Talk:List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

Urdu/Persion not Hindi !

There are many words that are used in Urdu, but due to their high standard and meaningful position, they are also used in Hindi (borrowed from Urdu). In this article some of the words (that were used in Urdu and were then added to Hindi) are of Persian origin not Urdu/Hindi. e.g.

• Pyjama: It's Persian word (پاجامہ). In Persian, Paa (پا) (changed to Py for making adjective) means: Foot or for Foot and Jama (جامہ) means Clothes. In urdu/hindi, Paa is derived from Persian, the root word for Paa in urdu/hindi is Paaon (پاؤں) and for Jama is Kapra (کپڑا).
• Sepoy: Sepoy is the changed form of Persian word Sepaahi (سپاھی). In Webster Online dictionary, the origin of word Sepoy is given as Portuguese sipai, from Hindi & Urdu sipāhī, from Persian .

Poetry

I am a poet. After going through the list of English words of Hindi/Urdu origin, I thought of bunching them in a free verse style to see the impact. So, here is my piece.

Urdu/Hindi now English

In an old bungalow near the cheetah jungle,
dacoits in dungarees and jodhpurs, after the loot, 
sit on Multan charpoys in the verandah and enjoy 
garam masala curry with roti, chutney, aloo chat, 
and raita. 

Soon after the lassi punch, fit for Maharajas, they
start bhangra on desi beats. An avatar comes as Typhoon,
in a bandana, wearing red bangles.  
Folding her chhatri, she walks towards the 
blighty so-called bandit Mogul lying on his dewan-cot 
near the chow-kat. She says:

Whatever kedgeree you cook, I hope it is not for me. 
 Dekho Yar! Cushy, cushy, hand me my pukka share, or
else my Khaki guru’s mantra will tighten your cummerbunds. 
You thugs! Listen to the gavial. 
Your pajamas are your pride.

Phoolan Devi gets her booty wrapped in pashmina. 
Off she goes, with a tickety-boo smile. 
Is it kismet or karma? Blimey!
The pundit in Dictionaries is confused.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Rubeena Anjum (talk • contribs)

Kushti ('good')

Is this a Romany word that originates from India? Should it be added to this list? thanks!82.68.17.41 (talk) 11:01, 27 September 2024 (UTC)