Tuesday, October 24, 2006
English words that originate in the language of Hindi
English words derived from Hindi via the British, who controlled India as a colony for some 300 years (a selected list):
bangle
bandana
bazaar
bungalow
chai
cot
cummerbund
guru
jodhpurs
jungle
nirvana
pajamas
shampoo
thug
Historic India (Time-Life), Wikipedia.org