Tamil words in English

[Michael Shapiro]

There is a small volume published by Oxford University Press (Delhi, 1984)
entitled "Common English Words in English."  It does not, however, provide
detailed etymological information.

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  Michael C. Shapiro                               Phone: (206) 543-4996
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  University of Washington                         hindimcs at u.washington.edu
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On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, N. Ganesan wrote:

> Some Tamil words that have entered English.
>
> English   Tamil
> ***************
> corundum < kuruntam
> betel < veRRilai (spoken tamil word is vettilai)
> areca < aTaikkaay
> beryl < veLiRu
> patchouli < paccilai
> cot < kaTTu
> orange < nAraGkaay
> copra < koppaRai
> coir < kayaRu
> jackfruit < cakkaip pazam
> teak < tEkku
> mulligatawny < miLakuttaNNiir
> catamaran < kaTTumaram
> cash < kAcu
> ginger < iJci
> Pariah < paRaiyan
> koel < kuyil
> mango < mAGkaay
> anicut < aNaikkaTTu
> curry < kaRi
> coolie < kUli
> kangany < kaNkaaNi
> cheroot < curuTTu
>
> Got these by searching Microsoft's Bookshelf.I am not a linguist.
> Any additions or corrections? Interested
> to know words of Dravidian words in English. Is there some good
> dictionary of English available where we can search a keyword
> like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Dravidian in that database
>
> Are rice and tamil 'arici' related?
>
> Vaguely remember a book by Subbarao, Indian words in English.
> Any bibliographical info is welcome.
>
> N. Ganesan
>