A handcoloured engraving of
Brahma
This is a list of
English words of
Sanskrit origin. Many of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meanings of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed.
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A
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Aditya : from Sanskrit ''āditya'', the
Vedic sun god.
[1]
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Agni : from Sanskrit ''Agnih'', which means "fire".
[2]
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Ahimsa : from Sanskrit ''ahimsā'', which means "not-harmful".
[3]
; Ambarella : through
Sinhalese ultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of tree.
[4]
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Amrita : from Sanskrit ''amrtam'', nectar of everlasting life.
[5]
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Aniline : through
German, French and Portuguese from Arabic ''al-nili'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''nili''.
[6]
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Annapurna : from Sanskrit, consort of
Shiva and an aspect of
Devi.
[7]
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Arya : from Sanskrit ''ārya''.
[8]
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Aryan : from
Latin ''Ariana'', from
Greek ''Aria'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''Arya-s'' "noble, honorable".
[9]
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Asana : from Sanskrit ''āsanam'' which means "seat", a term describing
yoga postures.
[10]
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Ashram : ultimately from Sanskrit ''āsramah'', a religious hermitage.
[11]
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Asura : from Sanskrit ''a-sura'', which means "a mighty Lord".
[12]
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Atoll : through
Maldivean probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''antala''.
[13]
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Aubergine : from
Catalan ''alberginera'', via Arabic (''al-badinjan'') and Persian (''badin-gan'') ultimately from Sanskrit ''vātinganah''.
[14]
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Avatar : from Sanskrit ''avatarana'', which means "descent".
[15]
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Ayurveda : from Sanskrit ''āyurvedah'', which means "knowledge of life".
[16]
B
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Bandana : from
Hindi ''bandhnu'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''badhnati'', "binds".
[17]
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Banyan : from Sanskrit ''vanija'', which means "a merchant".
[18]
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Basmati : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''vāsah''.
[19]
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Bahuvrihi : from Sanskrit ''bahuvrīhih'', a composite word.
[20]
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Beryl : from Old French ''beryl'', via Latin, Greek and Prakrit (''veruliya'') ultimately from Sanskrit ''vaidurya-'', of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of
Belur.
[21]
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Bhagavad-Gita : from Sanskrit, which means "song of the sublime".
[22]
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Bhagavata : from Sanskrit, one loyal to
Bhagavat.
[23]
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Bhakti : from Sanskrit ''bhakti'', which means "loyalty".
[24]
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Bhang : from Hindi ''bhang'', which is from Sanskrit ''bhangah'' "hemp".
[25]
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Bharata : from Sanskrit ''bhārata''.
[26]
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Bidi : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''vītikam''.
[27]
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Brahma : from Sanskrit ''brahmā'', which means "a prayer".
[28]
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Brahman : from Sanskrit ''brāhmana''.
[29]
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Brahmin : from Sanskrit ''brahmana-s'', from ''brahman''.
[30]
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Brinjal : from Persian ''badingān'', probably from Sanskrit ''vātingana''.
[31]
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Buddha : from Sanskrit ''buddha'', which means "awakened, enligtened", one who was enlightened with the principles of
Buddha, this word 'does not refer' to the founder of
Buddhism.
[32]
C
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Candy : from
Old French ''sucre candi'', via
Arabic and
Persian probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''khanda'' "sugar", perhaps from
Dravidian.
[33]
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Carmine : from French ''carmin'', via Middle Latin from Arabic ''qirmiz'' "crimson", which is from Sanskrit ''krimiga''.
[34]
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Cash : from
Portuguese ''caixa'', from
Tamil ''kAcu'', which is from Sanskrit ''karsha'', a weight of gold or silver. This is the proper noun related with the miscellaneous coins of small value, 'common noun "cash" is not of Sanskrit origin'.
[35]
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Cashmere : from
Kashmir, the
Himalayan region where wool was gotten.
[36]
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Chador : through Urdu and Persian ultimately from Sanskrit ''chattram''.
[37]
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Chakra : from Sanskrit ''cakra'', which means "a circle, a wheel".
[38]
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Champac : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''campaka'', an evergreen tree.
[39]
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Cheetah : from
Hindi ''chita'' "a leopard", from Sanskrit ''chitraka'', which means "speckled".
[40]
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Chintz : from Hindi ''chint'', which is from Sanskrit ''chitra-s'' "clear, bright".
[41]
; Chit : from Hindi ''chitthi'' "a letter, note", which is from Sanskrit ''chitra-s'' "uniquely marked".
[42]
; Chuddar : through
Urdu ultimately from Sanskrit ''chattram''.
[43]
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Chukar : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''cakorah''.
[44]
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Chukker : from Hindi ''chakkar'', from Sanskrit ''cakra'', "a circle, a wheel".
[45]
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Citipati : from Sanskrit ''citi-pati'', which means "a funeral pyre lord".
[46]
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Cot : from Hindi ''khat'' "a couch", which is from Sanskrit ''khatva''.
[47]
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Cowrie : from Hindi and
Urdu ''kauri'', which is from Sanskrit ''kaparda'', probably related to Tamil.
[48]
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Crimson : from
Old Spanish ''cremesin'', via Middle Latin from Arabic ''qirmiz'' "a kermes", which is ultimately from Sanskrit ''krmi-ja''.
[49]
D
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Dahl : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''dalah'', a type of Indian food, also refers to
lentil in the US.
[50]
; Das : from Sanskrit ''daasa'', a
Hindu slave or servant.
[51]
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Datura : through Latin and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''dhattūrāh'', a kind of flowering plant.
[52]
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Deodar : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''devadāru'', a kind of tree.
[53]
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Deva,
Diva : from Sanskrit ''deva'', which means "a god".
[54]
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Devi : from Sanskrit ''devi'', which means "a goddess".
[55]
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Dharma : from Sanskrit, which means "law, justice".
[56]
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Dhoti : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''dhūnoti'', traditional garment of men's wear in India.
[57]
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Dinghy : from Hindi ''dingi'' "a tiny boat", probably from Sanskrit ''drona-m''.
[58]
E
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Emerald : from
Latin ''smaragdus'', via
Greek ultimately from
Semitic or from Sanskrit ''marakata'', "emerald".
[59][60]
F
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Falafel : from Arabic, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit ''pippalī''.
[61]
G
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Ganesh : via Hindi ''Gaŋeś'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''Gaŋeśa''.
[62]
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Ganja : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''gāñjyā'', which means "of hemp".
[63]
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Gaur : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''gaurah''.
[64]
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Gavial : through French and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''ghantikah'', a kind of crocodile.
[65]
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Gayal : perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit ''gauh'' via
Bengali, a kind of animal.
[66]
; Gharry : perhaps finally from Sanskrit ''gartah'' via Hindi, a kind of vehicle.
[67]
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Ghee : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''ghitam''.
[68]
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Ginger : from Middle Latin ''gingiber'' via Latin and Greek from Prakrit ''singabera'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''srngaveram'', which means "body of a horn", perhaps a Sanskrit folk etymology, an ancient
Dravidian etymology is probable.
[69]
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Guar : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''gopālī'', an annual
legume.
[70]
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Gunny : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''goni'' "sack".
[71]
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Gupta : from Sanskrit ''goptri'', the name of a Hindu dynasty.
[72]
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Gurkha : via
Nepalese ultimately from Sanskrit ''goraksah'', "a cowherd".
[73]
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Guru : via
Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''guru-s'', which means "a teacher".
[74]
H
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Hanuman : through Hindi from Sanskrit ''
Hanuman'', a kind of small monkey.
[75]
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Hare Krishna : from Sanskrit ''Hare'' and ''Krishna''.
[76]
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Himalaya : from Sanskrit ''himalayah'', which means "place of snow".
[77]
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Hindi : from
Hindi ''Hind'', via Persian ''Hindu'' "Sind" ultimately from Sanskrit ''sindhu'', which means "a river".
[78]
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Hindu : via Persian ''Hindu'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''sindhu'', which means "a river".
[79]
I
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Indra : a prominent
Vedic god, in charge of rain and thunder.
[80]
J
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Jackal : from
Turkish ''çakal'', from
Persian ''shaghal'', from
Middle Indic ''shagal'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''srgalah'' "the howler".
[81]
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Jaggery : via
Portuguese perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit ''sarkara''.
[82]
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Jain or
Jaina : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''jaina'', which means "concerning the saints".
[83]
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Jungle : through
Hindi ''jangal'' "a desert, forest" ultimately from Sanskrit ''jangala-s'', which means "arid".
[84]
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Juggernaut : through
Hindi ''jagannath'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''jagat-natha-s'', which means "lord of the world".
[85]
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Jute : via
Bengali ''jhuto'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''juta-s'', which means "twisted hair".
[86]
K
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Kali : from Sanskrit ''kali''.
[87]
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Kama Sutra : from Sanskrit ''Kāma Sutra'', which means ''kāma'' "desire" and
sutra.
[88]
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Karma : from Sanskrit ''karman'', which means "work, fate".
[89]
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Kedgeree : probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''krśarah''.
[90]
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Kermes : perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit via French and Arabic.
[91]
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Kos : through Hindi ''kos'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''krosah'', which means "a call, a shout".
[92]
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Krait : through Hindi probably ultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of snake.
[93]
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Krishna : from Sanskrit ''krshnah'', which means "black one", an avatar of
Vishnu.
[94]
L
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Lac : through Persian and Hindi ''lakh'' from Prakrit ''lakkha'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''laksha''.
[95]
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Lacquer : through French and Portuguese from Arabic ''lakk'', via Prakrit ultimately from Sanskrit ''laksha''.
[96]
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Langur : through Hindi probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''langūlam''.
[97]
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Lilac : via Arabic ''lilak'' from Persian ''nilak'' meaning "bluish", ultimately from Sanskrit ''nila'', which means "dark blue".
[98]
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Loot : ultimately from Sanskrit ''lota-m'' through Hindi, which means "a booty, stolen thing".
[99]
M
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Mahabharata : from Sanskrit ''Mahābhāratam'', great story of the
Bhāratas.
[100]
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Maharajah : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''maha-rājān'', which means "a great king".
[101]
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Maharani : through Hindi finally from Sanskrit ''mahārājnī'', which means "consort of a
maharajah".
[102]
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Maharishi : from Sanskrit ''maha-rishi'', which means "a great sage".
[103]
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Mahatma : from Sanskrit ''mahatman'', which means "a great breath, soul".
[104]
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Mahayana : from Sanskrit ''maha-yana'', which means "a great vehicle".
[105]
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Mahout : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''mahāmātrah''.
[106]
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Mandala : from Sanskrit ''mandala'', which means "a disc, circle".
[107]
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Mandarin : via
Malay and Hindi ''mantri'' "a councillor" ultimately from Sanskrit ''mantri'', which means "an advisor".
[108]
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Mantra : from Sanskrit ''mantra-s'' which means "a holy message or text".
[109]
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Maratha : from Sanskrit ''Maharastra'', which means "a great country".
[110]
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Marut : from Sanskrit, a group of storm gods, sons of
Rudra.
[111]
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Maya : from Sanskrit ''māyā'', a religious term related with illusion.
[112]
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Meerkat : from
Dutch ''meerkat'', or probably through Hindi ''markat'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''markata'' meaning "an ape".
[113]
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Mitra : from Sanskrit ''Mitrah'', which means "a friend".
[114]
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Moksha : from Sanskrit ''moksha'', liberation from the cycle of death and
rebirth.
[115]
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Mugger : via Hindi and Urdu ultimately from Sanskrit ''makara''.
[116]
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Mung bean : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''mudgah'', a kind of bean.
[117]
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Musk : via
Late Latin and Late Greek ''moskhos'' from Persian ''mushk'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''muska-s'' meaning "a testicle".
[118]
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Mynah : through Hindi ''maina'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''madana-s'', which means "love".
[119]
N
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Nainsook : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''nayanam-sukh'', a kind of fabric.
[120]
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Namaste : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''namas-te'', which means "bowing you".
[121]
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Nard : through Old French and Latin from Greek ''nardos'', perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit ''naladam''.
[122]
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Narghile : through French and Persian ''nārghīleh'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''nārikelah''.
[123]
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Nark : probably from
Romany ''nak'' "a nose", via Hindi ''nak'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''nakra''.
[124]
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Neem : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''nimbah'', a kind of tree.
[125]
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Nilgai : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''nīla-gauh'', an
ox-like animal.
[126]
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Nirvana : from Sanskrit ''nirvana-s'' which means "extinction, blowing out".
[127]
O
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Opal : through Latin from Greek, probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''upalah''.
[128]
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Orange : through
Old French ''orenge'',
Middle Latin ''orenge'' and
Italian ''arancia'' from Arabic ''naranj'', via Persian ''narang'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''naranga-s'' meaning "an orange tree", origin uncertain.
[129]
P
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Pada : ultimately from Sanskrit ''pādam'', which means "a foot".
[130]
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Pagoda : from Portuguese, probably through Tamil ultimately from Sanskrit ''bhagavatī''.
[131]
; Pal : through Romani language ultimately from Sanskrit ''bhrātā'', a friend or close acquaintance.
[132]
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Palanquin : through
Malay and
Javanese ''palangki'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''palyanka-s'', which means "a bed".
[133] Tamil word "pallakku" is closer to ''palanquin''.
;
Pali : from Sanskrit ''Pali''.
[134]
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Panther : via Latin and Greek probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''pundarikam'' "a tiger", probably literally "the yellowish animal", from ''pandarah'' "whitish-yellow".
[135]
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Pappadam : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''parpatah'', a south Asian wafer.
[136]
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Parcheesi : through Hindi ''pachisi'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''panca-vinsati'', which means "twenty-five".
[137]
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Parvati : from Sanskrit ''Pārvati'', which means "a mountain river".
[138]
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Pepper : via Latin and Greek ''piperi'' probably from Middle Indic ''pippari'', which is from Sanskrit ''pippali'' meaning "a long pepper.".
[139]
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Pipal : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''pippalam'', a kind of fig tree.
[140]
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Poori : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''pūrah''.
[141]
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Prakrit : from Sanskrit ''prakrta'' which means "natural, original".
[142]
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Pukka : through Hindi ''pakkā'' meaning "cooked", ultimately from Sanskrit ''pakva''.
[143]
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Punch : via Hindi ''panch'' "five" ultimately from Sanskrit ''panchan-s''. A mixed drink.
[144]
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Pundit : ultimately from Sanskrit ''payndita-s'' via Hindi ''payndit'', which means "a learned man, teacher".
[145]
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Punka : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''paksakah'', a type of fan.
[146]
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Purana : from Sanskrit ''puranah'', which means "ancient, former".
[147]
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Puttee : ultimately from Sanskrit via Hindi ''patti''.
[148]
R
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Raga : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''rāgah'', melodic modes used in Indian classical music.
[149]
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Raita : ultimately from Sanskrit via Hindi ''rāytā'', a south Asian condiment.
[140]
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Raj : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''rājā'', which means "a king".
[151]
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Rajah : through Hindi from Sanskrit ''rājān'', which means "a king".
[152]
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Rama : from Sanskrit ''Ramah'', which means "pretty".
[153]
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Ramayana : from Sanskrit ''Rāmāyanam'', which means "the gait of
Rama".
[154]
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Ramtil : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''rāmatilah'', which means "a dark sesame".
[155]
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Rani : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''rājnī'', consort of a
rajah.
[156]
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Rice : via Old French and Italian from Latin ''oriza'', which is from Greek ''oryza'', through an Indo-Iranian tongue finally from Sanskrit ''vrihi-s'' "rice",
Tamil origin is also possible.
[157] Tamil word is "arisi".
;
Rigveda : from Sanskrit ''rigveda'', which means "knowledge of praise".
[158]
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Rudra : from Sanskrit, father of the storm gods.
[159]
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Rupee : through Hindi ''rupiyā'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''rūpyam'', an Indian coin.
[160]
; Rye : via Romani from Sanskrit ''rājā'', rye is used to define a gypsy person.
[161]
S
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Saccharo- : via Latin and Greek from Pali ''sakkharā'', ultimately from Sanskrit ''sarkarā''.
[162]
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Sadhu : ultimately from Sanskrit ''sādhu''.
[163]
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Samadhi : from Sanskrit ''samadhi'', which means "putting together".
[164]
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Sambal : through Malay and Tamil ultimately from Sanskrit ''sambhārei''.
[165]
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Sambar : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''śambarah'', a kind of
Asian
deer.
[166]
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Samsara : from Sanskrit ''samsAra'', which means "passing through".
[167]
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Sandal : via
Old French and Arabic ultimately from Sanskrit ''candanam'', this is the word sandalwood, 'not related to sandals which is a type of footwear'.
[168]
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Sandhi : ultimately from Sanskrit ''samdhih'', a wide variety of
phonological processes.
[169]
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Sanskrit : from Sanskrit ''samskrtam'' "put together, well-formed".
[170]
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Sapphire : via
Latin ''sapphirus'' and
Greek ''sappheiros'' from a
Semitic tongue, but probably finally from Sanskrit ''sanipriya''.
[171]
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Sarasvati : from Sanskrit ''Sarasvati'', name of a holy stream.
[172]
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Sari : through Hindi sari and
Prakrit ''sadi'', finally from Sanskrit ''sati'' "garment".
[173]
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Satyagraha : from Sanskrit ''satyagraha'', which means "insisting on truth".
[174]
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Sattva : from Sanskrit ''sattvah'', which means "truth".
[175]
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Shaman : through
Russian from
Tungus ''shaman'', perhaps from
Chinese ''sha men'', via Prakrit finally from Sanskrit ''sramana-s'' "a Buddhist monk".
[176]
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Shampoo : via Hindi ''champo'' probably from Sanskrit ''capayati'', which means "kneads".
[177]
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Shawl : from Persian ''shal'', finally from Sanskrit ''satI'', which means "a strip of cloth".
[178]
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Shiva or
Siva : through
Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''Sivah'', which means "gracious".
[179]
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Siddha : from Sanskrit ''siddhah'', which means "achieved, accomplished".
[180]
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Sikh : through Hindi ''sikh'' "a disciple", ultimately from Sanskrit ''siksati'' which means "studies".
[181]
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Singh : via Hindi ''Singh'' finally from Sanskrit ''simhah'' which means "a lion".
[182]
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Singapore : via Malay ultimately from Sanskrit ''Simhapuram'', literally "the lion city".
[183]
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Sinhala : from Sanskrit ''Simhala'' which means "
Sri Lanka".
[184]
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Sinhalese : from Sanskrit ''simhala'' which means "of lions".
[185]
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Stupa : from Sanskrit ''stūpah'' which means "crown of the head".
[186]
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Sudra : from Sanskrit ''śūdrah''.
[187]
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Sugar : through Middle Latin ''succarum'', Arabic ''sukkar'' and Persian ''shakar'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''sharkara'' which means "sugar".
[188]
; Sunn : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''sāna'', a kind of Asian plant.
[189]
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Sutra : from Sanskrit ''sutram'' which means "a rule".
[190]
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Suttee : through Hindi finally from Sanskrit ''sati'', which means "an honorable woman".
[191]
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Swami : through Hindi ''swami'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''svami'', which means "a master".
[192]
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Swastika : from Sanskrit ''svastika'', which means "one associated with well-being, a lucky charm".
[193]
T
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Taka : via
Bengali from Sanskrit ''tankah''.
[194]
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Talipot : through Hindi from Sanskrit ''tālapattram'', a kind of tree.
[195]
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Tendu : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''tainduka''.
[196]
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Tantra : from Sanskrit ''tantram'', which means "weave".
[197]
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Thug : through Marathi and Hindi ''thag'' probably ultimately from Sanskrit ''sthaga'', which means "a scoundrel".
[198]
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Til : from Sanskrit ''tilah'', a kind of plant.
[199]
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Toddy : through Hindi ''tari'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''tala-s'', a Dravidian origin is also probable.
[200]
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Tola : via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''tulā'', a traditional Indian
unit of
mass.
[201]
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Toon : through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''tunnah'', a kind of tree.
[202]
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Tope : through Hindi probably from Prakrit ''thūpo'', finally from Sanskrit ''stūpah''.
[203]
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Tussah : through Hindi finally from Sanskrit ''tasaram'', a large
moth.
[204]
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Tutty : through Old French, Arabic and Persian ultimately from Sanskrit ''tuttham'', a Dravidian origin is also probable.
[205]
V
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Varuna : from Sanskrit ''varunah''.
[206]
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Veda : from Sanskrit ''veda'', which means "knowledge, holy book".
[207]
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Vimana : from Sanskrit ''vimana''.
[208]
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Vina : ultimately from Sanskrit through Hindi, a kind of instrument.
[209]
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Vishnu : from Sanskrit ''Vishnu'', a chief
Hindu deity.
[210]
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Vritra : a snake-demon and the leader of the
Danavas.
[211]
W
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Wanderoo : through
Sinhalese finally from Sanskrit ''vānarah'', a kind of monkey.
[212]
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Wat : via
Thai ultimately from Sanskrit ''vātah''.
[213]
Y
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Yoga : through
Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ''yoga-s'', which means "yoke, union".
[214]
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Yogi : through
Hindi ''yogi'' from Sanskrit ''yoga''.
[215]
Z
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Zen : through
Japanese and
Chinese ''ch'an'' ultimately from Sanskrit ''dhyana'', which means "a meditation".
[216]
See also
★
Indian English
★
List of Hindu deities
★
Lists of English words of international origin
External links
★
FreeDictionary.com - Sanskrit
References
1. Dictionary.com - Aditya
2. American Heritage Dictionary - Agni
3. American Heritage Dictionary - Ahimsa
4. American Heritage Dictionary - Ambarella
5. American Heritage Dictionary - Amrita
6. Merriam-Webster Online - Aniline
7. Dictionary.com - Annapurna
8. Merriam-Webster Online - Arya
9. Online Etymology Dictionary - Aryan
10. American Heritage Dictionary - Asana
11. American Heritage Dictionary - Ashram
12. Dictionary.com - Asura
13. American Heritage Dictionary - Atoll
14. Online Etymology Dictionary - Aubergine
15. Online Etymology Dictionary - Avatar
16. American Heritage Dictionary - Ayurveda
17. Online Etymology Dictionary - Bandana
18. Online Etymology Dictionary - Banyan
19. American Heritage Dictionary - Basmati rice
20. American Heritage Dictionary - Bahuvrihi
21. Online Etymology Dictionary - Beryl
22. Online Etymology Dictionary - Bhagavad-Gita
23. Merriam-Webster Online - Bhagavata
24. American Heritage Dictionary - Bhakti
25. Online Etymology Dictionary - Bhang
26. Merriam-Webster Online - Bharata
27. American Heritage Dictionary - Bidi
28. American Heritage Dictionary - Brahma
29. Dictionary.com - Brahman
30. Online Etymology Dictionary - Brahmin
31. Merriam-Webster Online - Brinjal
32. American Heritage Dictionary - Buddha
33. Online Etymology Dictionary - Candy
34. Online Etymology Dictionary - Carmine
35. Merriam-Webster Online - Cash
36. Online Etymology Dictionary - Cashmere
37. American Heritage Dictionary - Chador
38. Online Etymology Dictionary - Chakra
39. Merriam-Webster Online - Champac
40. Online Etymology Dictionary - Cheetah
41. Online Etymology Dictionary - Chintz
42. Online Etymology Dictionary - Chit
43. American Heritage Dictionary - Chuddar
44. American Heritage Dictionary - Chukar
45. Online Etymology Dictionary - Chukker
46. Dinosauria.com - Citipati
47. Online Etymology Dictionary - Cot
48. Online Etymology Dictionary - Cowrie
49. Online Etymology Dictionary - Crimson
50. American Heritage Dictionary - Dahl
51. Merriam-Webster Unabridged - Das
52. American Heritage Dictionary - Datura
53. American Heritage Dictionary - Deodar
54. Online Etymology Dictionary - Deva
55. American Heritage Dictionary - Devi
56. Online Etymology Dictionary - Dharma
57. American Heritage Dictionary - Dhoti
58. Online Etymology Dictionary - Dinghy
59. Dictionary.com - Emerald
60. Jewish Daily Forward - Emerald
61. American Heritage Dictionary - Falafel
62. American Heritage Dictionary - Ganesh
63. American Heritage Dictionary - Ganja
64. American Heritage Dictionary - Gaur
65. American Heritage Dictionary - Gavial
66. American Heritage Dictionary - Gayal
67. American Heritage Dictionary - Gharry
68. American Heritage Dictionary - Ghee
69. Online Etymology Dictionary - Ginger
70. American Heritage Dictionary - Guar
71. Online Etymology Dictionary - Gunny
72. American Heritage Dictionary - Gupta
73. American Heritage Dictionary - Gurkha
74. Online Etymology Dictionary - Guru
75. American Heritage Dictionary - Hanuman
76. American Heritage Dictionary - Hare Krishna
77. Online Etymology Dictionary - Himalaya
78. American Heritage Dictionary - Hindi
79. Online Etymology Dictionary - Hindu
80. Dictionary.com - Indra
81. Online Etymology Dictionary - Jackal
82. American Heritage Dictionary - Jaggery
83. American Heritage Dictionary - Jain
84. Online Etymology Dictionary - Jungle
85. Online Etymology Dictionary - Juggernaut
86. Online Etymology Dictionary - Jute
87. Merriam-Webster Online - Kali
88. Online Etymology Dictionary - Kama Sutra
89. Online Etymology Dictionary - Karma
90. American Heritage Dictionary - Kedgeree
91. American Heritage Dictionary - Kermes
92. Online Etymology Dictionary - Kos
93. American Heritage Dictionary - Krait
94. Online Etymology Dictionary - Krishna
95. Online Etymology Dictionary - Lac
96. American Heritage Dictionary - Lacquer
97. American Heritage Dictionary - Langur
98. Merriam-Webster Online - Lilac
99. Online Etymology Dictionary - Loot
100. American Heritage Dictionary - Mahabharata
101. Online Etymology Dictionary - Maharajah
102. American Heritage Dictionary - Maharani
103. Online Etymology Dictionary - Maharishi
104. Online Etymology Dictionary - Mahatma
105. Online Etymology Dictionary - Mahayana
106. American Heritage Dictionary - Mahout
107. Online Etymology Dictionary - Mandala
108. Online Etymology Dictionary - Mandarin
109. Online Etymology Dictionary - Mantra
110. Online Etymology Dictionary - Maratha
111. Dictionary.com - Marut
112. American Heritage Dictionary - Maya
113. Online Etymology Dictionary - Meerkat
114. American Heritage Dictionary - Mitra
115. Dictionary.com - Moksha
116. Merriam-Webster Online - Mugger
117. American Heritage Dictionary - Mung bean
118. Online Etymology Dictionary - Musk
119. Online Etymology Dictionary - Mynah
120. American Heritage Dictionary - Nainsook
121. Online Etymology Dictionary - Namaste
122. American Heritage Dictionary - Nard
123. American Heritage Dictionary - Narghile
124. Online Etymology Dictionary - Nark
125. American Heritage Dictionary - Neem
126. American Heritage Dictionary - Nilgai
127. Online Etymology Dictionary - Nirvana
128. American Heritage Dictionary - Opal
129. Online Etymology Dictionary - Orange
130. American Heritage Dictionary - Pada
131. American Heritage Dictionary - Pagoda
132. American Heritage Dictionary - Pal
133. Online Etymology Dictionary - Palanquin
134. Online Etymology Dictionary - Pali
135. Etymology of mammal names Online Etymology Dictionary - Panther
136. American Heritage Dictionary - Pappadam
137. Online Etymology Dictionary - Parcheesi
138. American Heritage Dictionary - Parvati
139. Online Etymology Dictionary - Pepper
140. American Heritage Dictionary - Raita
141. American Heritage Dictionary - Poori
142. Online Etymology Dictionary - Prakrit
143. American Heritage Dictionary - Pukka
144. Online Etymology Dictionary - Punch
145. Online Etymology Dictionary - Pundit
146. American Heritage Dictionary - Punka
147. Online Etymology Dictionary - Purana
148. American Heritage Dictionary - Puttee
149. American Heritage Dictionary - Raga
150. American Heritage Dictionary - Raita
151. American Heritage Dictionary - Raj
152. Online Etymology Dictionary - Rajah
153. Online Etymology Dictionary - Rama
154. American Heritage Dictionary - Ramayana
155. American Heritage Dictionary - Ramtil
156. American Heritage Dictionary - Rani
157. Online Etymology Dictionary - Rice
158. Online Etymology Dictionary - Rig veda
159. Dictionary.com - Rudra
160. American Heritage Dictionary - Rupee
161. American Heritage Dictionary - Rye
162. American Heritage Dictionary - Saccharo-
163. American Heritage Dictionary - Sadhu
164. Online Etymology Dictionary - Samadhi
165. American Heritage Dictionary - Sambal
166. American Heritage Dictionary - Sambar
167. Merriam-Webster Online - Samsara
168. American Heritage Dictionary - Sandal
169. American Heritage Dictionary - Sandhi
170. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sanskrit
171. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sapphire
172. American Heritage Dictionary - Sarasvati
173. Merriam-Webster Online - Sari
174. Online Etymology Dictionary - Satyagraha
175. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sattva
176. Merriam-Webster Online - Shaman
177. Online Etymology Dictionary - Shampoo
178. American Heritage Dictionary - Shawl
179. Online Etymology Dictionary - Siva
180. Online Etymology Dictionary - Siddha
181. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sikh
182. Online Etymology Dictionary - Singh
183. Online Etymology Dictionary - Singapore
184. Merriam-Webster Online - Sinhala
185. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sinhalese
186. American Heritage Dictionary - Stupa
187. American Heritage Dictionary - Sudra
188. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sugar
189. American Heritage Dictionary - Sunn
190. Online Etymology Dictionary - Sutra
191. Online Etymology Dictionary - Suttee
192. Online Etymology Dictionary - Swami
193. Online Etymology Dictionary - Swastika
194. American Heritage Dictionary - Taka
195. American Heritage Dictionary - Talipot
196. American Heritage Dictionary - Tendu
197. Online Etymology Dictionary - Tantra
198. Online Etymology Dictionary - Thug
199. American Heritage Dictionary - Til
200. Online Etymology Dictionary - Toddy
201. American Heritage Dictionary - Tola
202. American Heritage Dictionary - Toon
203. American Heritage Dictionary - Tope
204. American Heritage Dictionary - Tussah
205. American Heritage Dictionary - Tutty
206. American Heritage Dictionary - Varuna
207. Online Etymology Dictionary - Veda
208. Dictionary.com - Vimana
209. American Heritage Dictionary - Vina
210. Online Etymology Dictionary - Vishnu
211. Dictionary.com - Vritra
212. American Heritage Dictionary - Wanderoo
213. American Heritage Dictionary - Wat
214. Online Etymology Dictionary - Yoga
215. Online Etymology Dictionary - Yogi
216. Online Etymology Dictionary - Zen
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