
can
mackerel (Scomberomorus
commerson) [from Fijian]
advice [from Hindi]
salutation [from Urdu]
cigarette rolled from leaves (from
Fijian suluka)
traditional Indian women's suit of
knee-length tunic (kamiij) and loose
trousers (salwaar)
to take good care of, keep under
control [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
general name for two similar salt
water fish, one bream like
(Nemipterus vitiensis) and the other
sea perch (Lutjanus kasmira) [from
Fijian sabutu]
understand, samjhao - to explain to
someone
a kind of savoury snack, consisting of
a triangular envelope of crispy pastry,
deep-fried in oil, stuffed with spiced
meat or vegetables. [from Urdu]
flat [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
sea [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]

sanghe
sanichar
sanjhaa

postp.
n.
n.

sapaiyaa
sapnaa
saram
sardar

n.
n.
n.
n.

sarhaj

n.

sariif

adj.

sarkaar
sarraa

n.
adj.

sarso

n.

sasa

n.

sasta
sasur
sat
satrah
sattar
saudaa
sautela

adj.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
adj.

sawain

n,

se

postp.
postp.
postp.
postp.

sego

n.

ser
sekhi
seko
seo

n.
n.
v.
n.

sher
sidhaa
siisa

n.
adj.
n.

sikayat karo
sikho
sil lohrra
simit

n.
v.
n.
n.

with [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]

Saturday [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
late afternoon, evening [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
eel, synonym: baam [from Hindi]
dream [from Hindi]
shame, modesty [from Urdu sharm]
the foreman of a sugarcane cutting
gang
wife's, brother's wife [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
noble/eminent/honorable [from Urdu
shareef]
government [from Urdu]
1. rotten, 2. extremely bad (sarraa
jagah - rotten place)
mustard seed (Brassica nigra) [from
Hindi] sarsoo ke bhaajii - mustard
leaves
broom made of ribs of coconut leaves
[from Fijian sasa]
cheap [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
father-in-law [from Hindi]
shirt [from English]
seventeen [from Hindi]
seventy [from Hindi]
goods [from Urdu]
step (brother, sister, mother, father)
[from Hindi]
a desert made from thin rice noodles,
sultanas, almonds, and cardamom,
often served at Iid-ul-Fitr. also: samai
from (tum se paisaa lia - took money
from you)
than (tum se barraa - bigger than
you)
adverb marker (fir se - again)
to (ham us se baat karaa rahaa - I
talked to him)
a food made from the soft inside of
the trunk of some palm trees [from
Malay]
lion [from Hindi]
bragging [from Urdu shekhi]
a savoury made from besan, in thr
shape of short lengths of vermicelli,
often found in bhuja.
lion [from Urdu]
straight [from Hindi]
glass/bottle/glass pane [from Urdu
shishah]
complain [from Urdu shikaayat]
learn, sikhaao - to teach
mortar and pestle
cement [from English]

sing
sipi
siwaa
sau
so
socho
sorah
sombaar
sona
sonisoni
soona
soof

n.
n.
adv.
n.
v.
v.
n.
n.
n.
n.
adj.
n.

sotaa maro

v.

suar
suk
sukhlai

n.
n.
n.

sulu
suno
suparri

n.
v.
n,

suraj
suruu

n.
n.

suto
suukha

v.
adj.

taagat

n.

taaim
taajaa

n.
adj.

taakii

v.

taalaa
taambua

n.
n.

taanoa

n.

taar
taaraa
taarik
taas

n.
n.
n.
n.

tab

conj.

tabaale
tabiyat
taiyaar

n.
n.
adj.

tak

postp.

takdiir
takiya
takliif

n.
n.
n.

horn [from Hindi]

spade [from English]
except [from Urdu]
hundred [from Hindi]
sleep, also sutoo
think
sixteen [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
Monday [from Bhojpuri]
gold [from Hindi]
ponyfish (Equula) [from Fijian soni]
quiet [from Hindi]
anise (Pimpinella anisum) [from
Hindi]
to dive (from Fijian sota and Hindi]
maro)
pig [from Hindi]
Friday [from Hindi shukr]
To replace dead plants [from English
supply]
sarong [from Fijian isulu]
1. listen, hear 2. hear a rumour
betel nut (Areca catechu) [from
Hindi]
sun [from Hindi suuraj]
beginning [from Urdu], suruu karo to begin, to start
sleep [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
dry [from Hindi]
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t
strength, power, might [from Urdu
taaqat]
time [from English]
fresh [from Urdu taazah]
command to serve yangona [from
Fijian taki]
lock, padlock [from Hindi]
whale's tooth [from Fijian tabua]
wooden bowel for mixing yangona
[from Fijian tanoa]
wire [from Hindi] , washing line
star [from Hindi]
date [from Urdu taarikh]
task [from English]
then [from Hindi] , tabbe -that is
why
wife's brother [from Fijian tavale]
health [from Urdu]
ready [from Urdu]
up to, as far as, till [from Hindi],
synonym: talak
fate, luck [from Urdu taqdeer]
pillow [from Hindi]
difficulty [from Urdu takleef]

talaasi leo
talab
talak

v.
n.
postp.

talanoaa karo

v.

tamaakuu

tamaasaa

n.

tamaatar
tambu
tambua
tangai
tanki
tanni

n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.

tapke

v.

taraf

n.

tarbuuj

n.

tarkaarii
taroi
taul
tehrraa

n.
n.
n.
adj.

tej patti

n.

tel
terah
tesan
tiboro
tichaa

n.
n.
n.
n.
n.

tiin

n.

tiir

n.

tiis
tin
tiritiri
titlii

n.
n.
n.
n.

to

conj.

tuufaan

n.

toopii
try karo
trup

n.
v.
n.

tukrraa

n.

tulsi

n.

tum

pron.

tuurr deo

v.

to search [from Urdu talaash]

pay, wages, salary [from Urdu]
until [from Awadhi]
sit around and tell stories [from
Fijian talanoa]
tobacco [from English]
entertainment, fun, amusement,
spectacle [from Urdu tamaashaa]
tomato [from English]
forbidden [from Fijian tabu]
whale's tooth [from Fijian tabua]
hardship, poverty [from Urdu tangi]
tank [from English]
a game of cards
palpitating, throbbing [from Urdu
tapaan.]
side, direction [from Urdu]
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
[from Hindi]
vegetables
gourd
towel [rom English]
crooked [from Hindi TeRh]
curry leaves (Murraya koenigii)
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
oil [from Hindi]
thirteen
station [from English]
ghost, devil [from Fijian tevoro]
female teacher [from English]
three [from Hindi], tiggi - three in
card game, -adj. tiisra - third, tiino
- all three
arrow [from Urdu <Persian <
Sanskrit]
thirty
tin can
mangroves [from Fijian tiri]
butterfly
1. then [from Bhojpuri], 2. particle
emphasising preceding word (Tum
to jantaa - you know)
storm, tempest, hurricane [from
Urdu toofaan]
hat [from Hindi]
to try
trumps (in a card game)
a piece, morsel, a part, fraction
[from Hindi]
basil (Ocimum basilicum) [from
Hindi]
you (familiar), tumaar - your,
yours [from Awadhi/Chhattisgarhi],
tume - to you
break (also tuuroo) [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]

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th
thailii
thakaa

n.
adj.

thandaa

adj.

thariyaa

n.

thiik

adj

thoraa

adj

adv.

bag (paper)
tired
cold [from
Hindi thand]
large bowl
1. right,
correct, 2.
adv. all right,
fine (In reply
to kaise), 3.
exactly (thiik
ek bajee exactly one o'
clock) [from
Hindi]
a little, small
amount
show
politeness
(thoraa baith
jao-please sit
down)

thoro
n.

thuuk

spit, thuuko
v, - to spit
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u

udhar

adv.

udhaar

n.

ujjar

adj.

ulluu
ulto
ulta

n.
v.
n.

umar

n.

umiid

n.

unniis

n.

uppar

adv.

Urdu

n.

urro
use karo

v.
v.

uske

pron.

in that direction, there

[from Hindi]
credit, load, debt
white [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
owl
turn upside down.
opposite
age [derived from Urdu
umr]
hope, expectation, trust
[from Urdu ummid]
nineteen [from Hindi]
up, on [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
language that is structurally
like Hindi, but contains
many Arabic and Persian
words and is written in a
script similar to Arabic.
fly
to use
his, her, hers, its (motar
uske hai - the car is hers)

pron.
usme
us se

pron.

utar jao

v.

uthao

uu

pron.

uu log
uubii
uuchaa

pron.
n.
adj.

uupar

n.

uuth
uutoo

n.
n.

waakaa

n.

waalaa

pron.

waaluu

n.

waaste

postp.

wageraa

adv.

wahii
wahiin

pron.
adv.

waise

adv.

wajan

n.

wait karo

v.

wakiil

n.

wasuul

n.

him, her, to him, to her

(ham uske dia rahaa - I
have it to him)
in it, in that (chini usme hai
- sugar is in that)
than he, than she, than that ,
than it (us se barraa bigger than that)
get off, get down (also
utro)
1. lift. baat uthao - raise an
issue
he, she, that, those (away
from speaker) [from
Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
they, those people
yam [from Fijian uvi]
high [from Hindi]
upper level, upper [from
Hindi]
camel [from Hindi]
breadfruit [from Fijian uto]
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w
root of yangona plant
[from Fijian waka]
1. one(s) (chotaa waalaa small one) 2. possessive
addition (paanii waalaa person who dispenses
water)
kingfish mackerel
(Scomberomorus
commersoni) [from Fijian
walu]
for, for the sake of [from
Urdu], synonym: khaatir
et cetera, and so forth [from
Urdu waghairah]
those
there
like that, waisan - that kind
[from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
weight [from Urdu wazn],
synonym: waiit [from
English]
wait [from English]
lawyer, attorney [from
Urdu]
collection, acquisition
[from Urdu wusool]
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y

yaad

n.

yahiin

adv.

yaakaa

n.

yaani

conj.

yaar

n.

yaasii

n.

remembrance,
memory, recollection
[from Urdu]
here
tree known for its
beautiful grain of
timber (Dacrydium
elatum, Taxaceae)
[from Fijian yaka]
that is, as if to say, or
rather [from Urdu]
friend [from Urdu]
sandalwood tree
[from Fijian yasi]
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Australian National University Press. ISBN: 0708115748.
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Urdu Dictionary
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Indian Food Glossary

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