List of English words of Dravidian origin

This is a list of English words that are borrowed directly or ultimately from Dravidian languages. Dravidian languages include Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and a number of other languages spoken mainly in South Asia. The list is by no means exhaustive.

Some of the words can be traced to specific languages, but others have disputed or uncertain origins. Words of disputed or less certain origin are in the "Dravidian languages" list. Where lexicographers generally agree on a source language, the words are listed by language.

Dravidian languages

Malayalam

English wordWordTransliterationMeaning in Malayalam
Copraകൊപ്രkopracopra; coconut kernel[35]
Jackfruitചക്കChakkajackfruit tree or fruit[36]

Tamil

Gregory James, a professor with the language center of Hong Kong university believes that more than 100 words in the Oxford English Dictionary have Tamil origin, and there could be even more.[37] The third edition of the OED, published online since 2000, contains approximately 400,000 words.[38]

English wordTamil wordTransliterationMeaning in Tamil
Catamaranகட்டுமரம்kattumaramtied wood[39]
Cherootசுருட்டுsuruṭṭuroll[40]
Corundumகுருந்தம்/குருவிந்தம்kuruntham/kuruvinthamruby[41]
Mulligatawnyமிளகுத்தண்ணிmiḷaku-taṇṇīr/milaguthannipepper water[42]
Patchouliபச்சை இலைpachchai ilaigreen leaf[43]
Pandalபந்தல்pandhaltemporary shelter[44]

Telugu

English wordTelugu wordTransliterationMeaning in Telugu
Bandicoot పందికొక్కు pandi-kokku "pig-rat"[45]
Mongoose ము౦గిస mungeesa mongoose
Pitta పిట్ట pitta young bird

See also

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