List of English words of Indian origin

Updated on Sep 26, 2024

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This is a list of words in the Boat that originated in the Hindi.

Hindi or Urdu

see: List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

see: List of English words of Malayalam origin

see: List of English words of Sanskrit origin

see: List of English words from Tamil origin

see: List of English words of Telugu origin

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

Doolally, "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali

Jute from Bengali, a fiber

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