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[]

see: List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

Malayalam[]

see: List of English words of Malayalam origin

Tamil[]

see: List of English words from Tamil origin

Kannada[]

see: List of English words from Kannada origin

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
• Bandicoot, from Telugu (పందికొక్కు Pandi Kokku), any of the rat-shaped marsupials of Austronesian nativity
• Chakram, from Sanskrit (चक्रं Cakram), a circular throwing weapon
• Doolally, from Marathi (देवळाली) "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali
• Jute from Bengali, a fiber

External links[]

• Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues