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Lexical Semantics & Pragmatics March, 24th 2005 Handout 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 origin Arts bonsai, haiku, origami, karaoke Military and martial arts terminology Aikido, Judo Karate-do Kendo Sumo jujutsu ninja samurai Clothing kimono sushi Other geisha sayonara tsunami Yen tycoon List of English words of Korean origin taekwondo taekyon List of English words of Arabic origin adobe admiral albatross alcohol algebra algorithm alkali Allah apricot arsenal artichoke baklava bedouin checkmate chemistry cotton giraffe harem hashish jasmine jihad lemon lime magazine massage mattress minaret mosque mummy Orange Sahara scarlet sesame spinach sugar sultan zircon zenith zero talisman List of English words of Hawaiian origin hula hoop aloha hula luau List of English words of Hebrew origin bar mitzvah Hallelujah Satan seraph abacus kibbutz jubilee List of English words of Tamil origin cash curry mango List of words of Turkish origin baklava caftan caviar coffee Cossack divan horde pasha Tartar tulip turkey yoghurt Page 1 of 2

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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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