List of English words of Indian origin

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This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages of India.

Hindi or Urdu edit

see: List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

Kannada edit

see: List of English words of Kannada origin

Malayalam edit

see: List of English words of Malayalam origin

Sanskrit edit

see: List of English words of Sanskrit origin

Tamil edit

see: List of English words of Tamil origin

Telugu edit

see: List of English words of Telugu origin

Other languages edit

Adda, from Bengali, a group of people
Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India
Jute from Bengali, a fiber

Marathi edit

Doolally, from Marathi word देवळाली. "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali
Mongoose, from Marathi word मुंगूस (Muṅgūsa)

External links edit

Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues

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