Re: I got a group.. maybe

posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 07:16pm on 2004-12-19
Off the top of my head (and subject to being looked up in case I'm wrong) --
Hindi: "Jungle"
Chinese: "Typhoon"
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Re: I got a group.. maybe

posted by [identity profile] realinterrobang.livejournal.com at 04:11am on 2004-12-20
I think we also got "shampoo" from one of the Indian languages, not to mention jodhpurs, gymkhana, curry, and rupee, just to start with.

One South American word (of uncertain origin) that's in English is "mate," a two syllable word (ma-teh) meaning a tealike drink...

A similar interesting question would be, "What living languages have not borrowed words from English?"
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