Some words have multiple meanings in different contexts, regions, etc.<\/p>\n
One of our reader has pointed out an interesting word and its usage in Hindi. That word is, \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Giri) which is a versatile word which can be used as noun, surname, verb as well slang in the certain parts of India. I thought to answer the question about this word and how this word is being used in Hindi to my best possible knowledge.<\/p>\n
\u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Giri) as Slang\/New Words<\/strong><\/p>\n Giri is used as a slang in the North and Western India. Moreover, new words are being invented by using giri as suffix.<\/p>\n \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092f\u0939 \u0926\u093e\u0926\u093e\u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091a\u0932\u0947\u0917\u0940\u0964 (Tumhari yeh dadagiri yahan nahi chalayegi<\/em>) – lit. Your bullying will not run here.<\/p>\n \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940\u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Gandhigiri) – refering to tenets of Gandhism. This is relatively new term which was invented in a famous Hindi movie, Lage Raho Munna bhai<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Giri) as Noun<\/strong><\/p>\n It is also used as noun meaning Seed, Nucleus, Core, Center. Some of the examples are:<\/p>\n \u0915\u093e\u091c\u0942 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Kaju ki giri) – Cashew kernel Another synonyms for \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Giri) is \u092a\u0939\u093e\u095c\u0940 (Pahadi) which means a small mountain. Some of the examples are:<\/p>\n \u0928\u0940\u0932\u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u093e\u095c\u0940 – Nilgiri ki pahaadi – Mountain of Nilgiri.<\/p>\n This is also used as a surname in India.<\/p>\n \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Giri) as Verb<\/strong><\/p>\n As verb \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0928\u093e (Girna<\/em>) – to fell down. To form the intransitive verb for feminine grammatical gender, we use Giri <\/em>as shown in the following example:<\/p>\n \u0915\u092e\u0932\u093e \u091b\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0932 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0964 (Kamala Cht se kal giri thi) – Kamala fell from the roof yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some words have multiple meanings in different contexts, regions, etc. One of our reader has pointed out an interesting word and its usage in Hindi. That word is, \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Giri) which is a versatile word which can be used as noun, surname, verb as well slang in the certain parts of India. I thought to…<\/p>\n
\n\u092c\u093e\u0926\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Baadam ki giri) – Almond kernel
\n\u092e\u0941\u0902\u0917\u092b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 (Maungfali ki giri) – Kernel of groundnuts<\/p>\n