Khasi Food & Beverages



Khasi Food & Beverages

Khasi Madarin - Sŏh-ñiamtra(Sŏh-ni-yam-tra)

Fruit – U Sŏh

  • Apple - U Sŏh-Apul
  • Banana - Ka Kaĭt
  • Black Berry - U Sŏh-iong(Sŏh-yong)
  • Chestnut - U Sŏh-ŏt
  • Coconut - U Snepkor
  • Grape - U Sŏh-Krape
  • Guava - U Sŏh-Pyriam(Sŏh-pyr-i-yum)
  • Jackfruit - U Sŏh-Phan(Sŏh-phaan)
  • Lemon - U Sŏh-Jew(Sŏh-Juh-ew)
  • Mango - U Sŏh-Pieng(Sŏh-Pi-eng)
  • Mulberry - U Sŏh-Lyng-dkhur
  • Orange - U Sŏh-ñiamtra(Sŏh-ni-yam-tra)
  • Papaya - U Sŏh-kynphor(Sŏh-kin-phor)
  • Peach - U Sŏh-phareng
  • Pear - U Sŏh-phŏh
  • Pineapple -  U Sŏh-Trŭn
  • Plum - U Sŏh-plom
  • Pumelo - U Sŏh-myngor(Sŏh-myng-or)
  • Passion Fruit - U Sŏh-brăb


Vegetable - U Jhur

  • Cabbage - U Kubi(Koo-bee)
  • Capsicum - U Sŏh-mynken Jhur
  • Chilli - U Sŏh-mynken
  • Cauliflower - U Phul-Kubi
  • Carrots - U Kajor
  • Cucumber - U Sŏh-khia
  • Eggplant - U Beingon(Bey -ngon)
  • Beet - U Bit
  • Lettuce - U Jhur-salat
  • Mushroom - U Tĭt
  • Onion - U Piăt
  • Garlic - U Rynsun
  • Ginger - U Sying(Su-ing)
  • Greenpea - U Mator
  • Potato - U Phan 
  • Pumpkin - U Pathaw(Pa-thaaw)
  • White Radish - U Muli (moo-lee)
  • Maize - U Riew-hadem (ri-u-haa-dem)
  • Sweet potato - U Phan-karo
  • Tomato - U Sŏh-saw(Sŏh-saaw)
  • Turnip - U Sŏh-lakum

Milk Tea - Sha Dud

Beverages-Jing-dĭh

  • Tea - Ka Sha
  • Milk Tea - Ka Sha dud
  • Red Tea - Ka Sha saw
  • Water - Ka Um
  • Juice - Ka Um-sŏh
  • Alcohol - Ka Kyiad(Ki-yaad)
  • Lemon juice/Lemonade - Ka Um-sŏh-jew(juh-ew)
  • Milk - Ka Dud
  • Warm water- Ka Um-syaid(suh-aid)
  • Cold water - Ka Um-pjăh

Food Vocabulary

  • Food - ka bam (Baam) or jingbam
  • Tea Snacks - ki jingbam dih-sha
  • Rice(uncooked) - U Khaw(Khaaw)
  • Rice (cooked) - Ka Ja
  • Breakfast - Ka bam stĕp
  • Lunch - Ka bam sngi(suh-ngi)
  • Dinner - Ka bam mieid(mee-yi-ed)
Bakes - Ki jingbam tyndur
  • Yeast - U Thiăt
  • Bread - U Ruti
  • Butter - Ka Makhon
  • Cake - U Cake
  • Biscuit - U Biskit
  • Butter Biscuit - U Batar
  • Puff - U Pop
















6 comments:

  1. How do they call a grape in khasi paka

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  2. how do they call a loquat? This fruit is actually found in Shillong but I don't know the vernacular name

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  3. How do they call muskmelon in khasi

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  4. Khasi language meghalaya. Khublei shibun. Bah. Good work good teachings good message. Book written in Sanskrit hindi gujarati Punjabi english. Prayer

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