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English words and culture with origins in India - Listed below are words that have etymological origins in Indian languages. Since words transition through other languages, inevitably not every dictionary will list these and languages within India will share many words. Whenever known, the most recent language to donate the word is given. When available, the original language's word is listed, along with its original meaning in some cases. In many cases, the meanings have remained essentially the same.
The name India itself is derived from Persian, which also created the names Indus (like the river), and hence Hindustan, Hindi, Hindu. Bharath, another name often attributed to the country, is from a great king who lived in ... and ruled a large (more than any other king) portion of the country known as India today.
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English word (original - meaning)
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Bengali
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bungalow (also Hindi)
dinghy (also Hindi)
jute (also Sanskrit)
tom-tom (also Hindi)
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Gujarati
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tank
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Hindi
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bandanna
basmati
bungalow (also Bengali)
cot
cummerbund
cushy
dinghy (also Bengali)
dungaree
goolies
ghee
Himalaya
jodhpur
loot
mahout
pajama (pyjama)
pants, pantaloon (patloon)
pukka
pundit
punch (panch - five, for 5 ingredients)
samosa
sari
shampoo (champo - massage)
sherbet
tandoori
thug
toddy
tom-tom (also Bengali)
tope (top, Sanskrit stupa - head)
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KannaDa
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Malayalam
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atoll
betel
copra
teak
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Marathi
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dhow
chit
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Sanskrit
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aryan (- noble)
ashram
avatar
banyan
beryl
bhaji (- to fry)
brahmin
brilliant (- cat's eye)
buddha
camphor
candy (cand - cane sugar)
carmine
chakra
cheetah
chintz
chutney
crimson
dharma
ginger
guru (- teacher)
hemp
indigo
juggernaut
jungle
jute (also Bengali)
karma
lacquer
maharaja
mandarin (- counselor)
mantra
mouse (musha)
musk (- scrotum, similar to deer's scent bag)
nirvana
opal
orange (narang)
palanquin (- tent-like structure ridden on top of an elephant)
pepper
pundit
punjab (- a state in India)
mahatma (maha + atma - great soul)
mandarin
sapphire
sugar
swastika (- buddhist symbol meaning luck)
raj
yoga
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Tamil
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anaconda
catamaran (kattu maram - tied wood)
cheroot
corundum
curry
mango (manga)
mulligatawny (molagu tanni - pepper water)
pariah (parayan
poppadom
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Telugu
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mongoose
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Urdu
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baiti (- bucket for cooking)
purdah (- curtain)
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Fascinating India facts
The Colors of India
Famous Tamil Poet Bharathiyar
Why is the cow so sacred in Indian religions?
What to bring if you're coming from India
The Philosophy of Hinduism
Symbolism in Hinduism
South Indian Carnatic Music
Tamil Film Songs
For more information on any topic concerning India and other South Asian countries, go to http://www.samilan.com.
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