List of English words of Indian origin

This is a list of words in the English language that originated in any of the languages of India.

Hindi language

: see: List of English words of Hindi origin

Sanskrit language

: see: List of English words of Sanskrit origin

Tamil language

: see: List of English words of Tamil origin

Others

* Bandicoot, from pandikokku (Telugu)
* Dhole, from tOla (Kannada)
* Mongoose, from mungusi (Kannada)
* Calico, from Calicut, a town and district of Kerala, (Malayalam)
* Coir, from kayar, (Malayalam as well as Tamil, most probably Malayalam)
* Copra, from koppara, (Malayalam as well as Tamil)
* Jack fruit from Chakka, (Malayalam )
* Mango, from maanga (Malayalam as well as Tamil)
* Teak, from taekku (Malayalam as well as Tamil)
* Jute (Bengali)
* Polo (Balti)
* Bungalow from Bungla (Urdu) - a large house, typically with a sloping, tiled roof
* Rickshaw from Riksha (Urdu) - tricycle pedicab
* Sherbet/Sorbet from Sharbat (Urdu)
* Shampoo from Champi (Hindi) - A head massage with some kind of oil or treacly mixture just before a bath
* Atoll from Maldivian - ring of coral enclosing a lagoon
* Copra from Malayalam - a fiber
* Tourmaline, from tōramallī (Sinhala) - cornelian, tourmaline

See also

* Indian English
* Lists of English words of international origin