Khadi Boli is the local dialect (Boli), spoken mainly in the Western part of UP and some parts of Haryana.

In Western UP, it’s spread across Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Meerut and surrounding areas.

I belong to Yahiyapur village in Muzaffarnagar district (Western UP) and want to share with you some common words used in Khadi Boli.

I’ll keep on adding more words from time to time. Khdai Boli is a fun language, enrich your vocabulary with this list.

Dagda – Narrow path or road

Chakroad – Road/path leading to fields

Sod – Razai

Me – Rain

Khancha, Gara – Mud

Raqat – Useless thing or person

Kandi – Shrewd person

Diladdar – Good for nothing, Troublesome

Lamda – Boy

Lamdi – Girl

Mataari – Derogatory term used for one’s mother

Bawa – Derogatory term used for one’s father

Khalka – An earthen pot used for keeping waste food to feed cattle

Haandi – An earthen pot used for cooking food

Muqqadam – A term used to address senior, respected person of the village

Lundhiyar – A bunch of vagrant youth

Khalkat – People in large numbers

Senkal- Bicycle

Sankal- Chain or bolt used to keep the door shut

Diya – A small earthen pot used for lighting

Dangar Dhor – Cattle (Buffaloes, Cows, Oxen)

Daranti – Sickle

Chimta – A household accessory used to bake Roti (bread)

Gandasa – An agricultural machine used to cut fodder in pieces

Naaj – Grains (Wheat, Rice etc)

Dangwara – A mutual collaboration between two farmer families for helping each other in agricultural activities

Chillatar – Tantrums

Langhaar – Crowd (Usually, good for nothing)

Mundasa – A cloth used to cover head for protection

Unjhan – Water pumping set used to irrigate fields

Delivery – A 4-5 feet long pipe, (usually made of iron) used along with water pumping set to irrigate fields

Meel – Sugar Mill

Daant padnaa – To laugh shamelessly

Kisi ke peeche kutte chodna – To trouble someone without any apparent reason

Matth marna – To spoil the whole game (Nullifying own or someone’s efforts)

Kamakhat – Unlucky person

Nadiya tudana – To labor mindlessly

Naad – Neck

Bhasra – Derogatory term used for face

Pat – Thighs

Kaam – Work

Pavsana – To prepare cow or buffalo for milking

Nulana – To clean off weeds from field

Munh chadhana – Sulking

Randheen – Cooked dish

Rukka rola – Hustle bustle

Chupaad – A place in village where people sit together, usually in evening, to have a chat with each other