Sunday, 10 April 2011

LAKKA TO LAKSHMI VAARAM

Lakka = a sealing wax..
Lagaayathu = commencement
Ladaayi = a battle , a fight ..this word is applied solely to the operation of troops..
Laththuka = thisi is the name given to the red cotton ,for making red ink to write with .
Ladde ,laddi = dung ..,gurrapu ladde = horse dung
Lanka = an island
Lanke = the name given to the string or rope by which bullocks ,cows or calves are tied together, some times fastened by their necks and some times by their legs...,lanke veyadam = to fasten together
Langaru = an anchor
Lankhanam = abstinence from food, fasting
lancham = a bribe
lanje , lanja = a prostitute ..,mahaa chedda lanja = rousy hussy
labdham = the product in arthemetic ,both in multiplication and addition..
Labhyamaguta ,dorakadam = available..,to found..
lambaadee = they are a sect of the hindoo religion..
lavangam = the name of the spice called the clove..
laksha = a hundred thousand
Lakshmivaaram ,shukra vaaram= fri day

ROKKAM TO ROLU

Rokkam = ready money
roda = a noise ,an outcry
Rommu = the breast ,both in the human species and in animals ..,rommu mona = the nipple
Rompa ,padishamu = a cold ,defluxion from the head
Rompi ,buradha = mud
Royya = a shrimp , or prawn
Rokali = a pestle ..,rolu-rokali = a mortar and pestle
Rogam = sickness ,disease ,illhealth
Roju = a day ..,roju marraa = a revenue term ,implying the daily account of any thing regarding the revenue
Rolu = a mortar

REKKA TO REVU

Rekka = a wing ,the shoulder blade ..,pitta rekka = a bird wing ..,manushyula rekka = a person's shoulder blade..
Rechchadam ,rechchuthoo ,rechchi = to scorn ,to be proud or ostentatious..
Retta = dung of birds..
Rettimpu = double or as much again
Rettinchadam = to repeat ,to say again..
Rendu = two , ..,rendoadi = a second ..,rendu maarlu = twice or two times..,rendintiki = belonging to two ..,rentini gurinchi = regarding two ..
Reppa = the eye-lash ..,reppa paatu = a wink of the eye or what is termed , a twinkling..,reppa vaalchadam = to blink..
Ravike ,ravika = a short vest ,such as the hindoo women wear..
Reku = a piece of cloth ,generally used as a covering
Regu chettu = which produces a small fruit ,with a stone in it ,very like an apple to the taste..
Repu = tomorrow or the next day
Rebaroo ,roobaroo = face to face
Revu = a harbour , a port

Saturday, 9 April 2011

REGISTRAR TO ROOPINCHADAM

Registrar = an officer of the revenue courts
Reethi = a manner , a way
Ruchi ,chavi = taste ,relish..
Rujuvu = testimony , proof ,conviction
Ruddadam = to rub clear ,to rub dry
Rudraaksha ,poosa = the nut or berry of the fruit from the rudraaksha tree..
Runja = the indian drum of the hindoos formerly attached to royalty ,but at present connected with no part of state .it is about three feet long and narrower in the circumference than ours. it is usually made of brass ,nearly on the same principle as ours but is played with the fingers and hands by people of the gold-smith caste ,who make it their profession and earn their livelihood by it..
Ruvvadam = to throw , to caste
Rubbadam = to grind any thing moist that is mixed up with water and not with any other liquid
Rumaalu = a hand -kerchief..this term is borrowed from the mohammadans and is the name given by them to the goods manufactured at masulipatnam which are called thogaru rumaalu checkered rumaals and by several other names..
Rushi = a saint
Rusumu = a revenue term ,signifying a fixed allowance ..,rusum ravesulu = a term in revenue to imply the extra charges or deductions from the collections..
Rooka = a fanam .
Roopam = the shape
Roopaayi = a rupee,
Roopinchadam ,roobadi cheyadam = to prove ,to corroborate

RAATNAM TO RAASHI

Raatnam = the name of the wheel ,on which the women in india wind thread ..,raatnam vadakadam = to turn the wheel..,rangula raatnam = the name of a frame ,in which a sort of wheel is moved round ,at certain intervals of the extreme circleof which are fixed cradles or trays ,in which common persons take a seat and get turned round..,paththi raatnam = the name of a wheel by which the cotton taken from the field is twisted round and cleaned of the husk..
Raathri = the night..,raathri vela = night time ..,rendu jaamula raathri ,artha raathri = mid-night ..,raathrimbagallu = night and day or day and night..
Raabattukovadam = to recover ,to regain
Raayadam = to rub, to wipe ,to scour,.
Raayabaari = ambassador
raayi = a stone ..,kempu raayi = a false or a good ruby ..,pachcha raayi = a mock or a proper emarald....,itike raayi = a brick...,gaaju or vanta raayi = is the proper name for counterfile ,as applied to precious stones ..,aaku raayi = a file..
Raaladam = to fall from a height
Raavadam = to come ..,to arrive , to happen ..
raavi chettu = the tree to which the hindoos are supposed to pay particular devotion ,on the idea that their gods are attached to it..
Raashi = a heap , a pile..,raashi also means a sign of the zodiac..

RAAKADA TO RAAJEE

Raakada = a coming , an arrival
Raakapovadam = not to come
Raakshasudu = a gaint ..,raakshasi = a female gaint
raagam = this is the name given to the modes in music ,of which the changes are considered by the hindoos to be thirty two, in tones ,semitones and dieses the changes altogether amount to one hundred and twenty eight. for all these they have seperate names ,too numerous to be detailed in this place.their proper notes ,upon which these changes run ,are , like ours ,only seven in number.
Raagi = copper..
Raacha = the name of the raatsa caste or what is commonly called the rajah caste...,raacha kaaryam = news or information
Raacha pundu ,kurupu = large boil
Raachukovadam = to rub ,to scrape
Raajadam = to kindle, to get on fire
Raajyam ,desham = this word originally meant a kingdom ,but it has since been considered indifferently the name of a province or country..
Raajeyyadam = to kindle ,to set on fire , to put in a blaze
Raajee = permission ,consent , agreement..,raajeenaamaa = resignation , a release ..,raajee cheyyadam = to make ,or give an acquittance ..,raajee padadam = to enter in to an acquittance or release..

RAMPAM TO RAKSHINCHADAM

Rampam = a saw , rampakaadu = a sawyer
Rayanee = of or belonging to ryots or the proper inhabitants and cultivators of the country ..,rayaanee ijaaraa = the ryanee system of rent ..,rayanee muchchalikaalu = agreements of ryaanee rents..
Rava = a diamond small shots ,for firing at game.it also means any small particle ..,ravantha = very little
Ravva cheyyadam = to give trouble , or incommode
Ravaanaa = a despatch , a transmission
Ravesu = fees of office
Rasakarpooram = calomel
Rasam = juice ,the liquid from any fruit..,paada rasam = quick silver
Rasi ,cheemu = matter,
Rahadaari = the highway..,rahadaari cheeti = a passport
Rahasyam = a secret ,a private communication
Raithu = a cultivator , a farmer
raksha = firing,that is actual cautery.,
Rakshinchadam = to support ,to protect ,to save

RAKKADAM TO RAMAARAMEE

Rakkadam = to scratch
Raktham ,neththuru = blood ..,raktham kaaradam = to bleed
Rakku = a scratch
Rathnam = a ruby ,precious stone , a gem
Raddi = noise ,disturbance
Raddu = extinction ,disqualification ,..,raddu cheyyadam = to disqualify ,set aside , disallow
Ratham = a large heavy vehicle ,commonly called the swamy coach ,which the hindoos pull by main force along the streets ,at particular feasts
Ranku = gallantry ,debauchery.,ranju mogudu = a gallant ,an intriguer
Ranke = a roar ,a bellowing ,a lowing
Rangarinchadam = to rub together ,or blend and mix up..
Rangu = colour ,paint
Randhram = a hole ,
Ramaaramee = a revenue term signifying the estimate of an account.

YENTHA TO YESARU

Yentha = how much
Yenduku = why ,wherefore ,for what reason
Yeppatikee ,yellappudoo = always ,perpetually ,constantly
Yeppudu = when ,what time
Yeppudainaa = whenever ,at any time
Yemidike ,yemidike paamu = the small worm ,whichpeople and particularly children ,are subject to.
Yemuka = a bone
Yeragadam = to know ,to understand
Yerrana = red ..,yerrani paaga = a red turban .,yerrani vaadu = a fair man
Yeruka = a knowledge or an acquaintance with any body or a pre-knowledge..,yeruka undadam = to be acquainted with ..,yeruka cheyyadam = to inform ,to communicate ,to apprise..,yeruka cheppadam = to tell fortunes..this is commonly done by the yerukala caste woman..
Yerukala = of or belonging to yerukala caste
Yerupu = red ,redness, red colour
Yeruvu = dried goet's dung ,used in gardens ,also any article ,either borrowed or lent for temporary use
Yeluka = a rat ..,yelukala bonu = a rat trap.
Yellundi = the day after tomorrow
Yevadu = who ,what person
Yesaru = the water in which any article of food is boiled

YE TO YOGYAMU

Ye = what or which ,any , that which ..,yemi = any thing ..,yemayya = what say you ..,yemo = what then,what can i say ..,yemi ledu = there is not anything ..,naadi yedi = which is mine ..,yemi nimiththam = what purpose ..,ye ye = each or every one..
Yekadam = to beat cotton..,doodekula vaallu = cotton beaters ,cleaners
Yeka paathraabhinayam = mono action
Yekaantham = a secret ,privacy ,lonely..

Yetrintha = a bird ,so called..it is a small black bird with a long swallow tail ,commonly called the king crow..
Yedavadam = to cry , to weep
Yedu = seven ,yeduguru = seven people..
Yedupu = a crying , a weeping
Yedhupandhi = a porcupine ..,the indians are very fond of the flesh of this animal and kill it for eating ..,yedhupandhi mullu = the quills of a porcupine
Yenugu = an elephant ..,yenugu thondam = an elephant's proboscis, yenugu danthaalu = elephant teeth or tusks
Yerparachadam = to sort ,to seperate into distinct and proper classes ..,vyaakaranam yerparachadam = to compile a grammar ..,paikam yerparachadam = to sort money
Yepi ,bepi = a sporting dog.this name is generally given to the dogs ,used in hunting the wild hog.they have a broader snout than the common dogs of the country , a larger head and jowl and are extremely fierce...the word yepi is also applied to a particular kind of tree.
Yeradam = to pick , to choose ,to select ..,yeri koorchuta = select and grouping
Yeru = a river ..,yeti dhari = a river side..,yeti voddu = the bank of a river ..,yeti varadha = the swelling of a river or coming down of the water..,yeru daatadam = to cross a river ,yeru digipovadam = to ford a river ..,yeruvaaka saagadam = to break up or plough a fallow..
Yeruvaaka = ground first made to plough or broke up by the plough
Yeladam = to rule ,to direct ,to govern
Yokka = of ,on account of
Yogyamu = correctness ,propriety..

YETHTHADAM TO YENDADAM

Yeththadam = to lift , to raise ,to take up
Yeththu = height , weight ..,chadarangapu yethhu = a move at chess.,
yeththu also means a weight ,four of which go to a maund..
Yeththu pallaalu = ups and downs..
Yeththuku povadam = to carry away ,to transport.
Yeththuku ravadam = to bring
Yeththukovadam = to lift up ,that is yourself to lift up
Yedhagadam = to grow
Yedhirinchadam = to oppose ,to be against
Yeddu = an ox , for labour or in the plough
Yedhuta = before , in fron
Yedhurommu = the bosom ,the breast
Yennadu = what time ,what day
Yenamannooru = eight hundred
Yenni ,yennimaarlu = how often , how many times
Yenimidhi =eight .,yenamanduguru = eight people
Yengili = any thing touched or used with the mouth ,which is considered unclean or of no further use ,refuse ..,yengili annam = remains of victuals..,yengili cheyyadam = to make dirt in eating ..,yengili maatalu = silly talk..
Yenchadam = to reckon ,to count
Yenda = the heat ,as applied to the atmosphere and also ,as applied to the sun..,it may indeed stand for the sun..,yendaa kaalam = the hot season ,the summer ..,yendaga = hotly ..,yenda pettadam = to put in the sun to dry .,yenda maavulu = vapours or exhalations..
Yendadam = to dry ,to be freed from moisture..