A

The ten avatars of Vishnu.

Aditya
from Sanskrit ditya, the Vedic sun god. [1]
Agni
from Sanskrit Agnih, which means "fire". [2]
Ahimsa
from Sanskrit ahims, which means "not-harmful". [3]
Ambarella
through Sinhalese ultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of tree. [4]
Amrita
from Sanskrit amrtam, nectar of everlasting life. [5]
Aniline
through German, French and Portuguese from Arabic al-nili, ultimately from
Sanskrit nili. [6]
Annapurna
from Sanskrit, consort of Shiva and an aspect of Devi. [7]
Arya
from Sanskrit rya. [8]
Aryan
from Latin Ariana, from Greek Aria, ultimately from Sanskrit Arya-s "noble,
honorable". [9]
Asana
from Sanskrit sanam which means "seat", a term describing yoga postures. [10]
Ashram
ultimately from Sanskrit sramah, a religious hermitage. [11]
Asura
 from Sanskrit a-sura, which means "negation of sura [god]", ie someone who
have demonish qualities or someone who is against God. [12] "Sura" in Sanskrit
also means liquor / alcoholic drink. A-sura means the one who does not drink
liquor.
Atoll
through Maldivean probably ultimately from Sanskrit antala. [13]
Aubergine
from Catalan alberginera, via Arabic (al-badinjan) and Persian (badin-gan)
ultimately from Sanskrit vtinganah. [14]
Avatar
from Sanskrit avatarana, which means "descent". [15]
Ayurveda
from Sanskrit yurvedah, which means "knowledge of life". [16]

[edit] B

A handcoloured engraving of Brahma.

Bandana
from Hindi bandhnu, ultimately from Sanskrit badhnati, "binds". [17]
Banyan
from Sanskrit vanija, which means "a merchant". [18]
Basmati
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit vsah. [19]
Bahuvrihi
from Sanskrit bahuvrhih, a composite word. [20]
Beryl
from Old French beryl, via Latin, Greek and Prakrit (veruliya) ultimately from
Sanskrit vaidurya-, of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of Belur. [21]
Bhagavad-Gita
from Sanskrit, which means "song of the sublime". [22]
Bhagavata
from Sanskrit, one loyal to Bhagavat. [23]
Bhakti
from Sanskrit bhakti, which means "loyalty". [24]
Bhang
from Hindi bhang, which is from Sanskrit bhangah "hemp". [25]
Bharata
from Sanskrit bhrata. [26]
Bidi
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit vtikam. [27]
Brahma
from Sanskrit brahm, which means "a prayer". [28]
Brahman
from Sanskrit brhmana. [29]
Brahmin
from Sanskrit brahmana-s, from brahman. [30]
Brinjal
from Persian badingn, probably from Sanskrit vtingana. [31]
Buddha
from Sanskrit buddha, which means "awakened, enligtened", refers to Siddhartha
Gautama, founder of Buddhism[32] Also refers to one who is enlightened in
accordance with the teachings of Buddha or a likeness of Buddha[33]

[edit] C

A cheetah.
Candy
from Old French sucre candi, via Arabic and Persian probably ultimately from
Sanskrit khanda "sugar", perhaps from Dravidian. [34]
Carmine
from French carmin, via Middle Latin from Arabic qirmiz "crimson", which is
from Sanskrit krimiga. [35]
Cash
from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kAcu, which is from Sanskrit karsha, a weight
of gold or silver. This is the proper noun related with the miscellaneous coins of
small value, common noun "cash" is not of Sanskrit origin. [36]
Cashmere
 from Kashmir, the Himalayan region where this wool is from. [37]
Chador
through Urdu and Persian ultimately from Sanskrit chattram. [38]
Chakra
from Sanskrit cakra, which means "a circle, a wheel". [39]
Champac
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit campaka, an evergreen tree. [40]
Cheetah
from Hindi chita "a leopard", from Sanskrit chitraka, which means "speckled". [41]
Chintz
from Hindi chint, which is from Sanskrit chitra-s "clear, bright". [42]
Chit
from Hindi chitthi "a letter, note", which is from Sanskrit chitra-s "uniquely
marked". [43]
Chuddar
through Urdu ultimately from Sanskrit chattram. [44]
Chukar
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit cakorah. [45]
Chukker
from Hindi chakkar, from Sanskrit cakra, "a circle, a wheel". [46]
Citipati
from Sanskrit citi-pati, which means "a funeral pyre lord". [47]
Cot
from Hindi khat "a couch", which is from Sanskrit khatva. [48]
Cowrie
from Hindi and Urdu kauri, which is from Sanskrit kaparda, probably related to
Tamil. [49]
Crimson
from Old Spanish cremesin, via Middle Latin from Arabic qirmiz "a kermes",
which is ultimately from Sanskrit krmi-ja. [50]

[edit] D
Dahl
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit dalah, meaning cotyledon of a pea pod, a
type of Indian food, also refers to lentil in the US. [51]
Das
from Sanskrit daasa, a slave or servant. [52]
Datura
through Latin and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit dhattrh, a kind of flowering
plant. [53]
Deodar
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit devadru, a kind of tree. [54]
Deva, Diva
from Sanskrit deva, which means "a god", akin to Latin deus, "god". Diva means
day like in divakara, sun who makes the day.[55]
Devi
from Sanskrit devi, which means "a goddess". [56]
Dharma
from Sanskrit, which means "law, justice". [57]
Dhoti
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit dhnoti, traditional garment of men's wear
in India. [58]
Dinghy
from Hindi dingi "a tiny boat", probably from Sanskrit drona-m. [59]

[edit] E
Emerald
from Latin smaragdus, via Greek ultimately from Semitic or from Sanskrit
marakata, "emerald". [60][61]

[edit] F
Falafel
from Arabic, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit pippal. [62]

[edit] G

A ginger field
Ganesh
via Hindi Gae ultimately from Sanskrit Gaea. [63]
Ganja
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit gjy, which means "of hemp". [64]
Gaur
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit gaurah. [65]
Gavial
through French and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ghantikah, a kind of crocodile.
[66]

Gayal
 perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit gauh via Bengali, a kind of animal. [67]
Gharry
perhaps finally from Sanskrit gartah via Hindi, a kind of vehicle. [68]
Ghee
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ghritam. [69]
Ginger
from Middle Latin gingiber via Latin and Greek from Prakrit singabera,
ultimately from Sanskrit srngaveram, which means "body of a horn", perhaps a
Sanskrit folk etymology, an ancient Dravidian etymology is probable. [70]
Guar
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit gopl, an annual legume. [71]
Gunny
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit goni "sack". [72]
Gupta
from Sanskrit goptri, the name of a Hindu dynasty. [73]
Gurkha
via Nepalese ultimately from Sanskrit goraksah, "a cowherd". [74]
Guru
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit guru-s, which means "a teacher". [75]

[edit] H
Hanuman
through Hindi from Sanskrit Hanuman, a kind of small monkey, Hindu
mythological God. [76]
Hare Krishna
from Sanskrit Hare and Krishna. [77]
Himalaya
from Sanskrit himalayah, which means "place of snow". [78]
Hindi
from Hindi Hind, via Persian Hindu "Sind" ultimately from Sanskrit sindhu,
which means "a river". [79]
Hindu
via Persian Hindu ultimately from Sanskrit sindhu, which means "a river". [80]

[edit] I
Indra
a prominent Vedic god, in charge of rain and thunder.

indra ia a god of rain and thunder like seyus . He is the leader of all gods like
air(vaayu),water(varuna),fire(agni) lives in devalookam(swargam,heven). [81]

[edit] J
Jackal
from Turkish akal, from Persian shaghal, from Middle Indic shagal, ultimately
from Sanskrit srgalah "the howler". [82]
Jaggery
via Portuguese perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit sarkara. [83]
Jain or Jaina
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit jaina, which means "concerning the
saints". [84]
Jungle
through Hindi jangal "a desert, forest" ultimately from Sanskrit jangala-s, which
means "arid". [85]
Juggernaut
through Hindi jagannath ultimately from Sanskrit jagat-natha-s, which means
"lord of the world". [86]
Jute
via Bengali jhuto ultimately from Sanskrit juta-s, which means "twisted hair". [87]

[edit] K
Kali
from Sanskrit kali. [88]
Kama Sutra
from Sanskrit Kma Sutra, which means kma "desire" and sutra. [89]
Karma
from Sanskrit karman, which means "work, fate". [90]
Kedgeree
probably ultimately from Sanskrit krarah. [91]
Kermes
perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit via French and Arabic. [92]
Kos
through Hindi kos ultimately from Sanskrit krosah, which means "a call, a shout".
[93]

Krait
through Hindi probably ultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of snake. [94]
Krishna
from Sanskrit krshnah, which means "black one", an avatar of Vishnu. [95] Krishna
is the Supreme Personality of Godhead from whom all other avataras emanate. [96]
Khaki Hindi meaning 'of the dust'

[edit] L
Lac
through Persian and Hindi lakh from Prakrit lakkha, ultimately from Sanskrit
laksha. [97]
Lacquer
 through French and Portuguese from Arabic lakk, via Prakrit ultimately from
Sanskrit laksha. [98]
Langur
through Hindi probably ultimately from Sanskrit langlam. [99]
Lilac
via Arabic lilak from Persian nilak meaning "bluish", ultimately from Sanskrit
nila, which means "dark blue". [100]
Loot
ultimately from Sanskrit lota-m through Hindi, which means "a booty, stolen
thing". [101]

[edit] M
Mahabharata
from Sanskrit Mahbhratam, great story of the Bhratas. [102]
Maharajah
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit maha-rjn, which means "a great king".
[103]

Maharani
through Hindi finally from Sanskrit mahrjn, which means "consort of a
maharajah". [104]
Maharishi
from Sanskrit maha-rishi, which means "a great sage". [105]
Mahatma
from Sanskrit mahatman, which means "a great breath, soul". [106]
Mahayana
from Sanskrit maha-yana, which means "a great vehicle". [107]
Mahout
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit mahmtrah. [108]
Mandala
from Sanskrit mandala, which means "a disc, circle". [109]
Mandarin
via Malay and Hindi mantri "a councillor" ultimately from Sanskrit mantri, which
means "an advisor". [110]
Mantra
from Sanskrit mantra-s which means "a holy message or text". [111]
Maratha
from Sanskrit Maharastra, which means "a great country". [112]
Marut
from Sanskrit, a group of storm gods, sons of Rudra. [113]
Maya
from Sanskrit my, a religious term related with illusion. [114]
Meerkat
from Dutch meerkat, or probably through Hindi markat ultimately from Sanskrit
markata meaning "an ape". [115]
Mitra
 from Sanskrit Mitrah, which means "a friend". [116]
Moksha
from Sanskrit moksha, liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. [117]
Mugger
via Hindi and Urdu ultimately from Sanskrit makara, like a crocodile, which
attacks stealthily. [118]
Mung bean
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit mudgah, a kind of bean. [119]
Musk
via Late Latin and Late Greek moskhos from Persian mushk, ultimately from
Sanskrit muska-s meaning "a testicle". [120]
Mynah
through Hindi maina ultimately from Sanskrit madana-s, which means "love". [121]

[edit] N
Nainsook
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit nayanam-sukh, a kind of fabric. [122]
Namaste
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit namas-te, which means "bowing to you".
[123]

Nard
through Old French and Latin from Greek nardos, perhaps ultimately from
Sanskrit naladam. [124]
Narghile
through French and Persian nrghleh ultimately from Sanskrit nrikelah. [125]
Nark
probably from Romany nak "a nose", via Hindi nak ultimately from Sanskrit
nakra. [126]
Neem
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit nimbah, a kind of tree. [127]
Nilgai
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit nla-gauh, an ox-like animal. [128]
Nirvana
from Sanskrit nirvana-s which means "extinction, blowing out". [129]

[edit] O
Opal
through Latin from Greek, probably ultimately from Sanskrit upalah. [130]
Orange
through Old French orenge, Middle Latin orenge and Italian arancia from Arabic
naranj, via Persian narang and Sanskrit naranga-s meaning "an orange tree",
ultimately from Tamil aru and anju meaning six and five, referring to the eleven
segments of the orange's fruit. [131]
[edit] R
Raga
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rgah, melodic modes used in Indian classical
music. [132]
Raita
ultimately from Sanskrit via Hindi ryt, a south Asian condiment and side dish
made of yogurt and vegetables. [133]
Raj
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rj, which means "a king". Raj means
kingdom or domain of a ruler. [134]
Rajah
through Hindi from Sanskrit rjn, which means "a king". [135]
Rama
from Sanskrit Ramah, which means "pretty". [136]
Ramayana
from Sanskrit Rmyanam, which means "the gait of Rama". [137]
Ramtil
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rmatilah, which means "a dark sesame".
[138]

Rani
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rjn, consort of a rajah. [139]
Rice
via Old French and Italian from Latin oriza, which is from Greek oryza, through
an Indo-Iranian tongue finally from Sanskrit vrihi-s "rice", Tamil origin is also
possible.[140] Tamil word is "arisi".[citation needed]
Rigveda
from Sanskrit rigveda, which means "knowledge of praise". [141]
Rudra
from Sanskrit, father of the storm gods. [142]
Rupee
through Hindi rupiy ultimately from Sanskrit rpyakam, an Indian silver coin.
[143]

Rye
via Romani from Sanskrit rj, rye is used to define a gypsy person. [144]

[edit] S
Saccharo-
via Latin and Greek from Pali sakkhar, ultimately from Sanskrit sarkar. [145]
Sadhu
ultimately from Sanskrit sdhu. [146]
Samadhi
from Sanskrit samadhi, which means "putting together". [147]
Sambal
 through Malay and Tamil ultimately from Sanskrit sambhrei. [148]
Sambar
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ambarah, a kind of Asian deer. [149]
Samsara
from Sanskrit samsAra, which means "passing through". [150]
Sandal
via Old French and Arabic ultimately from Sanskrit candanam, this is the word
sandalwood, not related to sandals which is a type of footwear. [151]
Sandhi
ultimately from Sanskrit samdhih, a wide variety of phonological processes. [152]
Sangha
from Sanskrit sagha, a community of Buddhist monks and nuns. [153]
Sanskrit
from Sanskrit samskrtam "put together, well-formed". [154]
Sapphire
via Latin sapphirus and Greek sappheiros from a Semitic tongue, but probably
finally from Sanskrit sanipriya. [155]
Sarasvati
from Sanskrit Sarasvati, name of a holy stream. [156]
Sari
through Hindi sari and Prakrit sadi, finally from Sanskrit sati "garment". [157]
Satyagraha
from Sanskrit satyagraha, which means "insisting on truth". [158]
Sattva
from Sanskrit sattvah, which means "truth". [159]
Shaman
through Russian from Tungus shaman, perhaps from Chinese sha men, via Prakrit
finally from Sanskrit sramana-s "a Buddhist monk". [160]
Shampoo
via Hindi champo probably from Sanskrit capayati, which means "kneads". [161]
Shawl
from Persian shal, finally from Sanskrit satI, which means "a strip of cloth". [162]
Shiva or Siva
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit Sivah, which means "gracious". [163]
Siddha
from Sanskrit siddhah, which means "achieved, accomplished". [164]
Sikh
through Hindi sikh "a disciple", ultimately from Sanskrit siksati which means
"studies". [165]
Singh
via Hindi Singh finally from Sanskrit simhah which means "a lion". [166]
Singapore
via Malay ultimately from Sanskrit Simhapuram, literally "the lion city". [167]
Sinhala
from Sanskrit Simhala which means "Sri Lanka". [168]
Sinhalese
 from Sanskrit simhala which means "of lions". [169]
Stupa
from Sanskrit stpah which means "crown of the head". [170]
Sudra
from Sanskrit drah. [171]
Sugar
through Middle Latin succarum, Arabic sukkar and Persian shakar ultimately
from Sanskrit sharkara which means "sugar". [172]
Sulfur
from Latin sulfur, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit sulvari. [173][174][175]
Sunn
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit sna, a kind of Asian plant. [176]
Sutra
from Sanskrit sutram which means "a rule". [177]
Suttee
through Hindi finally from Sanskrit sati, which means "an honorable woman". [178]
Swami
through Hindi swami ultimately from Sanskrit svami, which means "a master". [179]
Swastika
from Sanskrit svastika, which means "one associated with well-being, a lucky
charm". [180]

[edit] T
Taka
via Bengali from Sanskrit tankah. [181]
Talipot
through Hindi from Sanskrit tlapattram, a kind of tree. [182]
Tendu
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit tainduka. [183]
Tantra
from Sanskrit tantram, which means "weave". [184]
Thug
through Marathi and Hindi thag probably ultimately from Sanskrit sthaga, which
means "a scoundrel". [185]
Til
from Sanskrit tilah, a kind of plant. [186]
Toddy
through Hindi tari ultimately from Sanskrit tala-s, a Dravidian origin is also
probable. [187]
Tola
via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit tul, a traditional Indian unit of mass. [188]
Toon
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit tunnah, a kind of tree. [189]
Tope
through Hindi probably from Prakrit thpo, finally from Sanskrit stpah. [190]
Tussah
through Hindi finally from Sanskrit tasaram, a large moth. [191]
Tutty
through Old French, Arabic and Persian ultimately from Sanskrit tuttham, a
Dravidian origin is also probable. [192]

[edit] V
Varuna
from Sanskrit varunah, the lord of oceans. [193]
Veda
from Sanskrit veda, which means "knowledge, holy book". [194]
Vimana
from Sanskrit vimana meaning plane, also referred to the top of the temple tower,
sanctum santorum. [195]
Vina
ultimately from Sanskrit through Hindi, a kind of instrument. [196]
Vishnu
from Sanskrit Vishnu, a chief Hindu deity. [197]
Vritra
a snake-demon and the leader of the Danavas. [198]

Veranda : A verandah or veranda is a roofed opened gallery or porch . [199]

[edit] W
Wanderoo
through Sinhalese finally from Sanskrit vnarah, a kind of monkey. [200]
Wat
via Thai ultimately from Sanskrit vtah. [201]

[edit] Y
Yoga
through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit yoga-s, which means "yoke, union". [202]
Yogi
through Hindi yogi from Sanskrit yoga, one who practices yoga or ascetic. [203]

[edit] Z
Zen
through Japanese and Chinese ch'an ultimately from Sanskrit dhyana, which
means "a meditation". [204]
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