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Alienvoord  +  250857 Mon, 31 Jul 06 04:28 PM
"example, in Indian languages, If we hvae to write word BUZZ then its not possible because the zz will be pronounced as jj, so they write it as BAJJ. Now if you ask people to pronounce it as BUZZ you will find its impossible for them to pronounce it as BUZZ."

You can represent the /z/ sound in Hindi. it's "ja" with a dot underneath. So you could write buzz as बज़.

But many speakers will still pronounce it as "baj" because many Hindi speakers do not have the /z/ sound.
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Alienvoord  +  250858 Mon, 31 Jul 06 04:34 PM
There are many Sanskrit words that are related to English words because they share the same Indo-European root.

juggernaut - come
Krishna - carbon
Veda - wisdom
Ganesh - owe
cheetah - poem

and probably more you can look up here
http://www.etymonline.com/
Anonymous, 2 yr 352 days ago

Hi Amit:

I want to recieve your  list of farsi and hindi words that has same meanings in both the languages.

thank you.

Cold_face, 2 yr 352 days ago
i can understand hardly
Anonymous, 2 yr 209 days ago
meaning of angry in hindi
Anonymous, 2 yr 60 days ago
sundar (pronounced soon dur)
Anonymous, 1 yr 295 days ago

 hi,
list of english words of hindi  origin

bangle 
from bāngṛī बांगड़ी, a type of bracelet

bazaar 
from bāzār बाज़ार, a marketplace

blighty 
from vilāyatī विलायती, foreigner

caravan 
from kārvān कारवाँ, moving house

chai 
from chāy चाय, tea made with spices, commonly cardamom

chit 
from chitthi, a letter or note

cot 
from khāt, खाट, a portable bed

cummerbund 
from Kamar Bandh, meaning waist band or waist cloth

jungle 
from jungle, another word for forest

loot 
from lūtnā लूटना, to loot

pajama 
from Payjamo, a garment worn as a trouser

pukka 
from pakkā पक्का, cooked, ripe, solid

sentry 
from Santri, an armed guard

sepoy 
from Sepahi, a soldier

shampoo 
from champu, a scalp massage

teapoy 
from Tipaya, a three legged stool

thug 
from thag ठग, meaning thief

toddy 
from tārī ताड़ी, juice of the palmyra palm

This is my area of interest..

enjoy

Riaz khan, India

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