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English words taken from HINDI

15 Sep 2018

 

Bungalow - बंगला - Bungalow derives from the Hindi word bangla.

Bangle - कंगन - Bangle comes from the Hindi word 'bangri'.

Avatar - अवतार - means incarnation has its roots to the Sanskrit word 'avatara'.

Jungle - जंगल - Jungle comes from the Hindi word that sounds just as it is written here.

Punch - एक प्रकार का शरबत/ पंच पेय - Its roots can be traced back to the Sanskrit 'pancha' which literally means 'five or five kinds of' (क्यूंकि इस तरह के पेय में पांच तरह के पेय मिले रहते हैं)

Dinghy - डिंगी/ छोटी नाव/ कश्ती - dinghy was derived from the Hindi word dingi or dingiya that was used for small rowing boats

Dacoit - डकैत - derived from the Hindi word dakait

Chit - पर्ची/ चिट्ठी - Chit has its origins in chitthi, a Hindi word for a letter or post

Thug - ठग

Juggernaut - जगन्नाथ

Loot - लूट

Chutney - चटनी

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