Word origins

• Shamsher JangA Hindu princely title, Sword of War.
• ShashiprabhaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• Shauraseni PrakritAn extinct Prakrit language of northern India, most notably used in medieval drama.
• shehnaiAn ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
• shikakaiSynonym of soap acacia.
• shikaraA type of small wooden boat
• shikargahA hunting-ground, or enclosed preserve.
• shikshakarmiAn education worker.
• shilajitA tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.
• ShilpiA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• shirorekhaThe horizontal line on top of every character in Devanagari script.
• ShirshakA male given name from India, of Nepalese and Indian usage.
• shishyaIn Indian traditions: a disciple who receives spiritual knowledge from a guru.
• shivambuurotherapy
• shokeA hobby, a favourite pursuit or whim.
• shooldarryA small tent with a steep sloping roof and low sides.
• ShravastiA district of Devipatan division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Bhinga.
• SiddharthnagarA city and district of Basti division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• silladarA member of a troop of irregular cavalry.
• singharaThe water caltrop.
• sirkyA kind of unplaited matting formed by laying the fine cylindrical culms from the upper part of the grass Tripidium bengalense side by side, and binding them in single or double layers. It may be laid under the thatch of a house, used to cover carts and palanquins, to make table-mats, etc.
• sissooA leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
• sitaphalA sugar apple / custard apple, Annona squamosa.
• SitapurA city and district of Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• sittringyA carpet of coloured cotton, often striped.
• solar topeeA pith helmet.
• SonbhadraA district of Mirzapur division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Robertsganj.
• SoonamookeeThe state barge of the governor-general of India.
• soormaA preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.
• subadarThe governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
• sub-cheeseEverything; all there is.
• sugee cakeA soft cake made with semolina flour and a high concentration of egg yolks, part of Eurasian, Malay, and Chinese cuisine.
• sukhpalSynonym of chowpaul.
• sumaneneA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, of scientific interest because the molecule can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene.
• sumjaoTo threaten or coerce.
• SunakA surname.
• sunnudA charter or warrant.
• surpetiSynonym of shruti box.
• sursingarA rare plucked string instrument from India used in the dhrupad genre.
• SusmitaA female given name from India, of Indian usage.
• SwapnilA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• SwargaHeaven, Paradise
• swarmandalAn Indian zither.
• taanA rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
• tabasheerA translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo and used in traditional Asian medicine.
• tahsilAn administrative division in India and Pakistan.
• takidAn official reminder.
• talabA pond for harvesting rainwater.
• TalkatoraA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• tamashbeenspectator; onlooker; sightseer
• tanpuraA Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
• taporiA street-smart dealer, often associated with a flashy style.
• tarafA division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.
• tarafdarThe person in charge of a taraf.
• tatkalAt once; immediately.
• tawizAn amulet or locket containing verses from the Qur'an or other Islamic prayers and symbols.
• teapoyOriginally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
• Tedhi PuliyaA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• teen pattiA gambling card game that originated in the Indian subcontinent, with influences from three card brag and poker.
• teesraA backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.
• tejpatmalabathrum
• TelibaghA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• tenduA move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
• ThakurganjA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• tharraAn alcoholic drink of North India and Pakistan, made from yeast fermentation of sugar cane or wheat husk, and often brewed illegally.
• thumriA genre of light classical north Indian music.
• ticcaEngaged by the job, or on a contract.
• tikka masalaOf a style of Indian dish in which the main ingredient (such as chicken) is marinated, usually (but not necessarily) cooked in a tandoor and served in a masala sauce.
• tikorA starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia).
• tindaA squash-like cucurbit grown for its immature fruit.
• tobraA horse's nosebag.
• tom-tomA small drum, often one of a joined pair, beaten with the hands, frequently associated with tribal cultures.
• tonjonAn open sedan chair raised on single poles front and back.
• topeeA pith helmet.
• topeewalaA European, during the colonial period.
• TribeniA town in Hooghly district in West Bengal where the river Bhagirathi Hooghly (one of the two main distributaries of the Ganges) splits into three more distributaries; it is of great significance to Hindus.
• Triveni NagarA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Tukde Tukde GangLeftist mass-media groups and companies that oppose Narendra Modi's administration and Hindutva.
• tulwarA type of curved sword used in India and throughout South Asia.
• tussarA deep gold-coloured silk produced from larvae of several species of silk worms belonging to the moth genus Antheraea
• UjjwalA surname.
• undekhaNot edited or abridged by a censor; uncut.
• UnnaoA city and district of Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• urad dalA bean (Vigna mungo) or a dish made from it.
• Uttar PradeshiOf, from, or pertaining to Uttar Pradesh, or the Uttar Pradeshi people.
• VidishaA city in central Madhya Pradesh, India.
• Vikas NagarA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• VivaanA male given name from Sanskrit.
• wazukhanaA pool in a mosque where worshippers wash themselves, as part of wudu, before praying.
• YerpeduA neighborhood of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
• zailAn administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
• zaildarA native officer in charge of a zail.
• zamburakA small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.
• zardaThe flavoured tobacco used in paan.
• zeeracumin
• zenanaSynonym of harem (“area of house or palace for high-caste women or wives of a wealthy man; the women thus kept; the system of segregating women in this way”).