Idioms & Expressions
"तिल का ताड़ बनाना"
To make a mountain out of a molehill
छोटी सी बात थी, तुमने तिल का ताड़ बना दिया। (It was a small matter, you made a mountain out of a molehill.)
neutral"तिल-तिल करके मरना"
To die a slow, painful death (figuratively, to suffer greatly over time)
कर्जे में डूबा आदमी तिल-तिल करके मरता है। (A person burdened by debt suffers greatly over time.)
neutral"तिल धरने की जगह न होना"
No room even for a sesame seed (to be extremely crowded)
मेले में इतनी भीड़ थी कि तिल धरने की जगह नहीं थी। (The fair was so crowded that there was no room even for a sesame seed.)
neutral"तिल काटना"
To cut a sesame seed (to do something extremely difficult or impossible, often implying a futile effort)
उसकी बात काटना तो तिल काटने जैसा है। (Interrupting him is like trying to cut a sesame seed.)
informal"तिल से तेल निकालना"
To extract oil from sesame seeds (to get something difficult or impossible from someone, often implying exploitation or persistence)
वह बहुत कंजूस है, उससे पैसे निकलवाना तो तिल से तेल निकालने जैसा है। (He is very stingy, getting money from him is like extracting oil from sesame seeds.)
neutral"तिल का पहाड़ बनाना"
To exaggerate a small matter
वह हमेशा छोटी सी बात का तिल का पहाड़ बना देता है। (He always exaggerates a small matter.)
neutral"तिल-तिल की खबर रखना"
To keep track of every little detail
वह अपने व्यापार की तिल-तिल की खबर रखता है। (He keeps track of every little detail of his business.)
neutral"तिल चबाना"
To chew sesame (to waste time, to do something useless)
खाली बैठे तिल क्यों चबा रहे हो, कुछ काम करो। (Why are you wasting time sitting idle, do some work.)
informal"तिल बराबर"
As small as a sesame seed (very small, insignificant)
मुझे तिल बराबर भी फर्क नहीं पड़ता। (It doesn't make even a tiny difference to me.)
neutral"तिल हो जाना"
To become a sesame seed (to disappear completely, to vanish)
वह भीड़ में ऐसा गायब हुआ कि तिल हो गया। (He disappeared in the crowd as if he vanished.)
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How to Use It
गजक (gajak) is a popular sweet, especially in winter. It's often associated with festivals like Makar Sankranti. You'll commonly find it in two main varieties: made from sesame seeds (तिल गजक - til gajak) or peanuts (मूंगफली गजक - moongfali gajak). It has a distinctive chewy yet brittle texture.
A common mistake is to confuse गजक with other similar-looking sweets like chikki or brittle. While all are hard, sweet confections, गजक specifically refers to the one made with sesame or peanuts and jaggery. Another mistake is mispronunciation; ensure the 'g' is a hard 'g' sound and the 'j' is a soft 'j' sound, similar to the 'j' in 'jam'.
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This gajak is tasty.
I like gajak.
Will you eat gajak?
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वह गजक बना रही है।
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यह गजक तिल से बनी है।
Focus: तिल (til)
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ठंड में गजक अच्छी लगती है।
Focus: ठंड (thund)
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The speaker likes 'gajak' with hot tea in winter.
The speaker compares the taste of this 'gajak' to their grandmother's cooking.
Different types of 'gajak' are available, with sesame and peanut being popular.
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यह गजक बहुत कुरकुरी और स्वादिष्ट है।
Focus: कुरकुरी (kurkuri)
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क्या आपके यहाँ भी सर्दी में गजक खाने का रिवाज है?
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मैंने पहली बार तिल की गजक लखनऊ में खाई थी।
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