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^ Cash in the sense of 'small copper coins' entered English from Tamil via Portuguese.See also Notes English Words List With Meaning The third edition of the OED, published online since 2000, contains approximately 400,000 words. 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. Name of the place it originates from (Calicut) Teak, a tropical hardwood tree called tekku (தேக்கு) in Tamil, tekka in Malayalam, Telugu teku, and Kannada tegu.Sambal, a spicy condiment from Malay, which may have borrowed the word from a Dravidian language such as Tamil or Telugu.Peacock, a type of bird from Old English pawa, the earlier etymology is uncertain, but one possible source is Tamil tokei (தோகை) 'peacock feather', via Latin or Greek.Pariah, a social outcast from Tamil paṟaiyar (பறையர்) or Malayalam paṟayan, 'drummer'.Pagoda, a religious building etymology uncertain but perhaps influenced by Tamil pagavadi (பகாவடி) 'house belonging to a deity'.Orange, a citrus fruit, or a color named for the fruit cognates exist in several Dravidian languages.

Mung, a type of bean ultimately from Sanskrit mudga (मुद्ग), which is the name of the bean and the plant, perhaps via Tamil mūngu (முங்கு) 'soak', or perhaps from mũg (मूँग), the name of the bean in Hindi, which is not a Dravidian language.

Mongoose, a small carnivorous mammal from southern Eurasia or Africa, known for killing snakes probably ultimately from a Dravidian language, with spelling influenced by the English word goose.

Mango, A tropical fruit origin probably from Malayalam or Tamil.

Jaggery, coarse brown sugar made from palm and sugarcane via Portuguese jágara probably from Malayalam chakkara (ചക്കര) or Kannada sakkare, having its origins in Sanskrit.

Hot toddy, beverage made of alcoholic liquor with hot water, sugar, and spices from Hindi tari 'palm sap', probably from a Dravidian language.

Gunny, an inexpensive bag from Sanskrit via Hindi and Marathi, perhaps ultimately from a Dravidian language such as Tulu.

Godown, synonym to warehouse English from Malay, which in turn may have borrowed it from Telugu giḍangi or Tamil kiṭanku.

Ginger, a fragrant spice exact route from Dravidian is uncertain, but possibly from Tamil inchi (இஞ்சி) or Malayalam inchi (ഇഞ്ചി).

Curry, a variety of dishes flavored with a spicy sauce cognates exist in several Dravidian languages.

Cowry, the shells of certain sea snails, or the snails themselves via Hindi and Urdu from Sanskrit kaparda (कपर्द), which may be related to Tamil kotu (கோது) 'shell'.

ENGLISH VOCABULARY WITH MALAYALAM MEANING PDF PORTABLE

Cot, a bedstead or a portable bed via Hindi from Sanskrit, which in turn may have come from a Dravidian source such as Tamil kattil.Coolie, a labourer or slave, a South Asian person possibly from Tamil cooli (கூலி) 'labour', or possibly from Koḷī 'Gujarati people' in Gujarati, which is not a Dravidian language.Congee, porridge, water with rice uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji (கஞ்சி), Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaṇni.The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Coir, cord/rope, fibre from husk of coconut from Malayalam kayar (കയർ) or Tamil kayiru (கயிறு).Candy, crystallized sugar or confection made from sugar via Persian qand, which is probably from a Dravidian language, ultimately stemming from the Sanskrit root word 'Khanda'.Betel, a leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family from Portuguese betel, which probably comes from Tamil or Malayalam.Aiyo, a word used to express distress, regret and fear, either from Tamil aiyō or Sinhalese ayiyō.Where lexicographers generally agree on a source language, the words are listed by language. Words of disputed or less certain origin are in the 'Dravidian languages' list. Some of the words can be traced to specific languages, but others have disputed or uncertain origins.