| Standard Malayalam | Thrissur Slang | Meaning in English | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Ivide (Here) | | Over here (aggressive) | | Avide (There) | Akkan | Over there | | Kalla Karyam | Patti Kolu | Lie / Nonsense | | Lunch | Choru Kazhikkal | Having rice (Sacred activity) | | Kumbalam (Pumpkin) | Thenga (Coconut) | Wait, this is tricky. Thrissur people call everything round a "Thenga." A football is Kaal thenga . A pumpkin is Mathanga thenga . A car wheel is Chakrathu thenga . | Part 4: Sample Conversation (The Tea Shop Fight) Scenario: Two men arguing about a parking spot near the Thekkinkadu Maidanam during Pooram.
"Theru veruthe kaniyan nikkalle. Enikku oru thenga (slang for 'damn') polum pedilla." (Don't stand staring uselessly. I don't give a damn coconut.) thrissur slang dialogues in malayalam
(That means, can you handle the heat?)
"Enda mone? Ninte veetinde mundu ittathu ikkan ano?" (What son? Did you place your house's boundary here?) | Standard Malayalam | Thrissur Slang | Meaning
So, the next time you watch a Malayalam movie or walk through the Swaraj Round, listen carefully. If you hear someone yell, – don’t be scared. Just smile, nod, and walk faster. You’ve just experienced the raw, unfiltered essence of Thrissur. A car wheel is Chakrathu thenga
"Minnale. Ente baaki ullathu ketto." (Shut up. You have the rest coming.)