Hindi Words in English

  • avatar – "incarnation"
  • bandanna – "to tie a scarf around the head"
  • bungalow – "house"
  • cheetah – "variegated body"
  • chutney – "to crush"
  • cot – "portable bed"
  • cummerbund – "waist closed"
  • guru – "teacher, leader, mentor"
  • juggernaut – "chariot"
  • jungle – "wilderness, forest"
  • karma – "acts, deeds"
  • mugger – "crocodile"
  • pundit – "learned scholar, priest"
  • sentry – "armed guard"
  • shampoo – "scalp massage before bath"
  • thug – "thief, conman"
  • toddy – "palmyra palm juice"

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