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Exclamation List of English words of Hindi and urdu origin

List of English words of Hindi origin

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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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