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Hence also dacoity (banditry) Dekko (UK slang for 'a look') from دیکھو देखो Dekho, the imperative 'look', (دیکھو देखो) meaning look at or study something. Some sources prefer an origin from "cushion" D Dacoit from Daku, meaning a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder. Cushy from Urdu خوشی‎, k͟hushī, 'pleasure', from Persian خوش ḵuš. Cummerbund from Urdu and Persian کمربند‎, kamarband, कमरबन्द – from kamar 'waist, loins' and - bandi 'band'. Chowkat from Chokath, Urdu, a door frame. Chutney from 'chaṭnī', چٹنی, चटनी, ultimately derived from full-infinitive word 'chāṭnā', چاٹنا, चाटना, meaning 'to lick'. Chit from چٹھی चिट्ठी chitthi, a letter or note.

Chhatri from Hindi छतरी (chatrī, “umbrella, canopy”). Cheetah from chītā, چیتا, चीता, meaning "variegated". C Charpoy from Urdu: چار‎, romanized: cār, lit.'four' and پائی‎, pāʼī, 'legged, foot'. Bungalow from बंगला banglA and Urdu بنگلہ banglA, literally, "(house) in the Bengal style". Blighty "Britain" (as a term of endearment among British troops stationed in Colonial India): from Hindi-Urdu vilāyatī (विलायती, ولايتى) "foreign", ultimately from Arabo-Persian ولايتي "provincial, regional". Bangle from bāngṛī बांगड़ी, a type of bracelet. From Punjabi ਅਵਤਾਰ Aloo from Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and Sanskrit ālū. These borrowings, dating back to the colonial period, are often labeled as "Anglo-Indian".Ī Avatar From Hindi अवतार, from Sanskrit, descent of a deity from a heaven. Many entered English during the British Raj. In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies. Some of the latter are in turn of Arabic or Turkic origin. Many others are of Persian origin see List of English words of Persian origin. Many of the Hindi and Urdu equivalents have originated from Sanskrit see List of English words of Sanskrit origin. This is a list of English-language words of Hindi and Urdu origin, two distinguished registers of the Hindustani language.