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South and South East Asia

(1) Hindi/Urdu: bungalow, crore, dacoit, deodar, dinghy, dungaree, ghee, gymkhana, jodphurs, lakh, loot, paisa, pakora, Raj, samo(o)sa, shampoo, tandoori, tom-tom, wallah.
(2) Javanese: bantam, batik, gamelan, junk.
(3) Malay: amok, bamboo, caddy, camphor, cassowary, cockatoo, dugong, durian, gecko, gingham, gong, kampong/compound, kapok, kris, lory, mangosteen, orang-utan, paddy, pangolin, rattan, sago, sarong.
(4) Malayalam: betel, coir, copra, ginger, teak.
(5) Marathi: mongoose.
(6) Sanskrit through various languages: ashram, avatar, banya, banyan, beryl, brahmin, carmine, cheetah, chintz, chutney, crimson, juggernaut, jungle, jute, lacquer, mandarin, palanquin, pundit, sapphire, sugar, suttee; more or less direct: ahimsa, asana, ashrama, atman, avatar, bodhisattva, brahmin, Buddha, chakra, guru, hatha yoga, karma, lingam, maharaja(h), mahatma, mantra, Maya, nirvana, raja(h), rani/ranee, satyagraha, sutra, swastika, yantra, yoga, yogasana.
(7) Sinhala: anaconda, tourmaline.
(8) Tagalog: boondock, ylang-ylang.
(9) Tamil: catamaran, cheroot, curry, mango, mulligatawny, pariah.
(10) Telugu: bandicoot.

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