List of English words of Tamil origin - Definition and Overview

This is a list of English words of Tamil origin:

cash 

(when referring to any of various coins used in southern India and China) kAsu (= "a small copper coin"). Note that cash meaning "paper money" comes ultimately from Latin capsa (="chest").

catamaran 

kattumaram (bound wood or bound trees)

cheroot 

churuttu, regional suruttu (roll or rolled)

curry 

kari

mango 

māṅkāy, spoken maangaa (refers to raw mango); possibly from another Dravidian language, such as Kodagu maŋge or Malayalam māṅṅa.

mulligatawny 

miLaguthanneer, spoken miLaguthanni (literally "pepper water")

pariah 

parayan

teak 

thEkku

See also: Indian English, Lists of English words of international origin