Babudian affectionate nickname for a young girl Bakkaan affectionate nickname for a young boy Cha ni kitliacting smarter than someone above you, or smarter than you actually are (not literally "tea kettle") oli (ઓલી)that girl/woman (or a feminine object, such as saree) olo (ઓલો)that man/boy (or a masculine object, such as a horse) olu (ઓલું)that thing અડફેટgetting accidentally struck or caught in something's path (e.g. being run over) અડીખમsturdy, steadfast, unshaken — standing firm અપોષણRitual befor starting lunch by Nagars and Bhramins અમથુfor no particular reason; idle, pointless અળવીતરુંmischievous, naughty (usually said of children) આકા ડોકા ની વેલડીa forced, jury-rigged solution that's about to fall apart આથમણોdirection of sun set (west) ઉમ્બરોthe threshold of a doorway ઊંબાડિયુંa rustic method of roasting mixed vegetables over an open fire in the field ઊગમણોdirection of Sunrise (east) ઊપલકsuperficial, cursory — a quick, surface-level look ઓટલોthe raised porch/platform at a house's entrance ઔખલીa stone or wood mortar used with a pestle to grind spices કડછીa large ladle for serving or stirring food કમ્થાનa traditional wrapped skirt worn by women in rural Gujarat કાતરીયુa small attic/loft storage space in a traditional house કાવોblack Tea કીન્ના (પતંગની)a sharp tug or technique used in kite-flying duels to cut an opponent's string કુરકુીયુa puppy (baby dog) કુળfamily lineage, ancestry, clan ખમૈયા કરોan expression meaning 'hold on / wait a moment' or 'have patience' ખળુંharvest clenaing area ખીહરtied to Uttarayan, the kite festival ગજવુa pocket in a piece of clothing ગોદડાthick, hand-stitched quilts or blankets ઘણી ખમ્માa traditional respectful greeting, roughly 'long live you' ઘરકૂકડીliterally 'house hen' — a hen that stays around the home; also used playfully for someone who never goes out ચકમકflint, the fire-starting stone; also used for someone sharp-witted ચટર પટરchit-chatter, or the crunching sound of snacking ચબૂતરોa raised platform, especially a bird-feeding tower for pigeons, common in Gujarati villages ચમચીa small spoon (teaspoon); also slang for a flatterer/yes-man ચમચોa serving spoon; also slang for a flatterer/yes-man (male) ચરકટsomething shabby, worn-out, or of little worth ચોકwriting chalk ચોકડીthe bathing/washing area of a traditional home ચોપડીa book or notebook ચોલa traditional blouse/top, as in a chaniya-choli ચૌકa village's four-way crossroads છકડોa small three-wheeled auto/cart used for local transport in rural Gujarat છબીલોa stylish, dashing young man છારણીa sieve or strainer છાહbuttermilk છોગાળાsomeone sporting a decorative tassel or plume — a showy, dandyish look જંબુરોa pair of tongs or pincers (a blacksmith's tool) જડબુંthe jaw જણa person — used as a counting word (e.g. 'be jan' = two people) જાલર-આરતીthe aarti (lamp-waving prayer ritual) performed with a fringed, bell-decorated plate જીણીfine, thin, delicate — describing texture જૈરણી- વલોણુંthe wooden churn used to make buttermilk from yogurt ઝમકુડીsomething that jingles or glimmers softly — often a small bell or anklet ટણપોa foolish, dim-witted person (a mild insult) ટપપોa small hop or jump ઠમકાણa graceful, swaying gait or coquettish walk ડચુરોa lump in the throat — a choking feeling, often from strong emotion ડમણીયુa covered bullock cart ડાચુmouth or snout — a blunt, colloquial term for someone's mouth ડામચિયોa raised wooden storage platform or cot ડામસીયોa tool traditionally used for branding or marking cattle ડેલીthe main door into a house's courtyard ડોફોa dull, foolish person (a mild insult) ઢગલોa heap or pile ઢઢ્ઢોa stubborn or thickheaded person (a mild insult) તબડક તબડકthe clip-clop sound of a horse's trotting hooves તવીથોa flat spatula used for flipping roti on a griddle તાપheat/warmth; also used to mean fever દાડીયાpaid worker દેતવાંembers દોઢડહાપણacting like a smart-aleck — excessive, unwanted cleverness દોઢડાહ્યાa smart-aleck; someone who's a know-it-all નમૂનોsarcastically, "one of a kind" — no single word for that નીહાળેgazes at or observes closely પટારોa large wooden storage trunk or chest પરબa roadside stall offering free water to travelers, traditionally set up in summer પાંખડાflower petals પાટલા-હાહુ / પાટલા-સાસુ (elder સાળી)a respectful term for one's wife's elder sister, treated almost like an elder mother-in-law પાલો/નીણfodder પિષ્ટપેષણliterally 'grinding already-ground flour' — pointlessly repeating the same argument પોપટાa Gujarati dish of small flour dumplings cooked in curry પોપટોa parrot; also used as an affectionate nickname પોલમપોલhollow, fake — all show and no substance પોળa traditional gated neighborhood or lane of houses, as in old Ahmedabad પ્રભાતિયાંmorning prayer style popularized by Shri Narsinh Mehta ફાકા મારોan idiom for going hungry, literally 'eating fistfuls of air' બબુચકa naive, gullible, or foolish person બળદ ગાડુa bullock (ox-drawn) cart બુધોan old man; also used playfully as a nickname for someone acting older than their age બોકડોa male goat (billy goat) ભડભડીયુsomething that flares up fiercely, from the crackling sound of flames; also a quick-tempered person ભડાસpent-up frustration or anger that needs venting ભરથારhusband — an older, more poetic term ભળ્યુંmixed or blended in ભાણુંa full meal served on a plate/thali ભાથુlunch delivery ભુંગળા બટાકાa rustic dish of small whole potatoes, cooked in their skins ભેરૂfriend ભૈડકુંa colloquial term for a mess, scuffle, or clumsy commotion મંગળાોa 3-mouthed stove made of stone મછણclean hands after lunch or dinner મહણa traditional unit of weight (a dialectal form of 'man'/maund) માંજણthe act of scrubbing and cleaning utensils માંડણthe act of setting something up or laying it out માથાકુટa hassle or tedious quarrel — literally a 'head-pounding' headache મારફતીયાa middleman, agent, or broker રંગભેરુa fun-loving companion — literally a 'colorful friend' રકાબીa small saucer or side plate રઘવાટrestlessness, anxious hurry, being flustered રઘવાયોrestless, flustered, anxiously hurried (describing a person) રામગરીanother type of morning prayer રેલા જેવો રોડa rural road so rutted and water-worn it resembles a flowing stream રોંઢોsnack in afternoon રોણ્યthe star Rohini / Aldebaran લેંઘોtraditional loose-fitting trousers, pajama-style વંશાંખરાrelated to lineage/genealogy — a family tree or ancestry record વઘારthe spiced oil tempering (mustard seeds, cumin, etc.) added to a dish — a key Gujarati cooking technique વાટwick of a lamp — or — to wait/watch for someone (a classic pun) વાડa fence or hedge marking a boundary વાડોbackyard વાઢોedge/border of a farm field વાળુdinner વે'ણflow (of river) or speech વેંગણ / વંત્યાકegg plant વેવાઇthe relationship between the two sets of parents whose children are married to each other શિરામણmorning breakfast શેરીsmall street સંધાયeveryone સતોડિયુંthe game સાંધિયોjoint pain (arthritis); can also mean someone who mends things સાઢુ-ભાઇthe relationship between two men married to sisters હરણાંthe constellation Mrigashirsha / Orion હાથિયોthe lunar mansion Hasta હોવેa colloquial exclamation meaning 'yes,' 'really?,' or 'is that so'