I need 5 or more words in ordinary English use that come from India....apparently, shampoo is one......any more?
2006-11-08 09:22:25 · 18 answers · asked by bendione 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Pundit, pyjamas, Thug, cushy, dinghy, bungalow, dungarees
PS one of the posts below is wrong - assassin is from arabic.
2006-11-08 09:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ian69 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
India
2006-11-08 09:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Snoopy's Best Friend 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Paki", derived once Ghandi liberated India from British rule, but Pakistan refused to become part of an united India and insisted on being a separate state called Pakistan. Even Ghandi never forgave them...
2006-11-08 10:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by alfie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snooker
2006-11-08 09:29:35 · answer #4 · answered by marcoporres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in your library for a book called Hobson-Jobson, a dictionary of Indian English. Bungalow, tiffin, assassin, bandit... there's lots.
2006-11-08 09:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take away? Seriously, Khaki. It's all the rage with armed forces everywhere.
2006-11-08 09:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word shampoo originated from india?
anyway i know mantra is 1, Bandicoot,(Telugu)
Dhole, from tOla (Kannada)
Mongoose, from mungusi (Kannada)
Calico, from Calicut, a town and district of Kerala, (Malayalam)
Coir, from kayar, (Malayalam as well as Tamil, most probably Malayalam)
Copra, from koppara, (Malayalam as well as Tamil)
Jack fruit from Chakka, (Malayalam )
Mango, from maanga (Malayalam as well as Tamil)
Teak, from taekku (Malayalam as well as Tamil)
Jute (Bengali)
Polo (Balti)
Bungalow from Bungla (Urdu) - a large house, typically with a sloping, tiled roof
Sherbet/Sorbet from Sharbat (Urdu)
Shampoo from Champi (Hindi) - A head massage with some kind of oil or treacly mixture just before a bath
Atoll from Maldivian - ring of coral enclosing a lagoon
Copra from Malayalam - a fiber
Tourmaline, from tÅramallÄ«
2006-11-09 06:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by TNT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tea is Chai in Hindi . Cha is Chinese Mandarin.
2006-11-08 20:00:28 · answer #8 · answered by Magus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immigrant,Chicken Tikka,Nan bread,Shopkeeper and Pompadoms.
2006-11-08 09:28:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pyjamas, kedgeree, khaki, thug (from thuggi), jhodpur,
2006-11-08 10:36:13 · answer #10 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋