Statistics for Hindi and Urdu Loan Words

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1st Letter	Definition	Word	% Correct
C	Fastest land animal	Cheetah	97%
S	Soap for washing hair	Shampoo	96%
P	Clothes that are worn to bed	Pyjamas	89%
Y	Specific bodily postures and stretches widely practiced for health and relaxation	Yoga	80%
J	Land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics	Jungle	77%
K	The sum of a person's actions in this and past lives, that will decide their fate in a future life	Karma	76%
G	An influential teacher or popular expert	Guru	72%
T	A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans	Typhoon	64%
N	A state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place	Nirvana	63%
T	A violent person, especially a gang member	Thug	59%
B	Handkerchief, typically having a colorful pattern, worn tied around the head or neck	Bandana	58%
P	A fruity non-alcoholic party drink	Punch	57%
C	A camp bed, particularly a portable, collapsible one	Cot	42%
A	American epic sci-fi film starring Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington	Avatar	40%
M	An important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry	Mogul	38%