Mind Your Ps and Qs

Do  they speak  the  same  language  on

either  side   of  the Atlantic?

India  has  leaning  towards  the British-

the  colonial influence.

On  the other  hand  several Hindi

or  Hindustani  words have  found

a  place  in  the  English lexicon.

Jungle

Bungalow (bangla)

Mantra

Avatar

Karma

nirvana

curry

chutney

tandoor

guru

serpent (sarpam)

pyjamas

juggernaut

khaki

loot

pundit

veranda

There  are  many   more

and  still  being  added.

On the other  hand  India has

its  own   form of  Hinglish.

Look  at  the  sign above.(left  one)

I  find  it  hilarious.

Ashish and  Megan took this  photo

somewhere in NE  India.

Enjoy  while  I  run  along

powder  my  slappy  ham

grab a  packet  of   chips,

load up  my  rooty tooty point  and   shooty

and dash off

to  my Anguish , sorry English Class.

I  want  to  ask them

what  is  the  connection  between

blueberry  pancakes

and  clammy rogers

Which words from  your part  of  the  world

have  enhanced  the  English  language?

Do you  use words  of  Indian origin?