A list of 34 words by actung.
- pootly-nautchwas added by actung and appears on 7 lists
- jaggerywas added by actung and appears on 28 lists
- teapoywas added by actung and appears on 13 lists
- monkey businesswas added by actung and appears on 14 lists
- ganjawas added by actung and appears on 25 lists
- dixiewas added by actung and appears on 17 lists
- cooliewas added by actung and appears on 24 lists
- bobberywas added by actung and appears on 9 lists
- Hobson-Jobsonwas added by actung and appears on 4 lists
- Blightywas added by actung and appears on 4 lists
- banglewas added by actung and appears on 37 lists
- toddywas added by actung and appears on 9 lists
- thugwas added by actung and appears on 49 lists
- lootwas added by actung and appears on 41 lists
- shampoowas added by actung and appears on 37 lists
- parcheesiwas added by actung and appears on 14 lists
- bandanawas added by actung and appears on 31 lists
- dinghywas added by actung and appears on 28 lists
- pajamaswas added by actung and appears on 24 lists
- verandawas added by actung and appears on 33 lists
- cotwas added by actung and appears on 31 lists
- punditwas added by actung and appears on 106 lists
- dungareewas added by actung and appears on 18 lists
- juggernautwas added by actung and appears on 164 lists
- cushywas added by actung and appears on 12 lists
- seersuckerwas added by actung and appears on 46 lists
- guruwas added by actung and appears on 52 lists
- chitwas added by actung and appears on 42 lists
- punchwas added by actung and appears on 49 lists
- gunnywas added by actung and appears on 8 lists
- junglewas added by actung and appears on 39 lists
- cheetahwas added by actung and appears on 24 lists
- chintzwas added by actung and appears on 42 lists
- cummerbundwas added by actung and appears on 41 lists
Piknik commented on the list english-words-derived-from-hindi
Great list! My biggest surprise: bandana.
March 21, 2013
fbharjo commented on the list english-words-derived-from-hindi
khaki, sorbet, shawl, chutney.......are others
March 21, 2013
bilby commented on the list english-words-derived-from-hindi
Not sorbet.
March 21, 2013
fbharjo commented on the list english-words-derived-from-hindi
Then is it soar-bet?
Derivation is a braided, streaming riverlet(te)! ((or not let)set!)
March 22, 2013
madmouth commented on the list english-words-derived-from-hindi
so good for mouthfeel!
of interest is the obverse: http://briansteel.wordpress.com/tag/english-loanwords-in-hindi/
March 22, 2013
alexz commented on the list english-words-derived-from-hindi
looking at a Hindi word list, mortar and cement is in English and Hindi. Looking at the etymology for these 2 words, would these have Indian roots? Or would they just have a common root from another source?
March 22, 2013