List of English words of Indian origin
Appearance
This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages of India.
Hindi or Urdu[edit]
Kannada[edit]
Malayalam[edit]
Sanskrit[edit]
Tamil[edit]
Telugu[edit]
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