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Glossary

Built-form

  1. Bari (বাড়ি)- Home

  2. Darja (দরজা)- Door

  3. Thamb (থামব)- Raised platform for seating 

  4. Khuti (খুঁটি)- Pillar 

  5. Bashghar (বাসঘার)- Bedroom

  6. Rannaghar (রান্নাঘর)- Kitchen

  7. Payakhana (পায়খানা)- Washroom

  8. Janala (জানালা)- Window

  9. Thakur Ghar (ঠাকুর ঘর)- Temple

  10. Maerghar (মায়ের ঘর)- Goddess temple

  11. Mej (মেজ)- Floor

  12. Aada (আদা)- Main beam

  13. Tir (তীর)- Post in truss

  14. Shah (শাহ)- Secondary beams

  15. Shitidhara (শিতিধারা)- Ridge

  16. Patnach (পাটনাচ)- Loft/attice

  17. Bararbaat (বাড়ারবাট)- Horizontal members 

  18. Bararkura (বাড়ারকুড়া)- Vertical members 

  19. barandah (বরান্দহ)- Verandah

 20.Dhara (ধারা)-Hip rafter 

 21.Bamna (বামনা)-Horizontal member of truss

 22.Roy (রায়)-Rafter

 23.Ghor (ঘর)-Inner part of house

 24.Chita (চিতা)- thin members used in windows
25.Khopa (খোঁপা)-use in fence or to support roof
26.Kodha (কধা)-longer sticks
27.Khuti (খুঁটি) -bigger diameter

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Household objects

  1. Ununa (উনুন)- Stove

  2. Chilnoda (চীলনোড়া)- Grindstone

  3. Kadha (কাধ)- Pan

  4. Boti (বটি)- A curved blade used for cutting, chopping, dicing and shredding.

  5. Kulo (কুলা)-Winnowing fan

  6. Khajirapata Jeta (কাজিরপাতা জেটা)- Palm leaf broom

  7. Narkalkati Khengara  (নারকেলকাঠি খেঙ্গারা)- Coconut sticks broom

  8. Hada  (হাদা) -Cauldron, large round metal pot used for cooking over a fire.

  9. Dolna (ডলনা)- Swing

  10. Shakho(শেখ) - Bridge

  11. Gabhi (গাভী)- Cow dung

  12. Ghute (ঘুটে)- Cow dung cake

  13. Taulayantra(তৌলযন্ত্র) -weighing machine

  14. Shakh (শাখ)- Vegetable

  15. Bhai Phota (ভাইফোঁটা)- Bhaidooj

  16. Haat (শেখ)- Market

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Landscape

  1. Tulsi Monca (তুলসী মঞ্চ)- Sacred basil

  2. Goran Phal (গোড়ান ফল)- Sticks flow through the canals and creeks of the Sundarbans and eventually accumulate near the embankments. Villagers living in and around the area collect these sticks, dry them, and use them as a fuel source in their traditional kitchens, primarily for burning in unon (clay or brick stoves).

  3. Gola  গোলা-granary

  4. Samadhi (সমাধি)- Tomb

  5. Bicali (বিচালি)- Dry rice paddy straw

  6. Pukur (পুকুর)- Lake

  7. Dhan (ধান)- Crop

  8. Sasmul (শ্বাসমূল)- aerial roots/ mangrove

  9. Goran (গোড়ান)-Ceriops decandra

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Flora

  1. Chirobasantophul  (চিরবসন্তফুল)- Periwinkle

  2. Jaba (জাবা)- Hibiscus

  3. Narkelgaaj (নারকেলগাছা)- Coconut tree

  4. Tal Gacha (তাল গাছ)- Palm tree

  5. Kala (কলা)- Banana tree

  6. Nim Gacha (নিমগাছ)- Neem tree

  7. Siris gacha (সিরিশ গাছ-Lebbeck tree

  8. Patilebu (পাতিলেবু)- Lemon

  9. Dalim Gacha (ডালিমগাছ)- Pomegranate tree

  10. Chola(চলা)/Joon(জং)- Chickpea

  11. Kochu (কচু)- Taro root

  12. Kewada (কেওড়া)- Screw pine

  13. Kulgacha (ক্যালগাছা)- Jujube tree

  14. Shiuly/Shishphool gacha (শীষপঁহুল)- Nyctanthes arbortristis

  15. Lanka Gacha (লঙ্কাগাছ)- Chili tree

  16. Pepe (পেঁপে)- Papaya tree

  17. Śaśā gācha (শশা গাছ)-Cucumber tree

  18. Kocurmukhi (কচুরমুখী)- Taro

  19. Chicho (চিচ)- Manilkara zapota

  20. Dumur (ডুমুর)- Cluster fig tree

  21. Kolmishakh (কলমিশাখ)- Water spinach

  22. Gulabjamb Gacha (গুলাবজাম গাছ)- Malabar plum/Rose apple

  23. Aatagacha (আতাগাছ)- Custard apple

  24. Beemkada (বীমগাছ)- Beans

  25. Patha Gach (পাটগাছ)- Weed/Medicinal shrubs

  26. Bamsa (বাঁশ)- bamboo

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Fauna

  1. Kukur (কুকুর)- Dog

  2. Bidal (বিড়াল)- Cat

  3. Garu (গরু)- Cow 

  4. Chhatare pakhi ( ছাতারে পাখি )-jungle babbler

  5. Hamsa (হাঁস)- Duck

  6. Chagala(ছাগল)-Goat

  7. Murgi (মুরগি)-Hen

  8. Carui (চড়ুই)- Sparrow

  9. Kathathokara (কাঠঠোকরা)- Woodpecker

  10. Kadakhomca(কাদাখোঁচা)-wood Snipe

  11. Kapinjala (কপিণ্জল)-Sandpiper

  12. Macharanga (মাছরাঙ্গা)-kingfisher

  13. Bajapakhi (বাজপাখি)-Hawk

  14. Mukta Bihanga(মুক্ত বিহঙ্গ)-Red-Vented bulbul

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Food

  1. Dhenosh - Lady's finger, Dish made from okra (bhendi) in mustard sauce.

  2. Kakra Jhal (কাঁকড়া ঝাল)- Crab curry 

  3. Uchche (উচ্চে)- Bitter melon

  4. Kala (কলা)- Banana

  5. Pepe (পেঁপে)- Papaya

  6. Mocho (মোচ)- Banana flower

  7. Dim (ডিম)- Egg

  8. Pata (পাতা)- Traditional breakfast made by soaking leftover rice in water overnight. By morning, it ferments slightly and is eaten with salt, onions, chilies, or pickle.

  9. Muri (মুড়ি)- Puffed rice

  10. Jhalmuri (ঝালমুড়ি)- Bhel
     

Sweet-water fish (found in Pukur)

  1. Ruee (ডিম)- Labeo rohita

  2. Koi (কই)- Brocaded crab

  3. Magur (মাগুর)- Walking catfish

  4. Chitol (চিতল)- Clown knifefish

  5. Chaang (চ্যাং)- Snakehead fish

  6. Shol (ষোল)- Mudfish

  7. Rice-

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Jai shree Ram hybrid pajab seed

Santoshi

Jatayu

Kalabhat

Khomrogor

Kanakchur

Milaboti

Gobindbhog

Dadsal

Rupsaal

Minikit

Supar minikit

Jira kati 

Bradun rice

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Sundarbans Study

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