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Hindi / Urdu Words and Phrases

  • ankus

    learn an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook learn

  • anna

    learn a former copper coin of Pakistan and India learn

  • ayah

    learn (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children learn

  • baba

    learn a small cake leavened with yeast learn

  • babu

    learn used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' learn

  • baiza

    learn 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman learn

  • bandanna

    learn large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief learn

  • bangle

    learn jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration learn

  • banyan

    learn East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks learn

  • bat

    learn nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate learn

  • baya

    learn common Indian weaverbird learn

  • begum

    learn a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan learn

  • Bengali

    learn (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus) learn

  • Bhadon

    learn the sixth month of the Hindu calendar learn

  • bhang

    learn a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India learn

  • Bihari

    learn the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh) learn

  • bin

    learn a container; usually has a lid learn

  • biryani

    learn an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables learn

  • bock

    learn a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring learn

  • buckshee

    learn free of charge learn

  • bungalow

    learn a small house with a single story learn

  • burka

    learn a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan learn

  • burqa

    learn a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan learn

  • burr

    learn seed vessel having hooks or prickles learn

  • chador

    learn a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women learn

  • chapati

    learn flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle learn

  • char

    learn burn to charcoal learn

  • cheetah

    learn long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game learn

  • chela

    learn a Hindu disciple of a swami learn

  • chick

    learn young bird especially of domestic fowl learn

  • chintz

    learn a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric learn

  • chit

    learn a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect learn

  • chokey

    learn British slang (dated) for a prison learn

  • chop

    learn cut into pieces learn

  • chopper

    learn a grounder that bounces high in the air learn

  • chukker

    learn (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided learn

  • chutney

    learn a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices learn

  • coolie

  • copra

    learn the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted learn

  • cot

    learn a sheath worn to protect a finger learn

  • cowage

    learn pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey learn

  • cowrie

    learn any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells learn

  • crore

    learn the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million learn

  • cummerbund

    learn a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo learn

  • cushy

    learn not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship learn

  • dacoit

    learn a member of an armed gang of robbers learn

  • dacoity

    learn robbery by a gang of armed dacoits learn

  • dak

    learn East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye learn

  • dandy

    learn a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance learn

  • dekko

    learn British slang for a look learn

  • deodar

    learn tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber learn

  • dhak

    learn East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye learn

  • dhal

    learn tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics learn

  • dhawa

    learn an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum learn

  • dhoti

    learn a long loincloth worn by Hindu men learn

  • dinghy

    learn a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled learn

  • dixie

    learn a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps learn

  • dolly

    learn conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted learn

  • doob

    learn trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India learn

  • dungaree

    learn a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric learn

  • durbar

    learn the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur learn

  • gaddi

    learn a cushion on a throne for a prince in India learn

  • ganja

  • gaur

    learn wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India learn

  • gavial

    learn large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout learn

  • gharry

    learn a horse-drawn carriage in India learn

  • ghat

    learn stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water learn

  • ghee

    learn clarified butter used in Indian cookery learn

  • guar

    learn drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material learn

  • gunny

    learn coarse jute fabric learn

  • guru

    learn a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher learn

  • gymkhana

    learn a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes learn

  • hanuman

    learn langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India learn

  • Hare Krishna

    learn worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness learn

  • Hindi

    learn the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script learn

  • Hindustani

    learn a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India learn

  • howdah

    learn a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant learn

  • izar

    learn a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body learn

  • jaggery

    learn unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap learn

  • Jain

    learn relating to or characteristic of Jainism learn

  • jam

    learn press tightly together or cram learn

  • Jat

    learn a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs learn

  • Jeth

    learn the third month of the Hindu calendar learn

  • juggernaut

    learn a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way learn

  • jungle

    learn a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival learn

  • jute

    learn a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks learn

  • kabob

    learn cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables learn

  • kala-azar

    learn leishmaniasis of the viscera learn

  • karaya gum

    learn exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics learn

  • Kartik

    learn the eighth month of the Hindu calendar learn

  • kedgeree

    learn a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish learn

  • khaddar

    learn a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India learn

  • khaki

    learn a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms learn

  • Khalsa

    learn the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 learn

  • khesari

    learn European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere learn

  • kirpan

    learn a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times learn

  • krait

    learn brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula learn

  • lac

    learn resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax learn

  • lakh

    learn the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten learn

  • langur

    learn slender long-tailed monkey of Asia learn

  • lascar

    learn an East Indian sailor learn

  • lat

    learn a broad flat muscle on either side of the back learn

  • lathi

    learn club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India learn

  • loot

    learn goods or money obtained illegally learn

  • lota

    learn a globular water bottle used in Asia learn

  • lungi

    learn a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma learn

  • maharani

    learn a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja learn

  • mahout

    learn the driver and keeper of an elephant learn

  • Mali

    learn a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years learn

  • malik

    learn the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent learn

  • Maratha

    learn a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra learn

  • math

    learn a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement learn

  • maund

    learn a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries learn

  • memsahib

    learn a woman sahib learn

  • mina

    learn tropical Asian starlings learn

  • mongoose

    learn agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents learn

  • mugger

    learn a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) learn

  • Mullah

    learn a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque learn

  • munj

    learn tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets learn

  • munjeet

    learn perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient learn

  • musnud

    learn a seat with a cushion that is used as a throne by Indian princes learn

  • musth

    learn an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear learn

  • myna

    learn tropical Asian starlings learn

  • nabob

    learn a governor in India during the Mogul empire learn

  • Naga

    learn Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma learn

  • nainsook

    learn a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies learn

  • nan

    learn your grandmother learn

  • nargileh

    learn an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water learn

  • nautch

    learn an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls learn

  • nawab

    learn a governor in India during the Mogul empire learn

  • neem

    learn large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia learn

  • Nepali

    learn a native or inhabitant of Nepal learn

  • nilgai

    learn large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns learn

  • nim tree

    learn large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia learn

  • nullah

    learn a ravine or gully in southern Asia learn

  • numdah

    learn an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt learn

  • pachisi

    learn an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board learn

  • paisa

    learn a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan learn

  • pajama

    learn a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries learn

  • palas

    learn East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye learn

  • pan

    learn cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel learn

  • panchayat

    learn a village council in India or southern Pakistan learn

  • Panjabi

    learn a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India learn

  • Pathan

    learn a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan learn

  • pawl

    learn a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward learn

  • Pawnee

    learn a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma learn

  • Phagun

    learn the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar learn

  • pie

    learn dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top learn

  • pipal

    learn fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists learn

  • pug

    learn small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle learn

  • pukka

    learn absolutely first class and genuine learn

  • punch

    learn deliver a quick blow to learn

  • pundit

    learn someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field learn

  • Punjabi

    learn a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India learn

  • punkah

    learn a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room learn

  • purdah

    learn a state of social isolation learn

  • puttee

    learn a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I learn

  • ragi

    learn East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient learn

  • raj

    learn British dominion over India (1757-1947) learn

  • raja

    learn a prince or king in India learn

  • Rajput

    learn a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India learn

  • Rana

    learn type genus of the Ranidae learn

  • rani

    learn (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja learn

  • regur

    learn a rich black loam of India learn

  • rupee

    learn the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents learn

  • rupiah

    learn the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen learn

  • rut

    learn a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) learn

  • sahib

    learn formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name learn

  • salai

    learn East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense learn

  • sambar

    learn a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines learn

  • sannyasi

    learn a Hindu religious mendicant learn

  • sanwa millet

    learn coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States learn

  • sari

    learn a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body learn

  • Sawan

    learn the fifth month of the Hindu calendar learn

  • seer

    learn a person with unusual powers of foresight learn

  • seersucker

    learn a light puckered fabric (usually striped) learn

  • Seth

    learn (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel learn

  • shampoo

    learn cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair learn

  • Sikh

    learn an adherent of Sikhism learn

  • simal

    learn East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok learn

  • Sindhi

    learn a native or inhabitant of Sind learn

  • sirdar

    learn an important person in India learn

  • siris

    learn large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind learn

  • sissoo

    learn East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties learn

  • sitar

    learn a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings learn

  • sonar

    learn a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return learn

  • swami

    learn a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect learn

  • tael

    learn a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces learn

  • tam-tam

    learn a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick learn

  • tandoor

    learn a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan learn

  • tanga

    learn 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble learn

  • tank

    learn an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads learn

  • tap

    learn the sound made by a gentle blow learn

  • tat

    learn make lacework by knotting or looping learn

  • tattoo

    learn a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters learn

  • tatty

    learn showing signs of wear and tear learn

  • thug

    learn an aggressive and violent young criminal learn

  • thuggee

    learn murder and robbery by thugs learn

  • Tindal

    learn English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) learn

  • toddy

    learn a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot learn

  • tom-tom

    learn any of various drums with small heads learn

  • Tonga

    learn a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 learn

  • toon

    learn a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence learn

  • tope

    learn drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic learn

  • topee

    learn a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun learn

  • tussah

    learn oriental moth that produces brownish silk learn

  • Urd

    learn goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past learn

  • Urdu

    learn the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script learn

  • vanda

    learn any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes learn

  • veranda

    learn a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) learn

  • wallah

    learn usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing learn