Hindi and Urdu Loan Words

Guess these Hindu/Urdu loan words to English.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Hindi_or_Urdu_origin

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Last updated: December 26, 2019

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1st Letter	Definition	Word
C	Fastest land animal	Cheetah
S	Soap for washing hair	Shampoo
P	Clothes that are worn to bed	Pyjamas
P	A fruity non-alcoholic party drink	Punch
G	An influential teacher or popular expert	Guru
T	A violent person, especially a gang member	Thug
C	A camp bed, particularly a portable, collapsible one	Cot
N	A state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place	Nirvana
T	A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans	Typhoon
Y	Specific bodily postures and stretches widely practiced for health and relaxation	Yoga
J	Land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics	Jungle
M	An important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry	Mogul
B	Handkerchief, typically having a colorful pattern, worn tied around the head or neck	Bandana
A	American epic sci-fi film starring Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington	Avatar
K	The sum of a person's actions in this and past lives, that will decide their fate in a future life	Karma

Level 40

Dec 26, 2019

Please accept pajamas as an alternate spelling for pyjamas

Level 45

Dec 26, 2019

Thanks! I made that change.

Level 66

Apr 6, 2020

Love the quiz!

Level 45

Apr 6, 2020

Thanks!

Level 15

Dec 6, 2020

i actually speak urdu but even i could not understand because the sentences were not clear

Level 71

Mar 6, 2021

Great quiz! If you want to add anything, I think "pundit" would be another great word! Also "bungalow," if you can think of any good clues for it.

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