Pawwa, Kuppi, Tharra

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what is the difference between these terms? Are these different names for one commodity?

tharra is raw wine, I guess…

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pawwa = quarter, literally.
small bottle is called pawwa

kuppi = bottle

tharra = local booze made by fermenting all kinds of crap

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ajj jaam par kuch ziydah hi focus nahi hoarah hai...

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as defined by Quuer…i would add that:

Tharra is a local bootleg sharaab and, in our area, the most potent Tharra comes from fermenting the nectar/juices from the modified succulent flower of Mahua:

mahua looks like this:

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:hmmm:

mowa mahua urdu main kia hota hai

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Mahua ko mahua hii kahte haiN…vaise, Hindu laRkiyoN ke naam bhii hote haiN jaisa k is gaane meN aayaa hai:

vo tere va’de kia huye, o’ merii Mahuaa! :smiley:

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muwa… :devil:

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oh muvaa...jo aurtoN kii 'gaali' hai? lol

muvaa = nikamma, nikhaTToo, naa_kaara

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:hmmm:

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ab kia soching? koii nayaa lafzii challenge? :smiley:

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oh so pawwa is pao (quarter)... Interesting... In Karachi's language they say 'uska pawwa hai'... Now I want to know whats that pawwa?

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besides grapes and this mahua, what other things are used for extracting tharra/ wine in sub-continent. I read that they used sugar-cane in pre-partition Punjab for this purpose.

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yes...sirkaa [fermented sugarcane extract] jo ham khaane ke saath iste'maal karte haiN vo hamaare gaaoN meN hamaare gharoN meN banaayaa jaataa thaa aur uskaa bahot Khayaal rakhnaa paRtaa thaa k ek Khaas sataH se ziyaadah fermentation na ho varna us meN nasha aa jaayegaa.

rice, barley aur coconut water [toddy/taaRii] ke liye iste'maal hotaa hai...angoor to GhareeboN ko kahaN moyassar! :(

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hamaare India meN bhii 'pauwaa" sifaarish ke liye bolaa jaataa hai. log kahte haiN k "bhai, zaraa pauwa lagvaa do to meraa kaam ban jaayegaa"! :)

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what about potatoes? vodka potato se bunti hai na?

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yes same meaning here, but how come this pawwa mean sifarish?

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potatoes kaa to nahiiN sunaa. ho saktaa hai.

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so wine is a veg item all the way in sub-continent.

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lol...you are right...ser hotaa to baat samajh meN aatii par pauwa [quarter of a ser (1 ser = i pound)] ke iste'maal kuchh ziyaada mauzooN nahiiN lagtaa.

ek baat maiN ne bachpane meN baniyaa kii dukaan par dekhii hai...shaayad yehii vajah rahii ho is moHaavare kii. hotaa yeh thaa k taraazoo ek rassii se Tangii hotii thii aur baniya us taraazoo meN taulaa kartaa thaa...chuN k Khaali auqaat meN vo taraazoo ke palrRe [pans] jhoolte rahte the daayeN baayeN is liye usko yakjaaii karne ke liye us par hamesha vo ek paao [quarter of a ser] kaa vazan rakh detaa thaa jisse ek palrRaa zameen se Tik jaataa thaa aur is taraH taraazoo ke do palrRe hilte julte nahiiN the.

isii liye shaayad kahte hoN k pauwa rakh do to baat ban jaayegii! :)

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Kuppi something Filter or narrow from bottom and place it on mouth of bottle and flow the liqued... something cone thing....