Kodava words –

A

Aal Potti	Cupboard
Aare Changole	Chain like structure which is worn upon the Chele when men wear white Kupya.
Addike Pulu	Pill Millipede
Agistike	Burning embers.
Aipani	Work carried out in paddy fields during the rainy season.
Akkaiah	Elder Sister
Amma	Mother
Anda Kethuvo	Anda Kethuvo
Annaiah	Elder Brother
Appa	Father
Appayya	Father
Avva	Mother
Avva	Grandmother
Avvayya	Grandmother
Ayya	Father

B

Baale meen	Ladyfish
Balliamaava	Elder Paternal Uncle
Balliamaayi	Elder Maternal Aunt
Balliappa	Eldest Paternal Uncle
Balliappa	Eldest Maternal Aunt’s husband
Balliavva	Eldest Paternal Uncle’s wife
Balliavva	Eldest Maternal Aunt
Balnji	Basket – made from bamboo strips woven with open spaces.
Banda	resins from the Copal tree
Barre Meen	snakehead murrel , chevron snakehead
Bathange	Watermelon
Bava	Elder Brother-in-law
Bith Iduvo	Sowing
Bojappa	Elder Paternal Uncle
Bojavva	Elder Paternal Uncle’s wife
Bojavva	Elder Maternal Aunt
Bojimaava	Younger Paternal Uncle
Bojimaayi	Younger Maternal Aunt

C

Chaache	relationship
Chaanna Pulu	Dung Beetle
Chele	Chele is a waist band to secure the kupya worn by Kodava men.
Chele	Scorpion
Chemmeen	prawn
Cheriamaava	Youngest Paternal Uncle
Cheriamaava	Youngest Maternal Aunt’s husband
Cheriamaayi	Younger Paternal Uncle’s wife
Cheriamaayi	Younger Maternal Aunt
Cheriappa	Youngest Paternal Uncle
Cheriappa	Youngest Maternal Aunt’s husband
Cheriavva	Youngest Paternal Uncle’s wife
Cheriavva	Youngest Maternal Aunt
Chinni Bera	little Finger
Chitte	Butterfly
Chitteka	Index Finger
Cholle	small conical cup made from leaf
Choma	Ox  , Bullock
Chowri	false hair
Chowri	Fly Whisk

D

E

F

G

Gejje Thand

wand

H

I

Irrpu

Ant

J

Jonge	Bunch
Jung	Strands
Jung	Wrinkles

K

Kadandi	Wasp
Kenjeirrpu	Fire Ant
Kerete	Millipede
Kinna	Boy
Kirmovah	Granddaughter
Kirmovanh	Grandson
Kolamba	Spider
Kotanji	Snail
Kotanji	Snail
Koya Bera	Ring finger
Kunji	Child
Kunjyiappa	Younger Paternal Uncle
Kunjyiappa	Younger Maternal Aunt’s husband
Kunjyiavva	Younger Paternal Uncle’s wife
Kunjyiavva	Younger Maternal Aunt
Kunjyimaava	Youngest Paternal Uncle
Kunjyimaayi	Youngest Maternal Aunt
Kupaya	Kodava man’s traditional formal attire

 

L

M

Maange mara	Mango Tree
Maava	Father-in-law
Maayi	Mother-in-law
Machina	Younger Brother-in-Law
Machinchi	Younger Sister-in- Law
Maima	Daughter-in-law
Maima	Son-in-law
Male pathe	Flying rain Termite
Mande Thuni	Mande-thuni is a gilted turban
Meen	Fish
Mina Pulu	Fireflies/Glow Worm
Mina Pulu	Fireflies/Glow Worm
Momma	Elder Sister-in-law
Moodi	Girl
Moote	Bed Bug
Movah	Daughter
Movanh	Son

N

Naanyeka	Middle Finger
Nell	Paddy
Nerpacha	Caterpillar

O

Odi Kathi	Kodava war knife
Odiya	Husband

P

Paathe	Cockroach
Pachepuka	Grasshopper
Pandhi Pulu	Rubber Beetle
Pappa	Father
Pebbette	Thumb
Peeche Kathi	ornamental dagger indigenous to the Kodava community
Ponn	Wife

Q

R

S

Sambrani	resins from the Copal tree
Solle	Mosquito

T

Thaatha	Grandfather
Thaayi	Grandmother
Thadiyappa	Eldest Uncle
Thamai	Father’s younger sister
Thamavi	Father’s sister
Thammana	Younger Brother
Thand	Walking Stick
Thange	Younger Sister
Thene Valanji	Honey Bee
Thodang	Clasp to hold an OdiKath
Thoud	bran
Thumbi	Dragonfly

U

Umbulu	Leech
Ummi	Husk
Uppo	Ploughing

V

Valanji	Housefly
Vastra	red and white checkered scarf worn by Kodava men

W

X

Y

Yerepulu

Earthworm

Z