What are the words of Indian origin that have been recently made part of OED (Oxford English Dictionary) ?
(Sept/Oct 2017)
Answers
About 70 words from Indian languages have been included in the Oxford English Dictionary during Sept/Oct 2017. Some of them are:
Annan, Anna, Dal, aiyo, abba, bhelpuri, puri.
Papad, keema, funda, diya, Devi, desh, chacha,
Chamcha, bhavan, didi, chaudari, bapu , belon.
Bada, bada din, achcha, bhindi, dadagiri, jai,
Mirch masala, nagar, Namkeen, mirch, nivas.
Sevak, sevika, Surya namaskar, tappa.
Udyog, vada, avatar, Ek dum, bhuna, adda.
Parishad, Bhagwan, Bhakti, bhajan, dicky.
Deshi/desi, badmash, bandh, dhaba, bindaas.
Hinglish, videshi, Aryan, Chakra, dharma, guru.
Nirvana, juggernaut, Pariah, pundit, purdah.
Bandana, bindi, bangle, dhoti, jodhpur, curry.
Basmati, ghee, kebab, chutney, bunglow.
Loot, chit, chana, chana dal, Cataraman, bachcha.
Mata, churidar, ganja, pukka, yaar.
Some words have multiple meanings. Achcha means good and also an exclamation. Anna means elder brother and also used to address/greet another person. Aiyo is an exclamation in case of being sorry.
So we could now use these words freely in English without hesitation.