मटन
maṭaneveryday, Indian English
In India मटन (maṭan) is the common word for mutton in Hindi too, and it usually means goat meat. The longer form is बकरे का मांस (bakre kā māṃs), goat meat.
Meaning: meat of goat or sheep (noun)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| मटन | maṭan | everyday, Indian English |
| बकरे का मांस | bakre kā māṃs | precise |
Menus and butchers use मटन (maṭan), as in मटन करी (maṭan karī). To be exact, people say बकरे का मांस (bakre kā māṃs) for goat and भेड़ का मांस (bheṛ kā māṃs) for sheep.
Which one should you use?
In Indian usage mutton generally means goat, unlike in many countries where it means meat from an older sheep.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and other languages of India use different words.
Did you know?
- Dishes such as रोगन जोश (rogan josh) are known across India as mutton curries.
Examples in context
- आज खाने में मटन बना है।āj khāne meṃ maṭan banā hai.We have mutton for dinner today.
- एक किलो मटन चाहिए।ek kilo maṭan chāhiye.I need one kilo of mutton.
Example conversation
A customer buys meat from a butcher in Lucknow.
- Customerभैया, एक किलो मटन देना।bhaiyā, ek kilo maṭan denā.Brother, one kilo of mutton please.
- Butcherहड्डी के साथ या बिना हड्डी के?haḍḍī ke sāth yā binā haḍḍī ke?With bone or boneless?
- Customerहड्डी के साथ दीजिए।haḍḍī ke sāth dījiye.With bone, please.
