Urdu words in English
Many of these could also be said to come from Hindi—really
Hindi and Urdu are scarcely different languages—but the
distinction might be made by which region of India was the
word's origin.
- cummerband
- कमरबन्द, کمربند (kamarband) [from Persian for waist-binding]
- coolie
- क़ुली, کلی (kulī) [from Turkish?]
- khaki
- खाकी, خاکی (khākī)
- sahib
- साहिब, صاحب (sāhib) [from Arabic for master, friend]
- mogul
- मुगल, مغل (mugal) [Farsi for Mongol]
- shawl
- शाल, شال (shal) [originally Farsi]
- sorbet
- शरबत, شربت (sarabat) [from Arabic for 'juice']
- Blighty
- विलायती, (b'lāytī) foreign
- cushy
- ख़ुशी, خوشی (khušī) pleasant [from Persian for 'ease"]