List of English words of Hindi and urdu origin
List of English words of Hindi origin
avatar
incarnation
bangle
from bangṛī बांगड़ी, a type of bracelet
bandana
from bāndhni बाँधनी
bazaar
from bazaar, a marketplace
blighty
from vilāyatī विलायती, foreigner
bungalow
from banglā बंगला, a single story house
caravan
from karvaan, moving house
chai
from चाय, tea made with spices, commonly cardamon
cheetah
from chītā चीता, "speckled, variegated"
chit
from chitthi, a letter or note
cot
from khaat, a portable bed
cushy
from khushi खुशी, happy
dinghy
dungaree
guru
teacher
jodhpur
from Jodhpur जोधपुर, a city in Rajasthan
juggernaut
from 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
karma
from karma, fate or the consequences of one's actions
kismet
from kismat, fate
loot
from lutnaa लूटना, to loot
mogul
from Mughal, a dynasty that ruled India
nirvana
a state of perfect happiness
pajamas
from paayjama, loose trousers worn by men
path
way or road
pukka
from pakka, cooked, ripe, solid.
punch
from paanch पाँच , five
pundit
learned man or priest
Raja
king
shampoo
from champoo, a scalp massage
thug
from thag ठग, meaning thief
toddy
from tArI, juice of the palmyra palm
verandah
from baraamdaa बरामदा
yoga
from yog, meditation
List of English words of URDU origin
List of English words of Urdu origin
Amri : from Amri, town in Sind province, Pakistan, its type station, of or belonging to the earliest known stone-using and shell-using culture of the Indus river system which extends also into the Sind and southern Baluchistan and is characterized by a distinctive pottery. [1]
Barisal guns : from Barisal, town in East Bengal, Pakistan. Brontides heard near the town of Barisal on a mouth of the Ganges. [2]
Bungalow : from Hindi banglA & Urdu banglA, literally, "(house) in the Bengal style". [3]
Chittagong wood : from Chittagong, division of East Bengal, Pakistan. The wood of either of two Indian trees (Chukrasia tabularis and Toona ciliata) of the family Meliaceae used for its mahoganylike qualities in cabinetwork. [4]
Cushy : from khushi خوشی - easy, happy, soft
Garam Masala: from Hindi and Urdu garam masala, literally, "hot spices". [5]
Jaconet : modification of Urdu jagannathi, from Jagannath (Puri), [India], where such cloth was first made. [6]
Jhukar : from Jhukar, Sind, Pakistan, where artifacts were found. Of or relating to a culture of the Indus valley about 2500 B.C. and later that is known from settlements built upon those of Harappa and is characterized by buildings inferior to Harappa and round crudely decorated seals or seal amulets of pottery. [7]
Jinnah Cap: after Pakistani statesman Muhammad Ali Jinnah died in 1948. A hat shaped like a fez but made of real or imitation karakul and worn by Pakistani Muslims. [8]
Kulli : from Kulli, locality in southern Baluchistan, Pakistan, site of the finds. Of or relating to a prehistoric culture of southern Baluchistan characterized by polychrome vases and small objects modeled in clay. [9]
Multan : from Multan, Pakistan. A kind of rug prevalent in Multan. [10]
Paki: short for Pakistani. [11]
Pakistani (disambiguation): from Hindustani Pakistan. [12]
Poori: from Hindi & Urdu puri, from Sanskrit pura "cake". [13]
Quetta : from Quetta, town in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Of or belonging to a culture of northern Baluchistan of about the fourth millennium B.C. characterized by pottery decorated in geometric designs. [14]
Raita: from Hindi & Urdu rayta. [15]
Rangpur : from Rangpur, town and region in East Bengal, Pakistan. Any of various mandarin oranges with sour highly acid fruits. [16]
Roti: from Hindi & Urdu roti "bread"; akin to Prakrit rotta "rice flour", Sanskrit rotika "kind of bread". [17]
Sahiwal : from Sahiwal, town in western Pakistan. An Indian breed of humped short-horned solid-colored dairy cattle. [18]
Tharparkar : from Thar and Parkar, district in Pakistan. An Indian breed of pale gray humped dairy cattle with lyrate horns. [19]
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