List of English words of Indian origin
Encyclopedia
This is a list of words in the English language
that originated in the languages of India
.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
that originated in the languages of India
Languages of India
The languages of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-European languages—Indo-Aryan and the Dravidian languages...
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Other languages
- AtollAtollAn atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
from Malayalam or Divehi - ring of coral enclosing a lagoon - Calico, from Calicut, a town and district of KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, (Malayalam) - Doolally, "mad, insane" from the town of DeolaliDeolaliDeolali is a small hill station and a census town in Nashik district, Maharashtra. It has several army establishments including the School of Artillery of Indian Army and nearby Airforce station...
, where British troops were stationed before returning to England and developed "camp fever" from boredom - PoloPoloPolo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
(BaltiBalti languageBalti is a language spoken in Baltistan, in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan and adjoining parts of Ladakh. Baltistan, before 1948, was part of Ladakh province. The Balti language is a dialect of the Ladakhi language, a form of Tibetan. It is mutually intelligible with Ladakhi proper and Burig...
) - VerandahVerandahA veranda or verandah is a roofed opened gallery or porch. It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure...
or Veranda (Malayalam) derived from TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
- Verum+tharai ('open+space') - A roofed opened gallery - Jute - Joot ([Bangla])
See also
- Kamer Bandh -- hindi - cummerbund.
- Hust Bandh -- hindi - husband -- from where we got 'tying the knot'.
External links
- Category: Hindi derivations in Wiktionary
- Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues