What is the literal meaning of bachi, please?
-young female child
-young girl
-sometimes a girl who is naive
or
(used for a female) safe from
woh Allah kee maar say ** bachi ** hui hay
she is till now ** safe from ** Allah's wrath
Thanks, I heard this term in my youth used by non-Paki Americans. It was not used in this context. I was trying to determine if this word was etymologically linked to a south asian language. BTW, which language does this term belong to?
Tommasso:BTW, which language does this term belong to?
T/ term "Bachii" is used by Pakistanis who generally speak t/ "Urdu" Language, altho I'm sure it is used in t/ provincial languages of Punjabi, Sindhi etc. Pathans say "Bacha" cuz as far as I know, there is no female gender associated within t/ language.
its also slang for girl
pretty much in the same context you use the word "chick"
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TOMASSO 'Bachi' is a female term. 'Bacha' is a male term.
'Beta', 'Beti' too. They mean 'Son' and 'Daughter'.
'Baca' is like saying 'Stuff I tKiddo' or something, depending on context!!
It is used all over India.
Another one please; what does ganja mean?
ganja = bald head
or bald-headed male
similarly ganji means bald headed female. dont see lot of em around. last ganji i remember was sinead o'connor.
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Another one please; what does ganja mean?
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lol...where did u hear ganja from?
Why, on Gupshup, of course!
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Thanks, I heard this term in my youth used by non-Paki Americans. It was not used in this context. I was trying to determine if this word was etymologically linked to a south asian language. BTW, which language does this term belong to?
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Tommaso, bacheh/bacha is originally a persian word. Its got into the languages of Pakistan as the persian speakers got mixed and so did their language. so many words u see today people here claiming to be punjabi/indian or whatever is actually persian..
Ok, that makes sense. I know Afganistan is where the clash of many civilizations occured. The thing about that is that there should be better respect for everything that makes up the culture of the country. The only invaders that might have been a serious threat were the Mongols, no?
TOMASSO, ‘ganja’ also means ‘Cannabis’ or ‘Pot’
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Atleast in India.
As for Clash Of Civilizations, it tokk place everywhere in India.
Of which Afghanistan was a part in those times!!
arabia was also a part of india wasnt it?
Tom he is talkin about some parts of north afghanistan which had buddhist culture..
but the indians seem to say that every part of the world is/was part of india. forget that afghanistan had greek/persian culture as well and afghans look totally oppisite to indians, heh one said indians settled in arabia, another persia is half indian. man just keep listening..
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Reza, I am not so sure modern science can accurately tell mankind's story in it's totality. Indian history is quite interesting in some of it's details. If Islam states that all man was once of this faith, what else could be unknown. I know what the term ganja means in regards to a certain herb, but I thought that was Jamaican. BTW, why do Jamaicans sound like Afgans in some aspects of speech? Was there interaction between Ethiopia and the Sub-Continent? Do all Afgans look totally different to all Indians? I know i am dealing with peoples of great pride in their cultures but the truth can transend these entrenched loyalties. The reasons these loyalties exist is due to the threat of fearsome invasive forces throughout history, no?
actuallu ganga may be used in india as andhra stated, but i havent known this word in pak/afghanistan.. it is not persian as well and its is indeed jamaican.