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List of English words of Hindi origin - Definition and Overview |
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This is a list of English language words of Hindi language origin:
- bangle
- from bangṛī, an ornament worn by ladies on their wrists. Bangles are made of glass, gold, silver, aluminiuim, wood, ivory etc.
- bandana
- from bāndhnū
- bungalow
- a single story house, from banglā, ="belonging to Bengal"
- blighty
- from vilāyatī (foreigner)
- cashmere
- from Kashmīr, name of a kingdom in the western Himalaya, used attributively
- cheetah
- from chītā, from Sanskrit chitraka, ="speckled, variegated"
- chai
- Tea made with spices, commonly cardamon
- coolie
- cot
- a portable bed
- cummerbund
- a waist band
- cushy
- comfortable, from Hindi khush
- dinghy
- dungaree
- gunny
- A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp, usually used for making sacks.
- jodhpur
- tight-fitting trousers, usually for horse riding
- jungle
- from jangal, ="desert, waste, forest", from Sanskrit jangala, ="dry, dry ground, desert"
- khaki
- from khākī, ="dusty"
- loot
- mugger (crocodile)
- from magar, a type of crocodile.
- punch
- the drink
- pyjamas
- shampoo
- meaning 'to squeeze'.
- shawl
- thug
- verandah
See also: Indian English, Lists of English words of international origin
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