List of English words of Hindi origin

This is a list of English language words of Hindi language origin: ; bangle : from bangṛī, an ornament worn by ladies on their wrists. Bangles are made of glass, gold, silver, aluminiuim, wood, ivory etc. ; bandana : from bāndhnū ; bungalow : a single story house, from banglā, ="belonging to Bengal" ; blighty : from vilāyatī (foreigner) ; cashmere : from Kashmīr, name of a kingdom in the western Himalaya, used attributively ; cheetah : from chītā, from Sanskrit chitraka, ="speckled, variegated" ; chai : Tea made with spices, commonly cardamon ; coolie ; cot : a portable bed ; cummerbund : a waist band ; cushy : comfortable, from Hindi khush ; dinghy ; dungaree ; gunny : A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp, usually used for making sacks. ; jodhpur : tight-fitting trousers, usually for horse riding ; jungle : from jangal, ="desert, waste, forest", from Sanskrit jangala, ="dry, dry ground, desert" ; khaki : from khākī, ="dusty" ; loot ; mugger (crocodile) : from magar, a type of crocodile. ; punch : the drink ; pyjamas ; shampoo : meaning to squeeze. ; shawl ; thug ; verandah See also: Indian English, Lists of English words of international origin Hindi Category:Hindi

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