Lexical Semantics & Pragmatics March, 24th 2005Handout

Asian borrowings

List of English words of Chinese origin

bonsai, feng shui, kaolin, ketchup, kung fu, Yin Yang, typhoon

List of English words of Japanese originArts

bonsai, haiku, origami, karaoke

Military and martial arts terminologyAikido,Judo

Karate-doKendoSumojujutsuninja

samuraiClothingkimonosushiOther

geishasayonaratsunamiYentycoon

List of English words of Korean origintaekwondotaekyon

List of English words of Arabic originadobeadmiral albatrossalcoholalgebraalgorithm alkali

Allahapricot arsenal artichoke baklava bedouin checkmate

chemistrycottongiraffeharemhashishjasmine jihad

lemon limemagazinemassage mattressminaretmosque

mummyOrangeSahara scarlet sesamespinachsugar

sultanzirconzenith zero talisman

List of English words of Hawaiian originhula hoopalohahulaluau

List of English words of Hebrew originbar mitzvahHallelujah

Satan seraph

abacuskibbutz

jubilee

List of English words of Tamil origincash curry mango

List of words of Turkish origin

baklava caftan caviar coffee Cossack divan

horde pasha Tartar tulipturkey yoghurt

List of English words of Persian originarseniccaravanarsenicbazaar

caviarcheckmatechessdervish

divan jackaljasmine pajamas

zirconiumshahshawlspinach

sugar turbanserendipity

Amoy: TeaTahitian: tattooTongan: taboo

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