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To: peter michaelson who wrote (246)4/22/1998 2:28:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12475
 
Words of Sanskrit/Indian Origin used in English.

Peter:

Great question,here are some I can recall off hand.

1.Juggernaut
2.Pundit
3.Guru
4.Mogul
5.Bandana
6.Bazzar
7.Bungalow
8.Calico
9.Khaki
10.Catamaran
11.Chili
12.Chutney
13.Curry
14.Dinghy
15.Dungaree
16.Dhurrie
17.Dolly
18.Muslin
19.Mulligatwany [as in soup]
20.paisley
21.Pajamas [you already got that one]
22.Polo
23.Sherbet
24.Verandah

Hope it helps,I am sure there are many others but that is all I can come up with at the moment.Hope someone else knows more and post it here.



To: peter michaelson who wrote (246)4/22/1998 3:02:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 12475
 
Peter here is couple of more words that came to mind-Karma & Nirvana.<eom>



To: peter michaelson who wrote (246)4/30/1998 2:05:00 PM
From: Senor VS  Respond to of 12475
 
Hi Peter

Bandicoot(means a rodent) has it's roots from Telugu(a South Indian
language).

Regards
Ravi


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