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English Words of Dravidian Origin
The following English words have been acquired either directly from Dravidian languages ( Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and so on) or else indirectly by passing from them into other languages and then into English.
Based on the definition, guess the word.
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Last updated: March 4, 2023
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| First submitted | March 4, 2023 |
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PeregrineFalcon
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Level 78
Mar 20, 2025
Nice quiz, but 'cash' (as in legal tender) is not of Dravidian origin. The historical coins from India known as 'cash' is from Tamil but it is etymologically unrelated to the first sense.
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