Indophile posted Re:padakeli (Telugu) -------------------- ANSWERS on 2 mnths ago
1. tarjana ------------ pointing with index finger and moving it up and down threateningly (like they do in our movies)
2. bharjana ---------- vEyinchadam, deep frying, also beating up (follows tarjana:-)
3. sorugu -------------- a drawer in a table /shelf / box
4. tunTi------------------- hip joint -----tunTa koDite paLLu raalaayi = (it’s like) hit on the hip joint area (refined way of saying ass, pirra) and teeth got dislodged. A proverb.
6. kRitAntuDu ----- One who brings forth the end, one who brings closure, Yama. “krUras-tasminn-api na sahate saNgamaM nau kRitAntah” (Kalidasa in mEghadootam – The cruel closure guy (fate, Yama) cannot bear to see our togetherness even in that (picture).
Indophile posted Re:padakeli (Telugu) on 2 mnths ago
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Illu. 1. tarjana >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dillema?---------------- No
2. bharjana>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Discuss? ------------No
3. sorugu >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ara(as in shelf) ------Close (drawer)
4. tunTi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hip ----------------- Yes, hip joint
6. kRitAntuDu>>>>>>>>>>> destroyer? Shiva? ---------- Close, "closure" bringer, it could be Shiva
7. tiraskariNi>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rejected? --------- No
8. nemmOvi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Paipedavi? --------- Close, something to do with lips alright
9. vineelamu>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cheekati? ----------- Close, jet black, pitch dark
10. tammichooli>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ear piercing? ------- No, you may be thinking about tammetlu, LOL
13. amalakamu >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>alavaatayinadi? ------- No
14. pOLee >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>attu? -------------------------- Close, kaani pOlee paruvu teesesaarandi. obbattu adi
15. bhRingamu >>>>>>>>>>>>>Failure? ------------------------- No
Indophile posted Re:padakeli (Telugu) ---- Update on 2 mnths ago
#7 is incorrect.
#15 is the big black bee / tummeda, bharamaramu, indindiramu, ganDu-tummeda are some other names. There is a song from sahib bibi aur gulam - bhramara bada naadan hai, bagiyan ki mehman hai, phir bhi jaanena, jaanena jaanena.........
2. bharjana ---------- vEyinchadam, deep frying, also beating up (follows tarjana:-)
3. sorugu -------------- a drawer in a table /shelf / box
4. tunTi------------------- hip joint -----tunTa koDite paLLu raalaayi = (it’s like) hit on the hip joint area (refined way of saying ass, pirra) and teeth got dislodged. A proverb.
5. kANAchi ------------- sthaavaram, pettindi-pEru (Vijayanagaram kaLalaku kANAchi)
6. kRitAntuDu ----- One who brings forth the end, one who brings closure, Yama. “krUras-tasminn-api na sahate saNgamaM nau kRitAntah” (Kalidasa in mEghadootam – The cruel closure guy (fate, Yama) cannot bear to see our togetherness even in that (picture).
7. tiraskariNi -------- tera, a curtain
8. nemmOvi ---------- wet lips (nemmu + mOvi)
9. vineelamu ------- jet black (vineela kuntalaa – oh! shiny black-haired girl!)
10. tammichooli ------------ brahma (one born out of lotus); tammikanTi is one with lotus-like eyes
11. nettAvi ----------------- full sweet fragrance (nera + taavi)
12. jigeesha ----------- intense cpmpetitive spirit, an uncontrollable urge to be better than anyone else around.
13. amalakamu --------- usiri cheTTu, usiri-kaaya (kara+tala+amalakamu = karatalaamalakamu = ara-chEtilo pattina usirikaaya (as easy as))
14. pOLee ---------- obbaTTu, or as some people say – bobbaTTu, or pooran-poLee
15. bhRingamu -------- large black bee, tummeda