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
Kannada
Malayalam
Sanskrit
Tamil
Telugu
Other languages
- 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
- Doolally, from Marathi word देवळाली. "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali
- Mongoose, from Marathi word मुंगूस (Muṅgūsa)
External links
- Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues