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

Hindi/Urdu※

see: List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

Kannada※

see: List of English words of Kannada origin

Malayalam※

see: List of English words of Malayalam origin

Sanskrit※

see: List of English words of Sanskrit origin

Tamil※

see: List of English words of Tamil origin

Telugu※

see: List of English words of Telugu origin

Other languages※

• Adda, from Bengali, a group of people
• Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India
• Jute from Bengali, a fiber

Marathi※

• Doolally, from Marathi word देवळाली. "mad, insane" from the town of Deolali
• Mongoose, from Marathi word मुंगूस (Muṅgūsa)

External links※

• Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues