Indian Words in English Language: A Concise Dictionary With Origins & Definitions

Hundreds of worlds in English language have been borrowed from Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit languages. Several of the Hindi and Urdu words have originally come from Sanskrit.

These words got included in the English lexicon without being translated or altered, following almost the same sound and spelling. Several Hindi words entered English during the British Raj in India.

The borrowed words which entered English language from India during the colonial period are called "Anglo-Indian" words.

In this concise dictionary we have included hundreds of Hindi words with their origins and their definitions.

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Indian Words in English Language: A Concise Dictionary with Origins & Definitions
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