The Ten Avatars Of Vishnu. Aditya From Sanskrit āditya, The

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The ten avatars of Vishnu. Aditya from Sanskrit āditya, the Vedic sun god. [1] Agni from Sanskrit Agnih, which means "fire". [2] Ahimsa from Sanskrit ahimsā, which means "not-harmful". [3] Ambarella through Sinhalese ultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of tree. [4] Amrita from Sanskrit amrtam, nectar of everlasting life. [5] Aniline through German, French and Portuguese from Arabic al-nili, ultimately from Sanskrit nili. [6] Annapurna from Sanskrit, consort of Shiva and an aspect of Devi. [7] Arya from Sanskrit ārya. [8] Aryan from Latin Ariana, from Greek Aria, ultimately from Sanskrit Arya-s "noble, honorable". [9] Asana from Sanskrit āsanam which means "seat", a term describing yoga postures. [10] Ashram ultimately from Sanskrit āsramah, a religious hermitage. [11] Asura

from Sanskrit a-sura, which means "negation of sura [god]", ie someone who have demonish qualities or someone who is against God. [12] "Sura" in Sanskrit also means liquor / alcoholic drink. A-sura means the one who does not drink liquor. Atoll through Maldivean probably ultimately from Sanskrit antala. [13] Aubergine from Catalan alberginera, via Arabic (al-badinjan) and Persian (badin-gan) ultimately from Sanskrit vātinganah. [14] Avatar from Sanskrit avatarana, which means "descent". [15] Ayurveda from Sanskrit āyurvedah, which means "knowledge of life". [16]

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A handcoloured engraving of Brahma. Bandana from Hindi bandhnu, ultimately from Sanskrit badhnati, "binds". [17] Banyan from Sanskrit vanija, which means "a merchant". [18] Basmati through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit vāsah. [19] Bahuvrihi from Sanskrit bahuvrīhih, a composite word. [20] Beryl from Old French beryl, via Latin, Greek and Prakrit (veruliya) ultimately from Sanskrit vaidurya-, of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of Belur. [21] Bhagavad-Gita from Sanskrit, which means "song of the sublime". [22] Bhagavata from Sanskrit, one loyal to Bhagavat. [23]

Bhakti from Sanskrit bhakti, which means "loyalty". [24] Bhang from Hindi bhang, which is from Sanskrit bhangah "hemp". [25] Bharata from Sanskrit bhārata. [26] Bidi through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit vītikam. [27] Brahma from Sanskrit brahmā, which means "a prayer". [28] Brahman from Sanskrit brāhmana. [29] Brahmin from Sanskrit brahmana-s, from brahman. [30] Brinjal from Persian badingān, probably from Sanskrit vātingana. [31] Buddha from Sanskrit buddha, which means "awakened, enligtened", refers to Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism[32] Also refers to one who is enlightened in accordance with the teachings of Buddha or a likeness of Buddha[33]

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A cheetah. Candy from Old French sucre candi, via Arabic and Persian probably ultimately from Sanskrit khanda "sugar", perhaps from Dravidian. [34] Carmine from French carmin, via Middle Latin from Arabic qirmiz "crimson", which is from Sanskrit krimiga. [35] Cash from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kAcu, which is from Sanskrit karsha, a weight of gold or silver. This is the proper noun related with the miscellaneous coins of small value, common noun "cash" is not of Sanskrit origin. [36] Cashmere

from Kashmir, the Himalayan region where this wool is from. [37] Chador through Urdu and Persian ultimately from Sanskrit chattram. [38] Chakra from Sanskrit cakra, which means "a circle, a wheel". [39] Champac through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit campaka, an evergreen tree. [40] Cheetah from Hindi chita "a leopard", from Sanskrit chitraka, which means "speckled". [41] Chintz from Hindi chint, which is from Sanskrit chitra-s "clear, bright". [42] Chit from Hindi chitthi "a letter, note", which is from Sanskrit chitra-s "uniquely marked". [43] Chuddar through Urdu ultimately from Sanskrit chattram. [44] Chukar via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit cakorah. [45] Chukker from Hindi chakkar, from Sanskrit cakra, "a circle, a wheel". [46] Citipati from Sanskrit citi-pati, which means "a funeral pyre lord". [47] Cot from Hindi khat "a couch", which is from Sanskrit khatva. [48] Cowrie from Hindi and Urdu kauri, which is from Sanskrit kaparda, probably related to Tamil. [49] Crimson from Old Spanish cremesin, via Middle Latin from Arabic qirmiz "a kermes", which is ultimately from Sanskrit krmi-ja. [50]

[edit] D Dahl through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit dalah, meaning cotyledon of a pea pod, a type of Indian food, also refers to lentil in the US. [51] Das from Sanskrit daasa, a slave or servant. [52] Datura through Latin and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit dhattūrāh, a kind of flowering plant. [53] Deodar through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit devadāru, a kind of tree. [54] Deva, Diva from Sanskrit deva, which means "a god", akin to Latin deus, "god". Diva means day like in divakara, sun who makes the day.[55]

Devi from Sanskrit devi, which means "a goddess". [56] Dharma from Sanskrit, which means "law, justice". [57] Dhoti through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit dhūnoti, traditional garment of men's wear in India. [58] Dinghy from Hindi dingi "a tiny boat", probably from Sanskrit drona-m. [59]

[edit] E Emerald from Latin smaragdus, via Greek ultimately from Semitic or from Sanskrit marakata, "emerald". [60][61]

[edit] F Falafel from Arabic, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit pippalī. [62]

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A ginger field Ganesh via Hindi Gaŋeś ultimately from Sanskrit Gaŋeśa. [63] Ganja via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit gāñjyā, which means "of hemp". [64] Gaur via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit gaurah. [65] Gavial through French and Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ghantikah, a kind of crocodile. [66]

Gayal

perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit gauh via Bengali, a kind of animal. [67] Gharry perhaps finally from Sanskrit gartah via Hindi, a kind of vehicle. [68] Ghee through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit ghritam. [69] Ginger from Middle Latin gingiber via Latin and Greek from Prakrit singabera, ultimately from Sanskrit srngaveram, which means "body of a horn", perhaps a Sanskrit folk etymology, an ancient Dravidian etymology is probable. [70] Guar through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit gopālī, an annual legume. [71] Gunny via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit goni "sack". [72] Gupta from Sanskrit goptri, the name of a Hindu dynasty. [73] Gurkha via Nepalese ultimately from Sanskrit goraksah, "a cowherd". [74] Guru via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit guru-s, which means "a teacher". [75]

[edit] H Hanuman through Hindi from Sanskrit Hanuman, a kind of small monkey, Hindu mythological God. [76] Hare Krishna from Sanskrit Hare and Krishna. [77] Himalaya from Sanskrit himalayah, which means "place of snow". [78] Hindi from Hindi Hind, via Persian Hindu "Sind" ultimately from Sanskrit sindhu, which means "a river". [79] Hindu via Persian Hindu ultimately from Sanskrit sindhu, which means "a river". [80]

[edit] I Indra a prominent Vedic god, in charge of rain and thunder. indra ia a god of rain and thunder like seyus . He is the leader of all gods like air(vaayu),water(varuna),fire(agni) lives in devalookam(swargam,heven). [81]

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Jackal from Turkish çakal, from Persian shaghal, from Middle Indic shagal, ultimately from Sanskrit srgalah "the howler". [82] Jaggery via Portuguese perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit sarkara. [83] Jain or Jaina through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit jaina, which means "concerning the saints". [84] Jungle through Hindi jangal "a desert, forest" ultimately from Sanskrit jangala-s, which means "arid". [85] Juggernaut through Hindi jagannath ultimately from Sanskrit jagat-natha-s, which means "lord of the world". [86] Jute via Bengali jhuto ultimately from Sanskrit juta-s, which means "twisted hair". [87]

[edit] K Kali from Sanskrit kali. [88] Kama Sutra from Sanskrit Kāma Sutra, which means kāma "desire" and sutra. [89] Karma from Sanskrit karman, which means "work, fate". [90] Kedgeree probably ultimately from Sanskrit krśarah. [91] Kermes perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit via French and Arabic. [92] Kos through Hindi kos ultimately from Sanskrit krosah, which means "a call, a shout". [93]

Krait through Hindi probably ultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of snake. [94] Krishna from Sanskrit krshnah, which means "black one", an avatar of Vishnu. [95] Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead from whom all other avataras emanate. [96] Khaki Hindi meaning 'of the dust'

[edit] L Lac through Persian and Hindi lakh from Prakrit lakkha, ultimately from Sanskrit laksha. [97] Lacquer

through French and Portuguese from Arabic lakk, via Prakrit ultimately from Sanskrit laksha. [98] Langur through Hindi probably ultimately from Sanskrit langūlam. [99] Lilac via Arabic lilak from Persian nilak meaning "bluish", ultimately from Sanskrit nila, which means "dark blue". [100] Loot ultimately from Sanskrit lota-m through Hindi, which means "a booty, stolen thing". [101]

[edit] M Mahabharata from Sanskrit Mahābhāratam, great story of the Bhāratas. [102] Maharajah through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit maha-rājān, which means "a great king". [103]

Maharani through Hindi finally from Sanskrit mahārājnī, which means "consort of a maharajah". [104] Maharishi from Sanskrit maha-rishi, which means "a great sage". [105] Mahatma from Sanskrit mahatman, which means "a great breath, soul". [106] Mahayana from Sanskrit maha-yana, which means "a great vehicle". [107] Mahout via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit mahāmātrah. [108] Mandala from Sanskrit mandala, which means "a disc, circle". [109] Mandarin via Malay and Hindi mantri "a councillor" ultimately from Sanskrit mantri, which means "an advisor". [110] Mantra from Sanskrit mantra-s which means "a holy message or text". [111] Maratha from Sanskrit Maharastra, which means "a great country". [112] Marut from Sanskrit, a group of storm gods, sons of Rudra. [113] Maya from Sanskrit māyā, a religious term related with illusion. [114] Meerkat from Dutch meerkat, or probably through Hindi markat ultimately from Sanskrit markata meaning "an ape". [115] Mitra

from Sanskrit Mitrah, which means "a friend". [116] Moksha from Sanskrit moksha, liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. [117] Mugger via Hindi and Urdu ultimately from Sanskrit makara, like a crocodile, which attacks stealthily. [118] Mung bean through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit mudgah, a kind of bean. [119] Musk via Late Latin and Late Greek moskhos from Persian mushk, ultimately from Sanskrit muska-s meaning "a testicle". [120] Mynah through Hindi maina ultimately from Sanskrit madana-s, which means "love". [121]

[edit] N Nainsook through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit nayanam-sukh, a kind of fabric. [122] Namaste through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit namas-te, which means "bowing to you". [123]

Nard through Old French and Latin from Greek nardos, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit naladam. [124] Narghile through French and Persian nārghīleh ultimately from Sanskrit nārikelah. [125] Nark probably from Romany nak "a nose", via Hindi nak ultimately from Sanskrit nakra. [126] Neem through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit nimbah, a kind of tree. [127] Nilgai through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit nīla-gauh, an ox-like animal. [128] Nirvana from Sanskrit nirvana-s which means "extinction, blowing out". [129]

[edit] O Opal through Latin from Greek, probably ultimately from Sanskrit upalah. [130] Orange through Old French orenge, Middle Latin orenge and Italian arancia from Arabic naranj, via Persian narang and Sanskrit naranga-s meaning "an orange tree", ultimately from Tamil aru and anju meaning six and five, referring to the eleven segments of the orange's fruit. [131]

[edit] R Raga via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rāgah, melodic modes used in Indian classical music. [132] Raita ultimately from Sanskrit via Hindi rāytā, a south Asian condiment and side dish made of yogurt and vegetables. [133] Raj through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rājā, which means "a king". Raj means kingdom or domain of a ruler. [134] Rajah through Hindi from Sanskrit rājān, which means "a king". [135] Rama from Sanskrit Ramah, which means "pretty". [136] Ramayana from Sanskrit Rāmāyanam, which means "the gait of Rama". [137] Ramtil through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rāmatilah, which means "a dark sesame". [138]

Rani through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit rājnī, consort of a rajah. [139] Rice via Old French and Italian from Latin oriza, which is from Greek oryza, through an Indo-Iranian tongue finally from Sanskrit vrihi-s "rice", Tamil origin is also possible.[140] Tamil word is "arisi".[citation needed] Rigveda from Sanskrit rigveda, which means "knowledge of praise". [141] Rudra from Sanskrit, father of the storm gods. [142] Rupee through Hindi rupiyā ultimately from Sanskrit rūpyakam, an Indian silver coin. [143]

Rye via Romani from Sanskrit rājā, rye is used to define a gypsy person. [144]

[edit] S Saccharovia Latin and Greek from Pali sakkharā, ultimately from Sanskrit sarkarā. [145] Sadhu ultimately from Sanskrit sādhu. [146] Samadhi from Sanskrit samadhi, which means "putting together". [147] Sambal

through Malay and Tamil ultimately from Sanskrit sambhārei. [148] Sambar through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit śambarah, a kind of Asian deer. [149] Samsara from Sanskrit samsAra, which means "passing through". [150] Sandal via Old French and Arabic ultimately from Sanskrit candanam, this is the word sandalwood, not related to sandals which is a type of footwear. [151] Sandhi ultimately from Sanskrit samdhih, a wide variety of phonological processes. [152] Sangha from Sanskrit saṅgha, a community of Buddhist monks and nuns. [153] Sanskrit from Sanskrit samskrtam "put together, well-formed". [154] Sapphire via Latin sapphirus and Greek sappheiros from a Semitic tongue, but probably finally from Sanskrit sanipriya. [155] Sarasvati from Sanskrit Sarasvati, name of a holy stream. [156] Sari through Hindi sari and Prakrit sadi, finally from Sanskrit sati "garment". [157] Satyagraha from Sanskrit satyagraha, which means "insisting on truth". [158] Sattva from Sanskrit sattvah, which means "truth". [159] Shaman through Russian from Tungus shaman, perhaps from Chinese sha men, via Prakrit finally from Sanskrit sramana-s "a Buddhist monk". [160] Shampoo via Hindi champo probably from Sanskrit capayati, which means "kneads". [161] Shawl from Persian shal, finally from Sanskrit satI, which means "a strip of cloth". [162] Shiva or Siva through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit Sivah, which means "gracious". [163] Siddha from Sanskrit siddhah, which means "achieved, accomplished". [164] Sikh through Hindi sikh "a disciple", ultimately from Sanskrit siksati which means "studies". [165] Singh via Hindi Singh finally from Sanskrit simhah which means "a lion". [166] Singapore via Malay ultimately from Sanskrit Simhapuram, literally "the lion city". [167] Sinhala from Sanskrit Simhala which means "Sri Lanka". [168] Sinhalese

from Sanskrit simhala which means "of lions". [169] Stupa from Sanskrit stūpah which means "crown of the head". [170] Sudra from Sanskrit śūdrah. [171] Sugar through Middle Latin succarum, Arabic sukkar and Persian shakar ultimately from Sanskrit sharkara which means "sugar". [172] Sulfur from Latin sulfur, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit sulvari. [173][174][175] Sunn via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit sāna, a kind of Asian plant. [176] Sutra from Sanskrit sutram which means "a rule". [177] Suttee through Hindi finally from Sanskrit sati, which means "an honorable woman". [178] Swami through Hindi swami ultimately from Sanskrit svami, which means "a master". [179] Swastika from Sanskrit svastika, which means "one associated with well-being, a lucky charm". [180]

[edit] T Taka via Bengali from Sanskrit tankah. [181] Talipot through Hindi from Sanskrit tālapattram, a kind of tree. [182] Tendu via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit tainduka. [183] Tantra from Sanskrit tantram, which means "weave". [184] Thug through Marathi and Hindi thag probably ultimately from Sanskrit sthaga, which means "a scoundrel". [185] Til from Sanskrit tilah, a kind of plant. [186] Toddy through Hindi tari ultimately from Sanskrit tala-s, a Dravidian origin is also probable. [187] Tola via Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit tulā, a traditional Indian unit of mass. [188] Toon through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit tunnah, a kind of tree. [189] Tope through Hindi probably from Prakrit thūpo, finally from Sanskrit stūpah. [190]

Tussah through Hindi finally from Sanskrit tasaram, a large moth. [191] Tutty through Old French, Arabic and Persian ultimately from Sanskrit tuttham, a Dravidian origin is also probable. [192]

[edit] V Varuna from Sanskrit varunah, the lord of oceans. [193] Veda from Sanskrit veda, which means "knowledge, holy book". [194] Vimana from Sanskrit vimana meaning plane, also referred to the top of the temple tower, sanctum santorum. [195] Vina ultimately from Sanskrit through Hindi, a kind of instrument. [196] Vishnu from Sanskrit Vishnu, a chief Hindu deity. [197] Vritra a snake-demon and the leader of the Danavas. [198] Veranda : A verandah or veranda is a roofed opened gallery or porch वरणडः. [199]

[edit] W Wanderoo through Sinhalese finally from Sanskrit vānarah, a kind of monkey. [200] Wat via Thai ultimately from Sanskrit vātah. [201]

[edit] Y Yoga through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit yoga-s, which means "yoke, union". [202] Yogi through Hindi yogi from Sanskrit yoga, one who practices yoga or ascetic. [203]

[edit] Z Zen through Japanese and Chinese ch'an ultimately from Sanskrit dhyana, which means "a meditation". [204] This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.