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Urdu/Persion not Hindi !

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There are many words that are used in Urdu, but due to their high standard and meaningful position, they are also used in Hindi (borrowed from Urdu). In this article some of the words (that were used in Urdu and were then added to Hindi) are of Persian origin not Urdu/Hindi. e.g.

  • Pyjama: It's Persian word (پاجامہ). In Persian, Paa (پا) (changed to Py for making adjective) means: Foot or for Foot and Jama (جامہ) means Clothes. In urdu/hindi, Paa is derived from Persian, the root word for Paa in urdu/hindi is Paaon (پاؤں) and for Jama is Kapra (کپڑا).
  • Sepoy: Sepoy is the changed form of Persian word Sepaahi (سپاھی). In Webster Online dictionary, the origin of word Sepoy is given as Portuguese sipai, from Hindi & Urdu sipāhī, from Persian [1] [2].

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Kushti ('good')

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Is this a Romany word that originates from India? Should it be added to this list? thanks!82.68.17.41 (talk) 11:01, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The list is for words used in the English language. You could see if there is a similar list on the Romani Wikipedia for Romani words of Hindi or Urdu origin. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 00:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]