CAS LN 211 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Namaste
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I"m sure you"re aware that many hindi words have come straight from the english language, say for example. Skool - school or kampyootar - computer. These words come from both the old british rule in india and the modern global use of english. But something you might not know is that there are many common english words that actually have their origins in hindi! The english word bungalow in fact comes from the hindi word banglaa which means (of) bengali style. So next time you go to use the word. Bungalow you can think to yourself that the word comes from a bengali stye house! Guess where the word cot comes from? (well it is kind of obvious don"t you think!). It actually comes from the hindi word khaat which in. This comes from the hindi word jangal which means, well jungle. Remember that what i"m saying is that the english word "jungle" comes directly from the hindi word.
