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ex:Saree,Curry

2006-11-02 22:14:22 · 10 answers · asked by danappan 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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2006-11-06 04:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by dermotsuks 3 · 1 0

Juggernaut - Something, such as a belief or an institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed.
From the name of the Hindu deity Krishna - Juggernath/Jaganath

Pariah - A social outcast. An untouchable
From the Tamil caste name, "Pariah" which means 'hereditary drummer'

Khaki
From the Urdu word khaki - dusty or dust colored and/or from the Persian word khak - dust

Pyjama
From Persian (Pai- leg + jamah - garment)

Shampoo
Hindi campoo - press

Ginger
Tamil - inji (ginger) + ver (root)

Catamaran
Tamil kattumaram: kattu- to tie + maram- wooden log - Tied wood

Loot
From Sanskrit loptrum/lotrum - plunder

2006-11-02 22:18:03 · answer #2 · answered by Ramesh S 2 · 1 1

polo jute bungalow mongoose teak sherbert pyjama juggernaut thug gobble sorbet ........lots of slang...char(tea) mazooma (money) wallah (boy/man) Khyber (er...bottom) interestingly the slang for the no. 500 is ,a monkey. deriving from the picture of a monkey on the then 500 roupee note. this comes obviously from Queen Victorias army ,along with other slang such as booze & khazi from Egypt

2006-11-03 00:39:06 · answer #3 · answered by Angel City 1 · 1 0

the place's the occasion this nighttime - kabhi alvida na kehna dil lage - dhoom 2 loopy kia re - dhoom 2 tutor me the money - apna sapna money my call is ali - dhoom 2 touch me - dhoom 2 dhoom lower back - dhoom 2

2016-10-03 05:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Jodphurs, from the city of the same name

2006-11-02 22:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by Vernix Lanugo 3 · 0 0

Bungalow, pyjamas; also, I think, jamboree. Must be more, but can't think of any others at the moment.

2006-11-03 11:17:39 · answer #6 · answered by PAUL H 3 · 0 0

garam sasee meaning in english

2014-02-27 22:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by vipin Sharma 1 · 0 0

Chemise, from kameez.

2006-11-02 22:17:49 · answer #8 · answered by atbremser 3 · 0 0

Verandah, bungalow, chai (tea) and many more!

2006-11-02 22:21:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

From Hindi:

Bhagwan: God, Daity Almari: Cupboard

bangle
from bangṛī बांगड़ी, an ornament worn by ladies on their wrists. Bangles are made of glass, gold, silver, aluminiuim, wood, ivory etc.
bandana
from bāndhni बाँधनी
bazaar
from bazaar, meaning a marketplace
blighty
from vilāyatī विलायती (foreigner)
bungalow
a single story house, from banglā बंगला
bundh
Strike, stoppage of work, roads
caravan
moving house, from karvaan
chai
चाय Tea made with spices, commonly cardamon
cheetah
from chītā चीता, from Sanskrit chitraka, ="speckled, variegated"
chit
Letter, note, voucher or receipt, from the Hindi word 'Chitthi' meaning letter or note.
cot
a portable bed, from Hindi word 'Khaat'
cushy
Comfortable, from Hindi khushi खुशी, meaning happy.
dekko
from Hindi dekho, a Brithis slang for look
dinghy
doolally tap
from Deolali tap, an illness affecting British soldiers in the western Indian town of Deolali, tap is a word in Gujarati and Hindi meaning fever or illness, deriving from Sanskrit tapa, or "heat".
dungaree
gherao
from gherao, meaning 'encirclement'
guru
A recognized leader or influential person, from Hindi/Sanskrit 'guru', meaning 'teacher'.
jodhpur
tight-fitting trousers, usually for horse riding. From Jodhpur जोधपुर, city in Rajasthan state of India.
juggernaut
An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path, from the word 'Jagannath', the deity of a temple in Puri, Orissa. The annual event where devotees are frequently trampled while pulling the deity's chariot gives rise to this usage.
jungle
from jangal जंगल , ="desert, waste, forest" or general wild area, from Sanskrit jangala, ="dry, dry ground, desert"
karma
from karma, meaning fate or the consequences of one's actions
lathi
from Hindi laathi लाठी, a heavy stick
loot
from Hindi lutnaa लूटना, "to loot"
mugger
(crocodile) : from magar मगर, a type of crocodile.
nirvana
from nirvana, meaning a state of perfect happiness
pajamas
From Hindi 'paayjama', loose trousers worn by men, not necessarily as nightwear.
punch
the drink, from पाँच paanch "five"
pundit
From Hindi/Sanskrit 'pundit' meaning 'learned man' or 'priest'.
shampoo
The word is from the Hindi word 'champoo' meaning massaging the scalp.
thug
thag ठग, meaning thief. It also derivates from the extinct Indian gang, Thuggee, of which a member was a "thug."
toddy
from Hindi tArI juice of the palmyra palm.
verandah
baraamdaa बरामदा
Mandarin
meaning a highly qualified member of elite group comes from the Hindi word 'Mantri'

From Tamil:

Curry
from கறி kaṟi, sauce (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
Mulligatawny
from மிளகுத்தண்ணீர் miḷaku-taṇṇīr from miḷaku black pepper taṇṇīr, water (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
Moringa
Moringa is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. The taxon name moringa comes from the Tamil word murungai [citation needed]

[edit] Economics
Cash
The primary meaning of the word cash, paper money, or money in general, comes from Latin capsa, chest. A secondary meaning of cash, referring to any of various coins used in southern India and China, comes ultimately from Tamil காசு kācu (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)

[edit] Equipment
Catamaran
from கட்டுமரம் kaṭṭumaram (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)

[edit] Social
Pariah
from பறையர் paṟaiyar , plural of பறையன் paṟaiyaṉ (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)

[edit] Others
Cheroot
from French cheroute, from Tamil சுருட்டு curuṭṭu, roll or rolled (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
Corundum
from a Tamil word for 'ruby', குருந்தம் kuruntam or குருவிந்தம் kuruvintam (Source: OED)
Anaconda
from a Tamil word for 'Anai Kondan', or Elephant killer [1]

[edit] Words borrowed from Malayalam, of Old Tamil origin
The following words Old Tamil origin have been borrowed by English from Malayalam which, like modern Tamil, is a descendant of Old Tamil.

Copra
from the Malayalam word koppara "Coconut's kernel" (Source: OED, AHD, MWD), (Tamil கொப்பரை kopparai or கொப்பறா koppaṟā)
Mango
from Portuguese manga, from Malay manga, from Tamil மாங்காய் māṅkāy (Source: AHD). OED attributes it to "a Dravidian word such as Kodagu maŋge or Malayalam māṅṅa or Tamil māṅkāy". M-W says "probably from Malayalam mAnna" Please refer to the link from The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/10/16/stories/13160178.htm) where the article cites an old poem where the word 'Maangaai' is used.
Teak
from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tēkka (Source: OED, AHD, MWD), (Tamil தேக்கு tēkku)

[edit] Words currently debated
Major English dictionaries like OED, AHD and MW, at present do not conclusively attribute Tamil origin to these words.

Rice
The English word rice is borrowed from the Greek word "oruza" ((μαγειρ.) ὄρύζα) which is similar to the Tamil word அரிசி arici. This strongly indicates trade between ancient Greeks and ancient Indians in region of Southern India. The OED's etymological analysis, for example, is now well over a century old and the field has advanced a good bit since then. In relation to the etymology of rice, linguists in the 1920s categorically ruled out the possibility of a Tamil origin arguing, inter alia, that there was no direct contact between the South of India and the Greek-speaking world in the 4th century BC (see e.g. Jules Bloch's "Le nom du riz", printed in Etudes Asiatique, L'ecole Francaise d'extreme orient, 1925). Of late, it is well established that there were in fact significant trade links between India and Greece at that time, and several newer scholars take it for granted that the word entered Greek from Tamil (e.g. Thorley's 1969 piece "The development of trade between the Roman Empire and the East under Augustus", printed in Greece & Rome, 16:2 at pp. 222).
Ginger
middle English gingivere, from old English gingifer and from old French gingivre, both from medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Greek zingiberis, of middle Indic origin (akin to Pali singiveram), from dravidian : akin to Tamil இஞ்சி iñci, ginger (of southeast Asian origin) + Tamil வேர் vēr, root.
Orange
Naranj (French)< Naranja (Spanish < Naranjah (Arabic) < Naranga (Sanskrit) < Narangai (Tamil) from naran (fragrance) + gai (fruit).
Candy
Originally there was the phrase sugar-candy, from French sucre-candi, Italian zucchero candi, from Arabic sukkar qandî, from Persian qand, from Sanskrit ;;khaNDu, from Tamil கண்டு kaṇṭu, meaning a ball of candied sugar.
Coolie
Often attributed to tamil கூலி kūli meaning wage or hire,

From Urdu:

Amri : from Amri, town in Sind province, Pakistan, its type station, of or belonging to the earliest known stone-using and shell-using culture of the Indus river system which extends also into the Sind and southern Baluchistan and is characterized by a distinctive pottery. [1]
Barisal guns : from Barisal, town in East Bengal, Pakistan. Brontides heard near the town of Barisal on a mouth of the Ganges. [2]
Bungalow : from Hindi banglA & Urdu banglA, literally, "(house) in the Bengal style". [3]
Chittagong wood : from Chittagong, division of East Bengal, Pakistan. The wood of either of two Indian trees (Chukrasia tabularis and Toona ciliata) of the family Meliaceae used for its mahoganylike qualities in cabinetwork. [4]
Cushy : from khushi خوشی - easy, happy, soft
Garam Masala: from Hindi and Urdu garam masala, literally, "hot spices". [5]
Jaconet : modification of Urdu jagannathi, from Jagannath (Puri), [India], where such cloth was first made. [6]
Jhukar : from Jhukar, Sind, Pakistan, where artifacts were found. Of or relating to a culture of the Indus valley about 2500 B.C. and later that is known from settlements built upon those of Harappa and is characterized by buildings inferior to Harappa and round crudely decorated seals or seal amulets of pottery. [7]
Jinnah Cap: after Pakistani statesman Muhammad Ali Jinnah died in 1948. A hat shaped like a fez but made of real or imitation karakul and worn by Pakistani Muslims. [8]
Kulli : from Kulli, locality in southern Baluchistan, Pakistan, site of the finds. Of or relating to a prehistoric culture of southern Baluchistan characterized by polychrome vases and small objects modeled in clay. [9]
Multan : from Multan, Pakistan. A kind of rug prevalent in Multan. [10]
Paki: short for Pakistani. [11]
Pakistani: from Hindustani Pakistan. [12]
Poori: from Hindi & Urdu puri, from Sanskrit pura "cake". [13]
Quetta : from Quetta, town in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Of or belonging to a culture of northern Baluchistan of about the fourth millennium B.C. characterized by pottery decorated in geometric designs. [14]
Raita: from Hindi & Urdu rayta. [15]
Rangpur : from Rangpur, town and region in East Bengal, Pakistan. Any of various mandarin oranges with sour highly acid fruits. [16]
Roti: from Hindi & Urdu roti "bread"; akin to Prakrit rotta "rice flour", Sanskrit rotika "kind of bread". [17]
Sahiwal : from Sahiwal, town in western Pakistan. An Indian breed of humped short-horned solid-colored dairy cattle. [18]
Tharparkar : from Thar and Parkar, district in Pakistan. An Indian breed of pale gray humped dairy cattle with lyrate horns. [19]

2006-11-03 00:15:27 · answer #10 · answered by fidget 6 · 1 0

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