Bangali A to Z - My 2 cents

A - "Appayon"(hospitality)

B - "Bhaja" - deep fried version of fish / chicken to saag or any kind of non-vheegis or vheeggies... "Bibaho" - marriage....a year long festivity.. noone can beat that.. starting from "meye dekha"(seeking a bride) ->Ashirbaad and culiminating in Bou Bhaat...O!!!! Honeymooning in the one infamous beach "Digha"..... "Boktovyo" - I have an argument...dont start an argument with a Bangali.. u will never win

C - "Chappal" - flip flops - universal footwear to any attire - "Dressed to Kill" is an understatement..."Cha"(Tea) - favorite beverage of every Bangali - no Adda starts without that...

D - Dada(elder bro.. any man is a Dada in Kolkata).... Didi(same for women) Daroon(awesome)... Dadu(any man with grey hair is Dadu).. Dida(same for women)... "Dhuti".. now mostly worn by men on festive occasions - putting it on is an art in itself...

E - "Engraji"(english for english) - Ha!!!! Go figure... "Eije!!! Shuncho" (Honey!!! r u listening?)

F - "Fhameli" - greatest treasure of any Bangali

G - "Guru!!!!!! ki deyecho" - an exclamation.. "Ganguly, Saurav"...

H - "Hirok Rajar deshe"(in the kingdom of King Hirok)...famous children's movie directed by Satyajit Ray...every Bangali kid has seen it.. "Hooogly" - the river..

I - "AMI" - me - period

J - "Jhol"... Bengali form of Curry.. dimer(Egg) jhol... mangshor(meat) jhol.."Jilipi" - mouth watering, crunchy Indian sweet(snack) - usually eaten for breakfast.."Jam" - Traffic Jam.

K - "Kali"(Ma) - Bangali Goddess of Strength.."Khoborer Kagoj" - the Bangali newspaper - a Bangali cannot go thru the day without reading one...

L - "Load Shedding" - Power failure .. loochi(suggested by a friend)

M - "Maidan" - the race course.. "Metro" - pataal rail.. Mairii!!!(I swear - an exclamation)... "Mukhe Bhaat"(Annaprashan) - first time a child eats solid Bangali khabar(food)

N - Netaji(Subhash Chandra Bose)

O - "OOO!!!!!!" struck with realization or Awe

P - "Payesh"(rice pudding) - the ultimate dessert for every occasion.."Prem" - ajoshro - for everyone

Q - Queue - unending queue to get gasoline, to buy ticket, etc...

R - "Rock e boshe adda" - the corner stone of every lane in Kolkata made famous by the younger generation

S - "Shordi Kashi" - cough and cold.. year around.. no matter what the weather is..."Shonar goina"(gold ornament) - a Bangali tradition...

T - "Taanter saree" - arduously starched and ironed cotton saree that brings out the beauty of every Bangali meye(girl) .. "titkiri" - teasing girls

U - Uphoria... music band made famous by Palash Sen...

V - Vivekananda(Swami) - need I say more?

W - Weather of Kol - mostly hot and Humid

X - X - who knows...

Y - Yoodling by KishoreDa - Kishore Kumar(can u name one other Indian singer who can do that?)

Z - Zoo(Alipore)

Notes - "Bhision"... optical vision - short sighted - almost all Bangali - literary vision, scientific vision, philosophical vision, any vision beside optical is profound - uncontested..
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