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
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Kannada
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Malayalam
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Sanskrit
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Tamil
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Telugu
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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[1]
- Mongoose, from Marathi word मुंगूस (Muṅgūsa)
References
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External links
- Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin Template:Webarchive in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues