* HINDU or East Indian * AL an East Indian tree [n -S] AAL an East Indian shrub [n -S] DAK transportation by relays of men and horses [n -S] DAL a dish of lentils and spices in India [n -S] : DAHL DAL DHAL DEV {deva=n} [n -S] GHI {ghee=n} [n -S] JIN {jinn=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) KOS a land measure in India [n KOS] NAN a round flat bread [n -S] : NAAN RAJ dominion; sovereignty [n -ES] SER a unit of weight of India [n -S] SEV an Indian food of deep-fried strands of flour [n -S] SRI mister; sir -- used as a Hindu title of respect [n -S] URD an annual bean grown in India [n -S] ANNA a former coin of India and Pakistan [n -S] AYAH a native maid or nurse in India [n -S] BHUT a small whirlwind [n -S] : BHOOT BIDI a cigarette of India [n -S] : BEEDI CHAY the root of an East Indian herb [n CHAYS] DAHL {dal=n} [n -S] : DAHL DAL DHAL DESI a person of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi birth who lives abroad [n -S] : DESHI(s) DEVI a Hindu goddess [n -S] DEVA a Hindu god [n -S] : DEV DHAK an Asian tree [n -S] DHAL {dal=n} [n -S] : DAHL DAL DHAL DHOW an Arabian sailing vessel [n -S] DJIN {jinni=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) DURA {durra=n} [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA DURR {durra=n} [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA EKKA a one-horse vehicle of India [n -S] GHAT a passage leading down to a river [n -S] GHEE a kind of liquid butter made in India [n -S] : GHI GURU a Hindu spiritual teacher [n -S] JINN a supernatural being in Muslim mythology [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) LOTA {lotah=n} [n -S] MAYA the power to produce illusions, in Hindu philosophy [n -S] : MAYAN [adj] NAAN {nan=n} [n -S] NAGA a half-snake, half-human creature in Hinduism [n -S] NEEM an East Indian tree [n -S] PICE a former coin of India and Pakistan [n PICE] POON an East Indian tree [n -S] PUJA a Hindu prayer ritual [n -S] : POOJA(s) RAGA a Hindu musical form [n -S] RAGI an East Indian cereal grass [n -S] RAJA {rajah=n} [n -S] RANI the wife of a rajah [n -S] : RANEE RYOT a tenant farmer in India [n -S] SARI an outer garment worn by Hindu women [n -S] SATI {suttee=n} [n -S] SICE {syce=n} [n -S] : SAICE SICE SYCE SUBA {subah=n} [n -S] SUNN an East Indian shrub [n -S] SYCE a male servant in India [n -S] : SAICE SICE SYCE TALA a traditional rhythmic pattern of music in India [n -S] TEAK an East Indian tree [n -S] TOLA a unit of weight used in India [n -S] TOON an East Indian tree [n -S] VINA a stringed instrument of India [n -S] YOGA a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines [n -S] YOGI a person who practices yoga [n -S] YONI a symbol for the vulva in Hindu religion [n -S] : YONIC [adj] YUGA an age of time in Hinduism [n -S] AMRIT amrita (a beverage that bestows immortality in Hindu mythology) [n -S] ANKUS an elephant goad [n -ES] ARGUS an East Indian pheasant [n -ES] ASURA a Hindu demon [n -S] ATMAN the individual soul in Hinduism [n -S] BABOO a Hindu gentleman [n -BOOS] BARFI burfi (a dessert made from milk solids and sugar) [n -S] BEEDI {bidi=n} [n -DIES] BHAJI an Indian dish of fried vegetables [n -S] BHANG the hemp plant [n -S] BHOOT {bhut=n} [n -S] BINDI a dot worn on the forehead by women in India [n -S] BURFI a dessert made from milk solids and sugar [n -S] : BARFI(s) CHOLI a bodice worn by some Hindu women [n -S] CRORE a monetary unit of India [n -S] DEKKO a look [n -KOS] DESHI desi (a person of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi birth who lives abroad) [n] DEWAN an official in India [n -S] DHOBI a person who does laundry in India [n -S] DHOLE a wild dog of India [n -S] DHOTI a loincloth worn by Hindu men [n -S] : DHOOTI DHOOTIE DHOTI DHUTI DHUTI {dhoti=n} [n -S] : DHOOTI DHOOTIE DHOTI DHUTI DJINN {jinni=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) DOOLY {doolee=n} [n -LIES] : DHOOLY DOOLEE DOOLIE DOOLY DOURA {durra=n} [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA DURRA a cereal grain [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA FAKIR a Hindu ascetic [n -S] : FAKEER FAKIR FAQIR FAQUIR FAQIR {fakir=n} [n -S] : FAKEER FAKIR FAQIR FAQUIR FILMI music composed for Indian films [n -S] GENIE {jinni=n} [n -S] HALWA a sweet Indian dish [n -S] HOOLY {hoolie=adj} [adj] JAWAN a soldier of India [n -S] JINNI {jinn=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) JNANA knowledge acquired through meditation [n -S] JOWAR a durra grown in India [n -S] KALPA a period of time in Hindu religion [n -S] KENAF an East Indian plant [n -S] KHEDA {keddah=n} [n -S] KOFTA a spiced ball of meat or fish in Indian cooking [n -S] KOKAM kokum (an East Indian tree) [n -S] : KOKAM KOKUM KOOKUM KOKUM an East Indian tree [n -S] : KOKAM KOKUM KOOKUM KORMA an Indian dish of meat or vegetables with spices [n -S] KULFI an Indian dessert resembling ice cream [n -S] KURTA a shirt worn in India [n -S] LATHI a heavy stick of bamboo and iron in India [n -S] LOTAH a small water vessel used in India [n -S] : LOTA LUNGI a loincloth worn by men in India [n -S] : LUNGEE LUNGI LUNGYI MAHUA an Indian tree [n -S] : MAHUA(s) MAHWA mahua (an Indian tree) [n -S] MOHUR a former gold coin of India [n -S] MUDRA a hand gesture in East Indian classical dancing [n -S] NIZAM a former sovereign of India [n -S] PIPAL a fig tree of India [n -S] POOJA puja (a Hindu prayer ritual) [n -S] PRANA breath as a life-giving force in Hinduism [n -S] PUNJI a sharp bamboo stake placed and concealed so as to impale an enemy [n -S] PUNKA a ceiling fan used in India [n -S] PURDA {purdah=n} [n -S] : PARDAH PURDA PURDAH RAITA an Indian salad made with yogurt and chopped vegetables or fruits [n -S] RAJAH a king or prince in India [n -S] RANEE {rani=n} [n -S] RISHI a Hindu sage [n -S] RUPEE a monetary unit of India [n -S] SADHU a Hindu holy man [n -S] SAHIB sir; master -- used as a term of respect in colonial India [n -S] SAICE {syce=n} [n -S] : SAICE SICE SYCE SAKTI the wife of a god in Hinduism [n -S] SANGH an association promoting unity between the different groups in Hinduism [n -S] SAROD a lute of northern India [n -S] SASIN an antelope of India [n -S] SEPOY a native of India serving in the British army [n -POYS] SITAR a lute of India [n -S] : SITARIST(s) SOWAR a mounted native soldier in India [n -S] SUBAH a province of India [n -S] SUTRA a Hindu aphorism [n -S] : SUTTA SUTTA {sutra=n} [n -S] SWAMI a Hindu religious teacher [n -S] SWAMY {swami=n} [n -MIES] TALUK an estate in India [n -S] TEPOY {teapoy=n} [n -POYS] TIKKA an Indian dish of meat cooked on a skewer [n -S] TILAK a mark worn on the forehead by Hindus [n -S] TONGA a light cart used in India [n -S] VAKIL {vakeel=n} [n -S] VARNA any of the four main Hindu social classes [n -S] AHIMSA the Hindu principle of nonviolence [n -S] AMBARI {ambary=n} [n -S] AMBARY an East Indian plant [n -RIES] : AMBARI AMRITA a beverage that bestows immortality in Hindu mythology [n -S] ASHRAM a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage [n -S] : ASRAMA ASRAMA {ashram=n} [n -S] : ASHRAMA(s) AVATAR the incarnation of a Hindu deity [n -S] BANIAN a Hindu merchant [n -S] BANYAN an East Indian tree [n -S] BHAKTA one who practices bhakti [n -S] BHAKTI a selfless devotion to a deity in Hinduism [n -S] BHARAL a goatlike Asian mammal [n -S] DACOIT a bandit in India [n -S] : DACOITY, DAKOIT(s) DAKOIT {dacoit=n} [n -S] : DAKOITY DEODAR an East Indian cedar [n -S] DHARMA conformity to Hindu law [n -S] : DHARMIC [adj] DHARNA a form of protest in India [n -S] DHOOLY {dooly=n} [n -LIES] : DHOOLY DOOLEE DOOLIE DOOLY DHOORA {durra=n} [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA DHOOTI {dhoti=n} [n -S] : DHOOTI DHOOTIE DHOTI DHUTI DHURNA {dharna=n} [n -S] DHYANA profound meditation in Hinduism [n -S] DJINNI {jinni=n} [n DJINN] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) DJINNY {jinni=n} [n DJINN] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) DOOLEE a stretcher for the sick or wounded [n -S] : DHOOLY DOOLEE DOOLIE DOOLY DOOLIE {doolee=n} [n -S] : DHOOLY DOOLEE DOOLIE DOOLY DOURAH {durra=n} [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA DURBAR the court of a native ruler in India [n -S] DURIAN an East Indian tree [n -S] : DURION(s) DURION {durian=n} [n -S] DURRIE {dhurrie=n} [n -S] FAKEER {fakir=n} [n -S] : FAKEER FAKIR FAQIR FAQUIR FAQUIR {fakir=n} [n -S] : FAKEER FAKIR FAQIR FAQUIR GHARRI {gharry=n} [n -S] GHARRY a carriage used in India [n -RIES] HOOLIE easy; slow [adj] : HOOLY HOUDAH {howdah=n} [n -S] HOWDAH a seat on an elephant or camel for riders [n -S] JINNEE {jinn=n} [n JINN] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) KEDDAH an enclosure for elephants [n -S] KHEDAH {keddah=n} [n -S] KOOKUM kokum (an East Indian tree) [n -S] : KOKAM KOKUM KOOKUM KUMKUM a red powder used by Hindu women [n -S] LASCAR an East Indian sailor [n -S] : LASHKAR LINGAM a Hindu phallic symbol [n -S] LUNGEE {lungi=n} [n -S] : LUNGEE LUNGI LUNGYI LUNGYI {lungi=n} [n -S] : LUNGEE LUNGI LUNGYI MAHANT a chief Hindu priest [n -S] MAHOUT the keeper and driver of an elephant [n -S] MANTRA a mystical formula of prayer or incantation in Hinduism [n -S] : MANTRIC [adj] MASALA a blend of spices used in Indian cooking [n -S] MEHNDI the art of painting patterns on the skin with henna [n -S] MOKSHA the final release of the soul from reincarnations in Hinduism [n -S] NAUTCH a dancing exhibition in India [n -ES] PAJAMA a garment for sleeping or lounging [n -S], PAJAMAED : PYJAMA(s) PAKORA a small spicy cake of fried batter with vegetables or meat [n -S] PANDIT a wise or learned man in India [n -S] PANEER a milk curd cheese [n -S] PARDAH {purdah=n} [n -S] : PARDAH PURDA PURDAH PIKAKE an East Indian vine [n -S] PRAJNA ultimate knowledge in Buddhism and Hinduism [n -S] PUNDIT a Hindu scholar [n -S] : PUNDITIC [adj] PURANA a Hindu scripture [n -S] : PURANIC [adj] PURDAH a curtain used in India to seclude women [n -S] : PARDAH PURDA PURDAH PYJAMA {pajama=n} [n -S] SAMOSA a filled pastry turnover [n -S] SANSAR {sarsar=n} [n -S] SARDAR {sirdar=n} [n -S] SARSAR a cold, whistling wind [n -S] SESAME an East Indian plant [n -S] SIDDHA one who has attained perfection in Hinduism [n -S] SIDDHI the perfection attained by a siddha [n -S] SIRDAR a person of rank in India [n -S] : SARDAR SMRITI a text of Hindu religious teachings [n -S] SOUCAR a Hindu banker [n -S] : SOWCAR SOWCAR {soucar=n} [n -S] SRADHA a Hindu ceremonial offering [n -S] SUTTEE a Hindu widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him [n -S] : SATI(s) SVARAJ {swaraj=n} [n -ES] SWARAJ self-government in British India [n -ES] : SVARAJ, SWARAJISM, SWARAJIST TAHSIL a district in India [n -S] : TAHSILDAR(s) TAMBUR {tambura=n} [n -S] : TAMBOURA TAMBUR TAMBURA TANTRA one of a class of Hindu religious writings [n -S] : TANTRIC [adj] TEAPOY a small table used in serving tea [n -POYS] : TEPOY TRIBAL a member of an aboriginal people of India [n -S] VAKEEL a native lawyer in India [n -S] : VAKIL ZANANA {zenana=n} [n -S] ZENANA the section of a house in India reserved for women [n -S] : ZANANA ZILLAH an administrative district in India [n -S] ASHRAMA a stage of life in Hinduism [n -S] : ASRAMA(s) ASTANGA ashtanga (a type of yoga (a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines)) [n -S] : ASHTANGA ASTANGA ASTHANGA BAHADUR a Hindu title of respect [n -S] BRAHMAN a member of the highest Hindu caste [n -S] BHANGRA a form of popular Punjabi dance music [n -S] BIRYANI an Indian dish of meat, fish, or vegetables and rice [n -S] CHAMPAC {champak=n} [n -S] : CHAMPAC CHAMPACA CHAMPAK CHAMPAK an East Indian tree [n -S] : CHAMPAC CHAMPACA CHAMPAK CHAPATI an unleavened bread of India [n -S] : CHAPATI CHAPATTI CHAPPATI CHARPAI {charpoy=n} [n -S] CHARPOY a bed used in India [n -POYS] : CHARPAI CHUTNEE {chutney=n} [n -S] CHUTNEY a sweet and sour sauce [n -NEYS] : CHUTNEE DACOITY robbery by dacoits [n -COITIES] : DAKOITY DAKOITY {dacoity=n} [n -TIES] DARSHAN a Hindu blessing [n -S] DHOOTIE {dhoti=n} [n -S] : DHOOTI DHOOTIE DHOTI DHUTI DHOURRA {durra=n} [n -S] : DHOORA DHOURRA DOURA DOURAH DURA DURR DURRA DHURRIE a cotton rug made in India [n -S] : DURRIE GINGELI {gingelly=n} [n -S] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI GINGELY {gingelly=n} [n -LIES] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI GINGILI {gingelly=n} [n GINGILIS] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI HANUMAN an East Indian monkey [n -S] HARIJAN an outcaste in India [n -S] JEMADAR an officer in the army of India [n -S] : JEMIDAR JEMIDAR {jemadar=n} [n -S] LASHKAR {lascar=n} [n -S] MAHATMA a Hindu sage [n -S] MANDALA a Hindu or Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe [n -S] : MANDALIC [adj] PACHISI a board game of India [n -S] : PACHISI PARCHEESI PARCHESI PARCHISI PAPADAM {papadum=n} [n -S] : PAPADAM PAPADOM PAPADUM PAPPADAM POPPADOM POPPADUM PAPADOM {papadum=n} [n -S] : PAPADAM PAPADOM PAPADUM PAPPADAM POPPADOM POPPADUM PAPADUM a thin, crisp bread of India [n -S] : PAPADAM PAPADOM PAPADUM PAPPADAM POPPADOM POPPADUM SUBADAR {subahdar=n} [n -S] TAMASHA a public entertainment in India [n -S] TAMBURA a stringed instrument [n -S] : TAMBOURA TAMBUR TAMBURA TANDOOR a clay oven [n -DOORS or -DOORI] THUGGEE thuggery in India [n -S] SANYASI sannyasi (a Hindu monk) [n -S] SATSANG a sacred gathering in Hinduism [n -S] ASHTANGA a type of yoga (a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines) [n -S] : ASHTANGA ASTANGA ASTHANGA ASTHANGA ashtanga (a type of yoga (a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines)) [n -S] : ASHTANGA ASTANGA ASTHANGA AYURVEDA a Hindu system of medicine [n -S] BUNGALOW a small cottage [n -S] CHAMPACA {champak=n} [n -S] : CHAMPAC CHAMPACA CHAMPAK CHAPATTI {chapati=n} [n -S] : CHAPATI CHAPATTI CHAPPATI CHAPPATI a round, flat, unleavened bread of India [n -S] : CHAPATI CHAPATTI CHAPPATI CUTCHERY a judicial office in India [n -CHERIES] GINGELEY {gingelly=n} [n -LEYS] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI GINGELLI {gingelly=n} [n -S] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI GINGELLY the sesame seed or its oil [n -LIES] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI GINGILLI {gingelly=n} [n -S] : GINGELEY GINGELI GINGELLI GINGELLY GINGELY GINGILI GINGILLI KEDGEREE a food in India [n -S] MAHARAJA a king or prince in India [n -S] : MAHARAJAH MAHARANI the wife of a maharaja [n -S] : MAHARANEE MEMSAHIB a European woman living in colonial India [n -S] MRIDANGA a drum of India [n -S] MULLIGAN a stew of various meats and vegetables [n -S] PACHOULI an East Indian herb [n -S] PAJAMAED wearing pajamas [adj] PAPPADAM {papadum=n} [n -S] : PAPADAM PAPADOM PAPADUM PAPPADAM POPPADOM POPPADUM PARCHESI {pachisi=n} [n -S] : PACHISI PARCHEESI PARCHESI PARCHISI PARCHISI {pachisi=n} [n -S] : PACHISI PARCHEESI PARCHESI PARCHISI POPPADOM {papadum=n} [n -S] : PAPADAM PAPADOM PAPADUM PAPPADAM POPPADOM POPPADUM POPPADUM {papadum=n} [n -S] : PAPADAM PAPADOM PAPADUM PAPPADAM POPPADOM POPPADUM OUTCASTE a Hindu who has been expelled from his caste [n -S] SAMSKARA a Hindu purification ceremony [n -S] SANNYASI a Hindu monk [n -S] : SANYASI(s) SITARIST one who plays the sitar [n -S] SUBAHDAR a governor of a subah [n -S] : SUBADAR TAMBOURA {tambura=n} [n -S] : TAMBOURA TAMBUR TAMBURA TANDOORI food cooked in a TANDOOR oven [n -S] TANTRISM a school of Buddhism incorporating Hindu and pagan elements [n -S] TURMERIC an East Indian herb [n -S] ZAMINDAR a tax collector in precolonial India [n -S] : ZAMINDARI(s) ZEMINDAR(s) ZEMINDAR {zamindar=n} [n -S], ZEMINDARY BAHUVRIHI [n -S] compound word where two parts don't define the whole (e.g., "Grapenuts") KUNDALINI type of yoga [n -S] MAHARAJAH [n -S] : MAHARAJA MAHARANEE [n -S] : MAHARANI MAHARISHI [n -S] PARCHEESI [n -S] : PACHISI PARCHEESI PARCHESI PARCHISI SWARAJISM [n -S] SWARAJIST [n -S] TAHSILDAR a district official in India [n -S] : TAHSIL(s) VANASPATI [n -S] ZAMINDARI the system of tax collection by zamindars [n -S] : ZEMINDARY ZEMINDARY {zamindari=n} [n -RIES] PANJANDRUM [n -DRUMS or -DRA] SATYAGRAHA [n -S] MULLIGATAWNY [n -NIES] * List compiled from OWL3 + OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka