List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin
This is a list of English language words of Hindi language origin:
- bangle
- from bangṛī, an ornament worn by ladies in their hands. Bangles are made of glass, gold, silver, aluminiuim, wood, ivory etc.
- bandana
- from bāndhnū
- bindi
- bungalow
- a single storey house, from banglā, ="belonging to Bengal"
- cashmere
- from Kashmīr, name of a kingdom in the western Himalayas, used attributively
- cheetah
- from chītā, from Sanskrit chitraka, ="speckled, variegated"
- chaddis
- underpants
- chai
- Tea made with spices, commonly cardamon
- chakra
- choli
- A tight fitting bodice which is usually worn with a skirt (lengha) or a sari. Choli comes in two varities : backless and back covered. Backless choli is one of the hottest fashion statement going around. It can even be worn with jeans or miniskirt.
- coolie
- cot
- cummerbund
- a waist band
- cushy
- dhoti
- dinghy
- doosra
- dungaree
- elaichi
- cardamom
- ghee
- butter clarified by boiling, from ghī, from Sanskrit ghrta, ="to sprinkle"
- gunny
- A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp, usually used for making sacks.
- gymkhana
- gym
- jodhpur
- tight-fitting trousers, usually for horse riding
- jungle
- from jangal, ="desert, waste, forest", from Sanskrit jangala, ="dry, dry ground, desert"
- junta
- the public
- kedgeree
- khaki
- from khākī, ="dusty"
- loot
- pukka
- genuine
- punch
- the drink
- purdah
- pyjamas
- sari
- shampoo
- shawl
- thug
- verandah
See also: Indian English, Lists of English words of international origin
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