Elena  +  6995 Thu, 04 Sep 03 04:49 PM BUNGALOW Guajarati coming from Hindi 'bangla' with the meaning of 'bangala' or bengal' to call a single-story- house. PAJAMAS from Urdu 'pay-jamah', literally 'leg garment' VERANDA via Hindi from Portuguese 'varanda' = 'railing, balcony' TOPEE from Hindi 'opi' = 'hat' PUNDIT via Hindi 'pait' from Sanskrit 'paita' = 'learned' CANDY via Old French 'candi' from Arabic 'qandi' = 'crystalised into sugar' GHOUL from Arabic 'gul' = demon in Islamic folklore THUG via Hindi 'hag' = robber, cheat, from Sanskrit 'sthagayati' = 'covers, conceals' CUMMERBUND from Urdu 'kamar-band' = 'waist-band' * * * * * * * Ufff, how difficult. I don't know more. Which of those words are commonly used nowadays? Please? Elena Joined on Thu, Jul 31 2003 Regular Member 827 Enjoying my English study

	Mike in Japan  +  7075 Fri, 05 Sep 03 10:34 AM Hi Elena, All of them are in common use, but perhaps 'thug' is now used to mean a viscious or brutal villain. Someone who inflicts or threatens to inflict bodily injury upon his victim/s. Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside

	Elena  +  7135 Fri, 05 Sep 03 04:32 PM Thank you Mike in Japan So, you were not Japanese and I called you JapaneseM in my riddle! Two more JUNGLE Via Hindi 'jagal' , literally “wasteland,” from Sanskrit jagala “dry.” LOOT From Hindi lu Elena Riddles

	indian123  +  7163 Fri, 05 Sep 03 07:17 PM jungle( hindi) = forest cheetah( hindi) this will help u a lot i hope http://www.krysstal.com/borrow_hindi.html take care ashish indian123 Joined on Wed, Aug 13 2003 new delhi, india New Member 40

	Mike in Japan  +  7574 Wed, 10 Sep 03 09:56 AM Elena, no problem - I am an Aussie. Ah, Jungle and loot. Jungle is used in English to mean dense and tangled vegetation, and yes, it is widely used. Loot is a great word. It has the same meaning as booty, which is also a great word. They mean goods or money taken from an enemy, or by theft. I think the sound of these words suits their meaning. When I hear either of these words I immediately think of Ali Baba winking and rubbing his hands together in glee. Mike in Japan

	Mike in Japan  +  7575 Wed, 10 Sep 03 10:02 AM Inglish, what does kerak mean? In English crack has a few meanings, in Ireland it can mean fun or a party Mike in Japan

	inglish  +  7578 Wed, 10 Sep 03 10:18 AM Actually its Hindi. I dont know the exact spelling but its pronounced like key-raak. Kerak doesnt exactly means crack. but in hindi its used to define a persons mentality. If I say "he is kerak". I am saying "he is angry type of person" or "he is mentally disabled". inglish Spelling

	Mike in Japan  +  7584 Wed, 10 Sep 03 10:37 AM Ah, I see. In English we can say "He has cracked" meaning his mental state has dramatically and perhaps suddenly changed, probably for the worse. Mike in Japan