The topography of Himalayas presents them as unique natural monuments. Himalayas have been regarded to be the toughest topography on this planet; still these heavenly mountains have nurtured and preserved, a rich, warm and lively culture. Being isolated from the rest of world, these Himalayan wonderlands still preserves local dialects.
Difficult to communicate sometimes, however communication barrier can be surmounted by usage of the local terms which will bridge the gap of the modern world with them.
Aari: Small saw which is operated by single person
Anar/Daru: Pomegranate (a tropical fruit with many seeds), Punica granatum
Angoori: Grape vine, Vitis spp.
Angora: Type of goat
Aonla: Emblica Officinalis
Arbi: Colocasia species
Barter system: A system in which purchase and sale of animals, farm produce and goods is based on exchange basis
Bathu: A leafy vegetable, Chenopodium album
Belcha: Spade
Ber: Zizypus mauritiana (an important fruit tree)
Berka: Threshing pole
Beul: Grewia optiva
Bhains: Salix tetrasperma
Bhang: Cannabis sativa, a multipurpose narcotic plant
Bharal: Animal found in cold desert of Himachal Pradesh
Bhera: Indigenous medicinal plant, Terminalia chebula
Bileha: Pick axe
Bori: Sack (Bag)
Buckwheat: Fagopyrum species whose grains are used as a food
Chakkala-Belan: Rolling pin and board used for making chapatis
Chakki: Hand mill
Changpass: Changra goats (type of goats) owner
Changthang: Name of place in Ladakh bordering with Tibet
Cheenee: A millet crop, Panicum miliaceum
Chhang/Ghanti: Alcoholic drink made from rice, Avena saliva starch
Chhini: Chisel
Chikri Khilna: A kind of spade to dig
Chilgoza Seeds: of Pinus gerardiana, which considered as valuable dry fruit
Chir pine: Pinus roxburghii
Chola: A woollen dress
Chukor: Partridge found in cold deserts of Himachal Pradesh
Chulai: Leafy vegetable (Amaranthus viridis)
Chuli: Prunus armenica, wild apricot
Chullah: A fire place for cooking
Chum: Cross breed of yak and cow used for milk
Chutsa: Chisel
Daach: Big sickle to cut wood
Dachi: Sickle to cut grass
Deodar: Cedrus deodara, timber yielding species of Himalayan forests
Desi: Indigenous/local
Dhan: Sheep and goats wealth /paddy
Dhar: High mountains
Dora: Rope tied at the waist by both men and women
Gaddis: Semi-nomadic tribal of Kangra and Chamba districts of HP
Gainti: Pick axe
Galgal: A fruit of citrus (Citrus pseudolimon) family
Gandasa: Sharp blade fitted to wooden handle
Ghasni: Grass land
Ghee: Fats made from vegetable and animal's milk
Ghoom: Hammer
Gur/shakkar: Crude sugar
Hal: Wooden plough
Havan: A religious ceremony
Heeng: Asafoetida spp. (dried exudate)
Hukka: Device for smoking tobacco
Jalga: A perennial wild spice plant, Phytolaca acinosa
Jeth: Summer month
Jhabbal: Jumper/Crowbar
Jonks: Leechs
Kachnar: Bahaunia variegate
Kail: Pinus wallichiana (Blue pine)
Kaimal: Mallotus philipinensis
Klam/Dambu: Grafting operation used in horticultural crops
Kalijiri: Centratherum antheminticum
Kanda: Highest point where cultivable lands are found above the village
Kangoo: Comb for combing wood
Karnu: A local tree
Karolari: Saw
Kasi: Hoe
Kath: Pyrus pashia
Katha: Acacia catechu, Commercial product of khair tree
Kera: Large sieve
Khads: Water streams
Khair: Acacia catechu
Khaliyan: Courtyard or a small ground used for threshing their field crops
Kharif: Crop season from May-June to Oct.- Nov., main crops of this season are maize, paddy, pulses etc.
Khasipine: Pinus kesia
Kassi: Hoe
Khati: Dugout structure to store rain water
Khatti: Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) storage pits
Khawaja: Diety
Khejri: A multipurpose nitrogen fixing tree (Prosopis cineraria)
Khet: Fields
Khirak: Celtis australis
Khurpa/Khurpi: Hand hoe
Kikar: Acacia nilotica
Kilni Khilna: A small equipment used for digging
Kilta: A wooden container
Kodo: A millet crop, Paspalum serobiculatum
Kongni: Millet, Setaria italic
Kudal/Kudali: Hoe
Kuhal/Kuhl: Small water channel used for irrigation purposes
Kuldebta: Village deity
Kunish: Alnus spp.
Kuth: Saussurea lappa, a commercial cash crop
Lota: Container generally used for drinking water and watering plants
Mahotar/dhingri/guchhi: Edible fungus
Maina: Name of bird
Mash: Leguminous crop used as pulse (Vigna radiata)
Masur: Leguminous crop used as pulse (Lense esculanta)
Meryana: Ulmus leviegata
Methi: Trigonella foenum graecum, Fenugreek (important spice)
Pudina: Mint (Mentha spp.)
Moi: Leveller
Moong: Leguminous crop used as pulse (Vigna mungo)
Moori: Concentrated alcoholic drink
Nallah/Nalla/Nallaha: A mini water stream
Navratras: A set of auspicious nine days in Hindu religion
Neem: Azadirachta indica
Nihani: Chisel
Papiha: Name of bird / Great Barbet
Pashimna goat: A special type of goat which produced very soft wool
Pattu: A woollen blanket
Phafra/Phaphra: Buckwheat (Phagopyrum spp.)
Phanani: A bow shaped device used for combing wool
Phawara: Spade
Rabi crop: Crops like wheat, mustard etc. grown during the months of Oct.-Nov. to April-May
Rajmash: A pulse crop (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Safeda: Eucalyptus spp.
Sarkanda grass: A wild long grass used for thatching houses (Saccharum spontaneous)
Sarson: Mustard (Brassica compastris)
Soolini Mela: Local fair of Soolini deity
Sua: Wooden pin
Taklu: A special spindle device
Tambaku: Tobacco (Nicotiana tobaccum)
Tatihari: Name of bird
Thali: Plate
Titar: Partridge
Tokra: A big wooden container
Tokru: A small wooden container
Toon: Toona ciliate
Toot: Moms alba
Tor: A multiple wild plant, Bauhinia vahilii
Urd: Leguminous crop, Vigna radiata
Zira: Cumin (important spice)
