List of English words of Hindi origin
This is a list of
English language words of
Hindi language origin. Many of the Hindi equivalents have orignated from
Sanskrit; see
List of English words of Sanskrit origin.
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bangle : from
bangṛī बांगड़ी, an ornament worn by ladies on their wrists. Bangles are made of glass, gold, silver, aluminiuim, wood, ivory etc.
bandana : from bāndhni बाँधनी;
blighty : from
vilāyatī विलायती (foreigner)
bungalow : a single story house, from banglā बंगला;
bundh : Strike, stoppage of work, roads --
59.94.114.152 17:38, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
caravan : moving house, from karvaan;
chai : चाय Tea made with spices, commonly cardamon
cheetah : from chītā चीता, from Sanskrit chitraka, ="speckled, variegated";
chit : Letter, note, voucher or receipt, from the Hindi word 'Chitthi' meaning letter or note.
cot : a portable bed;
cushy : Comfortable, from
Hindi khushi खुशी, meaning happy.
dinghy;
doolally tap: from
Deolali tap, an illness affecting British soldiers in the western Indian town of Deolali,
tap is a word in Gujarati and Hindi meaning fever or illness, deriving from Sanskrit
tapa, or "heat".
dungaree;
guru : A recognized leader or influential person, from Hindi/Sanskrit 'guru', meaning 'teacher'.
jodhpur : tight-fitting trousers, usually for horse riding. From Jodhpur जोधपुर, city in Rajasthan state of India.;
juggernaut : An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path, from the word 'Jagannath', the deity of a temple in Puri, Orissa. The annual event where devotees are frequently trampled while pulling the deity's chariot gives rise to this usage.
jungle : from jangal जंगल , ="desert, waste, forest" or general wild area, from Sanskrit jangala, ="dry, dry ground, desert";
loot : from Hindi
lutnaa लूटना, "to loot"
mugger : (crocodile) : from magar मगर, a type of crocodile.;
pajamas : From Hindi 'paayjama', loose trousers worn by men, not necessarily as nightwear.
punch : the drink, from पाँच paanch "five";
pundit : From Hindi/Sanskrit 'pundit' meaning 'learned man' or 'priest'.
shampoo : meaning 'to squeeze'. Correction - The word is from the Hindi word 'champoo' meaning massaging the scalp. ;
thug :
thag ठग, meaning thief. It also derivates from the extint Indian gang,
Thuggee, of which a member was a "thug."
toddy : from Hindi tArI juice of the palmyra palm.;
verandah :
baraamdaa बरामदा
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