Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Khamma Ghani Sa

To all my friends "Khamma Ghani Sa"...

I was born in Jodhpur, the Sun City. It’s famous for its delicious food (that’s all I remember about the heritage city. HENCE PROVED. I am a big foodie). I did my schooling from Jodhpur and graduation from Jaipur. Finally came to my Karma Bhoomi Bangalore. “Karma Bhoomi” because most of the time I stay in office( My wife will not like this I know ). No regrets after all I get paid for it.

Born in Marwar and belong to a traditional yet well educated Marwari family. Obviously, I am supposed to understand and speak Marwari very well.But yesterday when I was talking to my father-in-law over phone.Oh ! before that I want to say he has a very good sense of humor which I like most in him.(It is not just to please my wife ).Lets continue ,  he greeted me with  most of the times heard words "Khamma Ghani Sa" and I replied with "Ghani Ghani Kamma Sa" .

But it left a question in my mind .. What is the actual meaning of this "Khamma Ghani Sa" ?

Today in office , after I signed in to gtalk ... I saw couple of Jodhpuri friends online . Discussed with them about these mystery word ... after discussion and couple of google searches found out its meaning .

Khamma - "Daya or Meeharbani or Mafi" basically forgiveness
Ghani      - "Bahut "
and Sa is use to give respect .
This is basically used to greet elders in Marwari Language .

Next time onwards I'll  make sure that before my father-in-law greet me with these no-more mystery words I will greet him with "Khamma Ghani Sa" .

Thanks to my dear friends Ankur Acharya , Rakesh Harsh, Dheeraj Tanwar with whome i discussed on these words.

A very special thanks to my beautiful and lovable wife for playing the role of editor :).


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28 comments:

  1. Anonymous15 June 2011 at 04:02

    Very nice to know the meaning of Khamma Ghani. I have heard this many many times in serial 'Balika Vadhu'(Im a regular viewer) and used to wonder what might be the meaning. I guessed that it could be on the lines of salaam alaikum.

    Thank you for increasing my knowledge :)

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  2. lgaur15 June 2011 at 04:23

    Welcome Sushma

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  3. tejraj15 June 2011 at 05:36

    yes u r rgt my dear bro... khamma ganni sa ka matlab yahi hota hai... Ganni Mehrbani hove
    sa....

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  4. A15 June 2011 at 06:24

    Khamma literally originates from kshama, or forgiveness. It is solicited in advance to handle any exceptions that were raised by the course of one's words/actions. Usually used as a symbol of respect and in object-orientated terms, it means all transactions will be completed within the scope and no exceptions shall go unhandled!

    Great to see you join the blogosphere and nice to know you have an enjoyable company in the extended family!

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  5. mahendra15 June 2011 at 06:25

    ghabi khamma..

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  6. A Journey15 June 2011 at 07:40

    khamma ghani sa... :)

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  7. Mansi Dadhich Mahur15 June 2011 at 08:52

    marwadi jisi mitti boli ....wahh waah
    ... Khamau sa ( Oswala mein to bakayda ek din howae Khamma Ghani mangan ro) tha hai tane ..

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  8. lgaur15 June 2011 at 10:20

    Are wah Man Singh ji sa .. aa to nai baat hai :)

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  9. Himanshu17 June 2011 at 21:20

    (!!)
    (!!)
    !!!!)
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!)
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!)
    !!!!!!!!!!)

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  10. KAMAL JAIN18 November 2013 at 21:57

    I am a jain from Punjab and I am regular viewer of Maharana Pratap. When I heard Word Khama Ghani in that serial I thaught that Khama must have the meaning Kshma "Forgiveness" and Ghani means Bahut because we, Jains also use this word "Kimat khimana" on our festival "Samvatsari'. But i was not able to co relate this words with Greetings. That's why I searched on Google and find the answer which was in my mind. But still I am doubtful whether it does mean so ? If yes whether the person who first greets the other is asking for his forgiveness and other person also reciprocates Khama Ghani whether he is giving his forgivness or he also asks for forgiveness

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    1. lgaur19 November 2013 at 02:14

      "Khamm Ghani Sa" is basically used in Rajasthan(spcially in Marwar region ) to greet people which means "App Ki Meherbani chahiye Sahab" .. and in reply it has same meaning.

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  11. PST1 December 2013 at 05:32

    Thanks, I was servingsearching for its meaning & find this blog post. Ghani khamma sa :)

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  12. Harish Jharia12 October 2015 at 07:48

    I was in search of the meaning of "Khamma Gani Sa..."
    Thanks for posting this article...
    Harishjhariasblog.blogspot.com

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  13. Praviin30 October 2015 at 21:25

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  14. Praviin30 October 2015 at 21:27

    meaning of jija , bana etc please ! i m interested in rajputana words so thts y asking ugurl and tell me some more ;) Data- father
    Jija- elder sister
    Dadbhaisa (dada)- brother
    Dadosa dadisa- grandfather, grandmother
    Bana - a term used to respectfully refer to a male rajput. (Young to mid age)
    Thakur - the head of the family who does not have a father. (Till the time their father is alive, their title is kuwar)
    Bhawar- the third generation male child, i.e, after the thakur and Kunwar. The same hierarchy continues with chawar, tawar and so on so forth.
    Thakurain- the Thakur's wife.
    Kuwarani (kaurani in verbal terms)- wife of the Kuwar.
    Baisa- A term respectfully used to refer to a Rajput female.
    Babosa- Father's elder brother.
    Kakosa- Father's younger brother (this is same for other castes aswell i guess)
    Khamma ghani- it is a rajput gesture or greeting. It literally means Many(ghani) greetings- (khamma). Usually it is replied to in a reverse fashion. Ghani khamma to khamma ghani.
    Hukum- a term of respect used to refer to any elderly rajput while replying. "Ji hukum"

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    1. lgaur25 November 2015 at 09:42

      Mainly words which are used in day to day conversation you have listed down. If you are interested in any specific then post query. I will try my level best to reply.

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  15. Praviin30 October 2015 at 21:29

    meaning of jija , bana etc please ! i m interested in rajputana words so thts y asking ugurl and tell me some more ;) Data- father
    Jija- elder sister
    Dadbhaisa (dada)- brother
    Dadosa dadisa- grandfather, grandmother
    Bana - a term used to respectfully refer to a male rajput. (Young to mid age)
    Thakur - the head of the family who does not have a father. (Till the time their father is alive, their title is kuwar)
    Bhawar- the third generation male child, i.e, after the thakur and Kunwar. The same hierarchy continues with chawar, tawar and so on so forth.
    Thakurain- the Thakur's wife.
    Kuwarani (kaurani in verbal terms)- wife of the Kuwar.
    Baisa- A term respectfully used to refer to a Rajput female.
    Babosa- Father's elder brother.
    Kakosa- Father's younger brother (this is same for other castes aswell i guess)
    Khamma ghani- it is a rajput gesture or greeting. It literally means Many(ghani) greetings- (khamma). Usually it is replied to in a reverse fashion. Ghani khamma to khamma ghani.
    Hukum- a term of respect used to refer to any elderly rajput while replying. "Ji hukum"

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  16. Praviin30 October 2015 at 21:29

    meaning of jija , bana etc please ! i m interested in rajputana words so thts y asking ugurl and tell me some more ;) Data- father
    Jija- elder sister
    Dadbhaisa (dada)- brother
    Dadosa dadisa- grandfather, grandmother
    Bana - a term used to respectfully refer to a male rajpoot. (Young to mid age)
    Thakur - the head of the family who does not have a father. (Till the time their father is alive, their title is kuwar)
    Bhawar- the third generation male child, i.e, after the thakur and Kunwar. The same hierarchy continues with chawar, tawar and so on so forth.
    Thakurain- the Thakur's wife.
    Kuwarani (kaurani in verbal terms)- wife of the Kuwar.
    Baisa- A term respectfully used to refer to a Rajpoot female.
    Babosa- Father's elder brother.
    Kakosa- Father's younger brother (this is same for other castes aswell i guess)
    Khamma ghani- it is a rajpoot gesture or greeting. It literally means Many(ghani) greetings- (khamma). Usually it is replied to in a reverse fashion. Ghani khamma to khamma ghani.
    Hukum- a term of respect used to refer to any elderly rajput while replying. "Ji hukum"

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  17. Unknown1 November 2015 at 18:37

    First of all " KHAMMA GHANI SA " for giving the meaning of these sweet heart touching words . I am from Muzaffarnagar a district in west UP . often , I listen these words at various platform but meaning get today. Thank . Khamma Ghani once again Brother.

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  18. Unknown1 November 2015 at 18:37

    First of all " KHAMMA GHANI SA " for giving the meaning of these sweet heart touching words . I am from Muzaffarnagar a district in west UP . often , I listen these words at various platform but meaning get today. Thank . Khamma Ghani once again Brother.

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  19. R. Solairaj25 November 2015 at 03:44

    I'm a tamilian. I know little Hi. With this little knowledge i used to watch lot of Hindi programs. Particularly i am very interested in knowing about traditions and culture of various people. Because of the technology i am able to watch various programs in TV and
    Net. Thanks to DD Girnar programs such as Dayro and Gharbha tharo mar. Once i watched a dayro about Ramdev pir by Ramdas gondaliya, which prompted me to watch a Gujarati movie on Ramdev pir. I heard the beautiful words Khamma Ghani Khamma, uttered by the characters. I understand it's for "Thank you very much".
    But your definition is wonderful. Thank you.

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  20. prafful2 March 2019 at 22:45

    If some one say me khamma ghani then what should I replay??

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