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Please register if you wish to post here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#471741Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:471741Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#471741http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-471741.xmlhi, 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 ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#423330Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:423330Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#423330http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-423330.xmlsundar (pronounced soon dur)http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#357385Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:357385Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#357385http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-357385.xmlmeaning of angry in hindihttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#301588Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:301588Cold_face3http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#301588http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-301588.xmli can understand hardlyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#301545Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:301545Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#301545http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-301545.xmlHi Amit: I want to recieve your list of farsi and hindi words that has same meanings in both the languages. thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#250858Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:250858Alienvoord5http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#250858http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-250858.xmlThere 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/http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#250857Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:250857Alienvoord6http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/8/bhdw/Post.htm#250857http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-250857.xml"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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#250856Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:250856Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#250856http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-250856.xml"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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#250437Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:250437Anonymous8http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#250437http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-250437.xmlit is sundarhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#243023Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:243023vinodram9http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#243023http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-243023.xmlNot only English but many languages have emerged from Hindi and these languages originate from the main Indian Language that is Sanskrit. This is the language that is been used by many great peoples in the early stages in India.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#240615Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:240615Jhumjhum10http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#240615http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-240615.xmlAnonymous wrote: the hindi word for can i go now -avi mai ja sakti(f)/sakta(m) hun i want to eat-mai khana chahti/a hun shall i sleep-mai so jaun? he is going to play now-avi oh khelne ja rahi/a hai shall i come with u-mai apke(formal)/tumhare(informal) sath aa sakti/a hun? she gone just now before-oh aavi chali gayi which time u are free-aap(formal)/tum kab khali hai(formal)/ho(informal)? where are u from?-aap/tum kanhase hai/ho? ok we will meet later-achha ham fir milenge do u think these are all good for u-aap/tum kya sochte hai/ho aapke/tumhare liye ye sab achha hai.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#240440Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:240440Anonymous11http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#240440http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-240440.xmlanywys ...these word are damn funny........ i dint know these many worda had a hindi ancestor./..http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#215819Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:215819Anonymous12http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#215819http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-215819.xmlwould u pliz share the list with me? thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#212073Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212073Anonymous13http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#212073http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-212073.xmljuggernaut originates from Jagannath, yes he is a deity, an avatar of Lord Krishna. Jodhpur is a place in Rajasthan, India. And a purveyor of tea is known in India as a Chaiwallah. this is a really interesting forum .http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#210299Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:210299Anonymous14http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#210299http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-210299.xmlthe hindi word for can i go now i want to eat shall i sleep he is going to play now shall i come with u she gone just now before which time u are free where are u from? ok we will meet later do u think these are all good for ushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#204647Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204647Anonymous15http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/7/bhdw/Post.htm#204647http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-204647.xmlFFTGYTUhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#190828Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:190828Anonymous16http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#190828http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-190828.xmlgreaT facts. thanks they make up good jokes too.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#186614Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:186614Anonymous17http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#186614http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-186614.xmlDear Friends, Thanks for sharing your broad knowledge with us.I really appreciate them. " src="/emoticons/emotion-21.gif"> And I wish I was a camera sometimes So,I could take your picture with my mind. Put it in a frame for you to see How beautiful you really are to me.. Jon Bon Jovihttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#175341Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:175341YoHf18http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#175341http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-175341.xmlHey, I didn't know that the word ghoul was from Arabic...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#174828Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:174828Anonymous19http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#174828http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-174828.xmlElena wrote: 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?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#168825Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:168825Tearsofjoy20http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#168825http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-168825.xmlInglish wrote: pukka(english) pucka(hindi) Hey, don't spell it that way! Makes me think of phuchka - "fooch-kaa", also known as "golgappaa" or "paanipoori", which is the most sinfully wonderful snack avilable on Indian streets! - TearsOJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#168697Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:168697Ja-Mez21http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#168697http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-168697.xmlWell, to branch off a bit, it's a funny thing but in Chinese there's a slang for "baby" now, and it sounds exactly like you would say it, bay-bee. But there's also a phrase in Chinese pronounced the same way, and it actually means bad, immoral, or wrong....open to interpretation ehhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#168684Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:168684Dj Bueno22http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#168684http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-168684.xmlDear Friends, Thanks for sharing your broad knowledge with us.I really appreciate them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#167112Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:167112Anonymous23http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#167112http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-167112.xmlKhaki is an Indian word but originally rhymed with Car Key. Dekko is to look. Chowdah is anything from stew to soup. How about Bazaar meaning market or market town? It came down from Arabic. I'm sure you've heard of Basra. There are thousands of words we use on a regular basis that came back from India with the troops. By the way, it's highly likely that more Indians speak English than the rest of the World combined.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#138224Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:138224Nedad24http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/6/bhdw/Post.htm#138224http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-138224.xmlU'll see some extra letters and faces , I could'nt delet them- sorry Dear Language lover As I said , I’m Iranian ; I’m Intrested in Languages , but I do not researching on the subject and I’m not an expert ;but since I know Persian language I can say U were absolutely right about these words (I added a few ones): caravan : from Persian "karavan" with the same meaning: agroup of people with or without animals traveling together orange : from Persian "narange", another member of the citrus family. and "narangi" is being used to describe the orange colour bazaar : from Persian "bazaar" with the same meaning sugar : "shekar" in modern Persian mummy : from Persian "mumiyayee"(moomiyayee), "mum"(moom)= bee's wax pistachio :...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#138186Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:138186Nedad25http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#138186http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-138186.xmlHi I'm Iranian .... At first I shoud say I'm not sure what U mean by 'Cottonball' ; Languagelover is right ! in Persian, we just use the word "panbe" meaning "cotton". Or "catan" for kind of cloth which is made of cotton . As Language lover said "Fadak" or "Fedek" ( in persian we pronounce it somthing between these two!) is the name of a garden owned by Zahra(It's one of her names!), the prophet Mohammad's only daughter ( It was kind of a wedding gift from her father and there is much more history behind this garden .) so the word is Arabic . In Iran It's not common to name thier daughters "fadak" but there are places , parks , .. with this name. I hope that I could help ..http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#138001Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:138001Anonymous26http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#138001http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-138001.xmlHi Sir, i am raj please help me english spoking and translate hindi to english tish is my big problem regarding rajhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#135870Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:135870LanguageLover27http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#135870http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-135870.xmlHi Amit, We'll be greatful if you share your list with us here in a new thread. And it would be great if you register at the Forums, it could be much easier for you and us to track your messages. Cheers,http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#135441Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:135441Anonymous28http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#135441http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-135441.xmlHi! Everybody its Amit from India. I have long list of farsi and hindi words that has same meanings in both the languages. I want to share with you and want to know more about it. Thanx do contact me athttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#130801Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:130801benita29http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#130801http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-130801.xmlThe Hindi word for beautiful is 'khoobsoorath' - 'th' would be pronounced as in 'tooth'http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#130202Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:130202Anonymous30http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#130202http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-130202.xmldo you know the Hindu word for Beautiful ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#115863Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:115863LanguageLover31http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#115863http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-115863.xmlHi Guest, I'm afraid my answer may seem more stupid! As far as I know, we do not have an equivalent word for "cottonball" in Persian, we just use the word "panbe" meaning "cotton". The only thing I've heard that is similar to what you asserted is "fadak" that in Persian handwriting system will be written the same as "fedek", and it's just the name of a garden owned by Zahra, the prophet Mohammad's only daughter.And obviously, it's Arabic, and may be pronounced something similar to what you wrote. Just I have to draw your attention to the fact that I was born and raised in the capital Tehran with the standard dialect, and I'm not an expert on the dialects spoken elsewhere in Iran, except for a rigion across the Persian Gulf where my...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#115296Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:115296Anonymous32http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#115296http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-115296.xmlI'm afraid this is a stupid question but I've been looking all over the internet for an answer and was very happy to find this forum! Can you tell me the word for cottonball in Farsi? A Kuwaiti woman I met had named her daughter Fedek (not sure if I'm spelling this right) so I assumed it was Arabic but have since been told this is not correct. Her family was originally from Iran so then I thought it might be Farsi? Do you know or do you know how I can find out the answer to this? Thanks very much. I lived in Dubai last year so hello to the UAE!http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#111369Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:111369benita33http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/5/bhdw/Post.htm#111369http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-111369.xmlARYAN - is an English word derived from the Vedic Sanskrit and Avestan term arya, meaning noble. AVATAR - In Hinduism an Avatar is defined as the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being. COIR - from kayar, (Malayalam - an Indian language) COPRA - from koppara, (Malayalam - an Indian language) The dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted TEAK - from taeak (Malayalam - an Indian language) Tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood. GURU (Sanskrit) is a Hindu religious teacher Guru is widely used in contemporary India with the universal meaning of the word "teacher". KARMA (Sanskrit) In its major conception, karma is the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#110339Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:110339LanguageLover34http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#110339http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-110339.xmlYou're welcome. And if you are also interested in the idioms, proverbs and expressions that have similar meaning using similar words in English and Persian, have a look at the post number 88751. You can also add your own comments there.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#110329Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:110329Elena35http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#110329http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-110329.xmlThanks LanguageLover. Yes, of course I am interestedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#110268Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:110268LanguageLover36http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#110268http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-110268.xmlHi guys, I know Elena, I had promissed to open up a thread on English words with Persian roots, but here I am again, since I haven't started the thread yet, I insert the link I found today, in case you are interested. Then till later with a new thread, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Persian_originhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#88674Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:88674Guest37http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#88674http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-88674.xmlPukka/pucka - Anglo-Indian (but still in use in English) meaing properly done or perfectly done. From the Hindi Pakka meaning firm. Jodhpurs - type pf riding trousers Shampoo - eaming to kneed, or to press down on Goolies - UL slang for balls (testicles), from a Indian (Hindi?) word for musketballs apparently. Btw, curry best translates as gravy. It isn't exclusivly Indian, and it needn't be spicy either, though the root of the word does come from Tamil.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#78127Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:78127elviajero38http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#78127http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-78127.xmlMy bit: juggernaut - JagannAth (Hindi), literally, lord of the world - Massive inexorable force, or an object that crushes whatever is in its path. catamaran - kattumaram (Tamil), from kattu to tie + maram tree, wood - a vessel (as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls. curry - kari (Tamil) - a food, dish or sauce in Indian cuisine seasoned with spices. candy - kandu (Old Tamil) - lump of sugar mango - mAngA (Tamil) - a tropical fruit (Mangifera indica) mulligatawny - milagu thanneer (Tamil), Milagu Thanni (in Spoken Tamil), literally milagu=black pepper + thanni=water - a rich soup usually of chicken stock seasoned with curry bungalow - banglA (Hindi) - a usually...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77232Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77232inglish39http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77232http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-77232.xmlIts amazing, The words carried to other region changes when the words cannot be written in their language. 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. another best example i can give is SINDU which is now HINDU. No wonder English has many Hinglish words because of the britishers ruled here for so many years. I will come back with some more words which might carried from some Indian languageshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77205Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77205LanguageLover40http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77205http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-77205.xmlHi inglish, According to etymoline.com, "naranga-s" is the Sanskrit origin, the eldest root they could come up with. In Persian, it is something like the form you have in Telugu. It's amazing to find out about these similarities, isn't it? Cheers,http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77191Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77191inglish41http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77191http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-77191.xmlHi, one more instresting thing here is the "narange" is used in telugu (one of south Indian language) as "narinja" I dont know wether narenge came from narinja or narinja from narengehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77111Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77111LanguageLover42http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/4/bhdw/Post.htm#77111http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-77111.xmlAre Persian and Farsi exactly the same language? Quite interesting question. Persian is the name of the language that has some dialects. Farsi, the official language of Iran, is one of them, the others are Farsi Dari(spoken in Afaganistan), Farsi Tajiki(in Tajikestan), and a few more. However, though in Persian we use the word Farsi to refer to our language, its English name is Persian, like Spanish and espanol, Deutsch and German,...! Just most of Iranians who are not familiar with the linguistic issues,... , introduce their language as Farsi to foreigners, despite all the effort that linguistics make to keep the name Persian. Cheers,http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#77098Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77098Elena43http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#77098http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-77098.xmlI''ll start a thread about Persian soon Yes, everything will be discussed there, the origins, the similarities between two languages that look so different and are written with different characters but still they share some things. Are Persian and Farsi exactly the same language?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#77089Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77089LanguageLover44http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#77089http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-77089.xmlThanks, Elena, It was interesting to know that you were curious about "magi"! And I am happy that you found some kind of satisfaction with the information I presented here. Thanks for the link "etymoline", I wasn't aware of that. According to "etymoline", "sugar", "orange" and "lemon" were borrowed from Sanskrit by Persians! However, it was confirmed that "pajamas" and "khaki" have Persian roots. Good suggestion, I''ll start a thread about Persian soon. I've also thought about some proverbs that have very similar structure and meaning in Persian and English. For example the equivalent of the proverb "to burn one's bridge" in Persian is "to destroy one's bridge at one's back" (so that it won't be any bridge to return to where you were...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76998Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76998Elena45http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76998http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-76998.xmlThank you, LanguageLover. It was a surprise to know about "orange", and "magi". I was looking for them at etymonline. I never imagined magic came from Persian magi - magush - O.Pers. Old Persian, the Persian language as written and spoken from 7c. B.C.E. to 4c. B.C.E. (etymonline.com) We should start a new thread for this and other languages of the same region.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76803Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76803LanguageLover46http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76803http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-76803.xmlThanks Elena, for welcoming me and your encouragement. The number of English words with Persian roots actually is very limited. As you know, Iran and Britain had a short contact period, not at all comparable with what India had. However, I'll think about it to try to add few words and sort the list. Here are a few other words follow as a list, hope it helps: paradise: from Persian ( I do not know Old Persian, or Middle Persian, its only trace in modern Persian is a female name with the same meaning) "pardis", originally meant a royal garden, I think (Persian royal gardens are very famous for their unique architecture and beauty), then referred to the garden of Eden, I think caravan : from Persian "karavan" with the same...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76660Fri, 22 May 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76660Elena47http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76660http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-76660.xmlHi LanguageLover, welcome to the forum. Great information, please, continue. I think the comments you have added to some words and the new words could be listed so that the reading and fixing is easier. Also, you could make a summary or a short article about the Persian origins. Glad to have you at EF.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76621Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76621LanguageLover48http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#76621http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-76621.xmlHi all, I've already written somewhere else addressing Anita that the word "khaki" is originally Persian, but I guess it's borrowed by the British from Indians. And as I read Elena's message trying to define the Indian-origin (actually this one is introduced as Urdu) words here, I noticed that "pajamas" has also a Persian root, with the exact division that you have done here :"pay" and "jama", just in modern Persian we use "pa" and "jame". The Urdu word for cummerbund, "kamar-band", is also Persian with the meaning of "belt" in English. Notice that Urdu, Hindi and Persian all belong to the Indo-Iranian languages, and Pakistan was a part of Iran for a long time. So, it's not strange to see the similarities, as you can see another similar...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#48917Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:48917Guest49http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishWordsHindiOtherIndian-Languages/3/bhdw/Post.htm#48917http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-48917.xmlHi, juggernaut has an interesting origin. This word in english means "An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path" (dictionary.com). This has come from the famous procession of Lord Jagannath in Orissa, these are very huge processions, attended by millions, with massive colorful chariots of the lords being pulled by the masses, amidst all the chants, emotions and chaos.