This page gathers the 680 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “India” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 1 of 7: from “-ite” to “castewise”.
- -ite suffix Used to form demonyms.
- aapa noun A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
- abkari noun The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
- accredition noun The giving of credentials.
- achar noun A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.
- adda noun An informal meeting place for conversation.
- adigar noun The head man of a rural village.
- airdash verb To travel hastily by aircraft; to fly.
- ajmoda noun A plant related to ajwain, Trachyspermum roxburghianum, used as a spice and in Ayurvedic medicine.
- akhrot noun walnut.
- aldea noun a village
- all pron Used after who, what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover…
- alliance noun Marriage.
- alphabet noun An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
- amah noun A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
- ambaree noun A howdah with a canopy.
- ameen noun Any of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts, for example to investigate accounts connected with a suit, to…
- amma noun mother
- ancestral noun A descendant of one's ancestors.
- anchal noun Post; postage
- andhbhakt noun A person who unwaveringly and blindly supports a religious or political ideology and its leaders, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party and…
- andhbhakti noun Unwavering, blind support for a religious or political ideology and its leaders, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party and its leader…
- andor noun Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.
- Angrez noun An English person.
- anna noun Money (like "bucks" and "quid").
- annexure noun An appendix or attachment to a document.
- arab noun billion (sense 1); 1,000,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,00,000.
- arson verb To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.
- asana noun Indian laurel, asna (Terminalia elliptica, syn. Terminalia tomentosa), Terminalia alata, of south and southeastern Asia.
- asur noun Alternative spelling of Asura.
- atta noun A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.
- attack noun Short for heart attack.
- auto noun An autorickshaw.
- avail verb To provide; to make available.
- baba noun A baby, child.
- babu noun A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.
- bahadur noun A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon…
- bailable adj For which bail must be granted unless in special circumstances.
- bakait noun A boastful, overconfident, or rowdy person who talks or acts with exaggerated bravery, often without substance; a showoff or know-it-all.
- bakchod noun A person who engages in pointless, boastful, or foolish talk; a loudmouth or someone who talks nonsense.
- bamboo verb To penetrate sexually.
- Bangla noun A Bangladeshi.
- bangy noun A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
- bankshall noun A warehouse.
- banyan noun A vest; an undershirt; a singlet.
- barani adj Of crops: dependent on the annual rains, not on artificial irrigation.
- bargir noun A trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another…
- batchmate noun classmate
- batta noun An exchange rate.
- bearer noun A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
- beetroot noun A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
- behind someone's back prep_phrase Pursuing, nagging someone. Calque of వెంటపడు in Telugu.
- belna noun A press or mill, particularly one used for grinding sugar cane.
- beta noun a term of endearment, used towards someone of equal or lower standing such as a friend or child, similar to brother or son
- beway noun Movement; sway; influence.
- bhagwaan noun a god.
- bhaiya noun elder brother
- bhakt noun An ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen.
- bhang noun Cannabis or its preparations generally.
- Bhangi noun A member of the Bhangi caste, traditionally restricted to cleaning latrines and handling dead bodies
- bhapa noun a general pejorative term for Khatri Sikhs
- bhyacharra adj Describing a settlement made with the village as a community, the several claims and liabilities being regulated by established customs, or…
- bibi noun A grandmother.
- bill noun A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, listing the price or charge paid; a receipt.
- bioscope noun A cinema or movie theatre.
- biscuit noun A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
- black caraway noun A spice plant related to caraway and cumin, with dark seeds and an edible root, Bunium bulbocastanum.
- black money noun Money that is obtained illegally, especially that which circulates outside the formal financial system in the underworld.
- bloody adv Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.
- blouse noun A short garment worn under a sari.
- bobbery pack noun A pack of hunting dogs of different or mixed breeds.
- bogie noun A railway carriage.
- bomb noun A fart.
- Bombay duck noun A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army.
- bong noun A Bengali (from West Bengal).
- boss noun A term of address to a man, especially a customer; sometimes also to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing.
- bratty noun A cake of dried cow dung, used for fuel.
- Britisher noun A Briton.
- buckshaw noun A kind of fish, possibly the Bombay duck.
- bund noun A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
- bunk verb To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually 'to bunk off').
- bunker noun One who bunks off; a truant from school.
- bunniah noun banker; moneylender
- bunya noun A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.
- burger noun Any sandwich that uses two bread rolls or buns (in North America it only refers to a sandwich with two buns or bread rolls and a meat…
- bursautee noun A disease of horses caused by Pythium insidiosum, thought to be especially common in the rainy season, and characterized by pustular…
- bus stand noun A bus station or bus depot, usually with a shelter over the top.
- butcha noun The young of any animal.
- byheart verb To recite from memory.
- cabin noun A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.
- calling bell noun A doorbell.
- camp noun Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively.
- can verb To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed). third-person singular simple present indicative of can
- canongo noun In upper India, and formerly in Bengal, the registrar of a tahsil, or other revenue subdivision, who receives the reports of the patwaris…
- cantonment noun A permanent military station.
- capitation noun A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.
- capsicum noun The non-spicy fruit of the above plants, such as the bell pepper.
- carry bag noun A small bag, typically made of cloth, vinyl, or some other pliable material, used for carrying items when walking.
- cartable adj Able to be traveled by cart.
- castewise adj In terms of caste.