1 Bangle - Glass bracelet
2 Chutney - A side dish for food
3 Dungarees - In the singular a type of coarse cloth
4 Jodhpurs - Riding breeches named after their town of origin
5 Juggernaut - UK word for a large lorry, from "Juganath", the name of an Indian god whose image gets carried around the town in a huge cart once a year
6 Punch - five, as in the drink - from the five ingredients used
7 Pukka - ripe, used in the UK to mean "good" or "right"
8 Pundit - learned, as in a "sporting pundit". Used in the UK
9 Shampoo - massage
10 Thug - From a Hindu sect ("Thugees") that would kill people for the goddess, Kali
2 Chutney - A side dish for food
3 Dungarees - In the singular a type of coarse cloth
4 Jodhpurs - Riding breeches named after their town of origin
5 Juggernaut - UK word for a large lorry, from "Juganath", the name of an Indian god whose image gets carried around the town in a huge cart once a year
6 Punch - five, as in the drink - from the five ingredients used
7 Pukka - ripe, used in the UK to mean "good" or "right"
8 Pundit - learned, as in a "sporting pundit". Used in the UK
9 Shampoo - massage
10 Thug - From a Hindu sect ("Thugees") that would kill people for the goddess, Kali
Gary, don't forget the word which birthed a million Celtic homes - the bungalow!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't resist checking that out then! I can't understand why bungalow is not in the list. My boys will testify that I am almost incapable of saying the word without breaking into an Indian accent.
ReplyDeletehee hee. Thereagain, my Welsh accent often goes Indian. Try it? Oh, you can't can you?!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a good check list on Wikipedia from which it becomes a pretty fair guess that most UK English speakers will be able to include: 'chit' - a ticket (chitthi - a note); 'chutney' (chatni) 'cushy' -easy and comfortable (khushi - soft); 'doolally' - mentally unstable (Deolali - a hospital in Maharashtra); and 'pyjamas' (paijaamaa - a loose leg garment).
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