Words of Indian Origin

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1. The Hindu God, Vishnu, has "contributed" two words to the English language. One of them is "avatar" meaning incarnation, referring to his ten incarnations on the Earth to save mankind. What is the other? juggernaut gigantic humongous enormous

2. This next word, meaning outcast, comes from the name of an untouchable caste or Dalit caste, as they are now called, in Tamil Nadu. Which one? Answer: (6 letters)

3. The next word is a dish which originates from the Tamil phrase meaning pepper water. What spicy dish are we talking about? mulligatawny mullugatany muligatanny mulligatanny

4. Which personal hygeine product gets its name from the Hindi word for press, "Champna"? Answer: (Hair - one word)

5. This word, which comes from Japanese, actually has its roots in Sanksrit, since Buddhism travelled from India to the East. What is this word, which is often associated with Buddhism? Zen Nirvana Karma Dharma

6. This beverage gets its name from the Sanskrit word for five, since it is made of five ingredients. Which beverage? Answer: (A drink that really hits you!!)

7. The word "catamaran" comes from the Tamil word, "kattumaaram", meaning logs tied together. Which other kind of vessel gets its name from its Hindi equivalent? launch float dinghy raft

8. This word, referring to a generic term for a particular caste, has been used to describe the elite of an American city. Which word? Kshatriya Brahmin Vaisya Sudra

9. Indian ink gets its name from the fact that it was originally concocted in India. True False

10. This is perhaps the most recent contribution of India to the English language, at least in America. What happens to you, when you get "Bangalored"? You lose power (electricity that is) You are the only one with a TCP connection when all your neighbours got broadband You are drained of bodily fluids You get outsourced