Balti words with Urdu and English translation
Courtesy: Raja sahib Shigar Mohammad Ali Shah Saba
O-rjen – kacha doodh; raw milk
O-res – doodh dohne ki baari; shepherd’s turn to milk the cattle
Otsarak – janwar ki chokri; gleeful springing of animals
O-tsak – chhalni; milk strainer
O-tsongpa – gawala; milkman/ milk seller
O-spis – malayi; cream on top of milk
O-skar – doodh napna; milk measuring cup or ladle
Ok – neechay; under/ down/ below
Oktu – matahat; in the authority of/ below of
Ok-thok – tabahi/ tahobala; to raze
Uk – aakhri saans/ dam ghutna; last breath/ to suffocate
Uk la thukpa – aakhri saans lena; nearing end/ taking last breaths
Ukhan (Uhan) – tanz; criticism/ condemnation
Ol – ghaas; kind of a grass
Olpa – charagah ka malik ya rakhwala; caretaker/ owner of the pasture
O-lok – dahi; curd/ milk vomit by the nursing child
Ol rngas – ghaas katayi ka mosam; grass cutting / harvest season
Oma – doodh; milk
Ong – awo/ ajao; come
Ong – anaj ka dher; grain heap
Ong-go – anaj ke dher ka agla hissa; frontal part of the grain heap
Ong-go bya – taalukaat banana; to build relations/ contact/ affair
Ong-juk – anaj ke dher ka pichhla hissa; rear part of grain heap
Ong-chus – anaj ghar lana; transferring grains from the threshing ground to the storage
Ongma – manzil ana; nearing the destination
Ong na phungma – kehkashan; galaxy
O-nan – khoya; sweetened milk dough
Abal – khamyaza; consequence
Ona – hanh; yes
Oma rin – sheer baha; price of milk (part of the engagement and wedding rituals)
Oma tsirba – doodh dohna; to milk a cow
Ahahab – fatah ka ailaan; slogan of victory
A-lta – filhaal; meanwhile
Eyi – jangli billi; lynx
Itu – yaad/ hafiza; memory
Itu bya – yaad karna; to remember
Ayaki – phool ki qism; a kind of a flower that grows along the water channels
Itu-chan – achhay hafiza wala; one with good memory
Itu phyingma – yaad dilana; to remind someone
Aiy – phir/ doosra; other/ second/ again/ next
Aiy res – agli dafa; second time/ next time
Ichhad - susti; boredom
Aiy chikpo – doosra; the other one
Ayab tse – thori der baad; after a while/ after sometimes
Ed bya – nakhra karna; show off, to boast, arrogance
Er tang dir tang – idhar udhar ki marna; to talk nonsense/ incoherence/ to be inexperienced
Er then dir then – khencha taani; to compete for/ to pursue dispute
Er bgyug dir bgyug – bhaag dhor/ idhar bhaag udhar bhaag; running around/ keeping busy/ hectic schedule/ in frenzy
Airay – phir; again/ next time
Ishin – bohtat; abundance/ very much/ a lot
Ik ongma – ghin ana; to feel sick/ to be nauseous
Ewo – doosra; other/ next/ there/ remaining
Ewong – Ewo ki jama; plural of Ewo (written form is ewo-gun)
Basir – zid/ fatoor; obstinate/ stubbornness/ bad intention
Ban – marasi; professional musicians
Bang – maweshi; cattle (short form of balang)
