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- DUNGAREESHeavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
- DUPATTAA double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.
- DVANDVAA copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sansk
- EMBLICThe fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)
- FILMIMusic written especially for Bollywood films.
- FLATHaving no variations in height.
- FLEAA small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
- FULLContaining the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- GADIA cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
- GANJAMarijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
- GARUDAA large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
- GAURAn Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
- GAVIALAlternative form of gharial.
- GAYALBos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of domestic cattle.
- GHARIALA crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.
- GHATA descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place.
- GHEEA type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking.
- GHERAOA protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
- GOADA long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- GOBARDried cow dung used directly as fuel or as a source of gas.
- GOOLIESThe testicles.
- GOOLYsingular of goolies: a testicle.
- GOONDAA hired thug.
- GOPURAMA monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a temple, especially in Southern India.
- GORAPertaining to a fair-skinned or European person.
- GORGONA vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- GUARAn annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
- GURUIn Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya.
- HACKERYA two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
- HARTALthe closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike.
- HATHAThe fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- HEINIEThe buttocks.
- HIJRAA eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
- HODJAA Muslim schoolmaster.
- HOUSEA structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
- IXORAAny of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.
- JACKALAny of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
- JACONETA type of cotton cloth, especially as dyed and waterproofed.
- JAMBULAn evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
- JAMPANSynonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.
- JAWARSorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
- JEQUIRITYAbrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.
- JINGALA type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.
- JISMSpirit or energy.
- JUNGLEA large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.
- KALPAA period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).
- KANTHAA form of embroidery in parts of South Asia, used to make cushions and quilts.
- KARMAThe sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
- KEDGEREEKhichdi.
- KERMESAny of several insects of the genus Kermes.
- KHANDAA double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism.
- KHILAFATcaliphate
- KHUDA steep cleft in a hillside; a ravine.
- KIRPANA ceremonial sword that must be worn at all times by baptized Sikhs, and one of the five Ks.
- KIRTANA call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
- KOELA cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
- KOTWALThe leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
- KRAITAny of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia.
- KUMARIA living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.
- KUTCHAImperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
- LACQUERA glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
- LANGURAny of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).
- LATHIA heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
- LINGAMThe aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
- LOOTSynonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly during the sacking of a town in war or after successful combat.
- LOTAA spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
- LUNGIA garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
- MAHARANIThe wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.
- MALIA member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
- MANASThe mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
- MANDALAA graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
- MANDIRA Hindu temple.
- MAYAMagic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
- MEHNDIA henna plant (Lawsonia inermis).
- MELAA Hindu religious festival.
- MINAAlternative spelling of myna.
- MOKSHAIn Indian philosophy and theology, the final liberation of the soul or consciousness from samsara and the bringing to an end of all the suffering involved in being subject to the c
- MONALAny of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
- MOOLISynonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
- MOUSEAny mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
- MUDRAAny of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
- MUKHTARA minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Alb
- MUNGmung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
- MURVASynonym of marool.
- MURVASSynonym of marool.
- MYNAOne of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- NAIKA lord or governor in South Asia.
- NAMASTEA greeting in contexts relating to Indian culture or the New Age movement.
- NARDA flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
- NARGHILEA large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
- NAUTCHA dance in the Indian subcontinent, performed by professional dancing girls.
- NEEMAzadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.
- NILGAIA large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.
- NUMDAHAn Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.
- OPALA mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone fou
- ORANGEAn evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
- PACHISIAn ancient Indian board game in which players, throwing dice, shells, etc. to determine the distance of each move, attempt to be the first to take all of their counters around the
- PADMAlotus blossom
- PAGODAA Hindu temple.
- PAIKA foot soldier or armed attendant, in some cases holding land in exchange for military service.