Word origins

• javitrimace
• jawarSorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
• jhalaIn Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga, often characterized by the overwhelming of the melodic component by the rhythmic component.
• jhandiA triangular flag used as a Hindu religious marker and symbol of identity.
• jharnaA spring of water.
• jharokhaA type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.
• jheelA pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.
• jhingaprawn
• jhoolThe saddlecloth, housings or trappings for an elephant, horse, or other domesticated animal.
• jhowA grassy tamarisk shrub, of species Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.
• jildiQuickly.
• jingalA type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.
• jugaadA process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.
• jugaaduA person who finds quick, clever, or low-cost solutions to problems using limited resources; a life-hacker or resourceful fixer.
• jugalbandia kind of duet in Indian classical music.
• juggerSynonym of laggar (“Falco jugger, a mid-sized falcon native to the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, Iran, and Myanmar”).
• Jungle TerryA forested region located in the present-day Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
• juwaubA formal refusal.
• kachoriAn Indian snack of flour with beans and spices.
• kafalEither of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
• KaithiA script historically used in parts of North India to write legal and administrative records.
• kajawahA camel-borne pannier, litter, or cacolet.
• kaladanaIpomoea nil, an East Indian convolvulaceous plant.
• kalakandan Indian form of cheesecake made from sweetened milk with chopped nuts and, sometimes, saffron and edible silver foil
• kalamkaria type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India
• kala namakA kind of rock salt with a pungent flavour, used in Indian cuisine.
• KalipurushA male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.
• kalonjiThe seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.
• KalwarA member of an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of north and central India, and traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor.
• KalyanpurA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• KambojA community of people living in northwestern India and Pakistan.
• KametA mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
• kanchaniA dancing girl.
• Kanhaiyaan epithet of Lord Krishna.
• kankarDetrital or residual calcium carbonate, rolled and often nodular, formed in soils of semi-arid regions.
• KankrejAn Indian breed of zebuine cattle.
• KannaujA city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• karahiA deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine.
• karelaMomordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
• karondaCarissa carandas, a flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae.
• KasganjA city and district of Aligarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• kattarStrict, rigid, fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief.
• KauraviA group of Hindustani dialects spoken around Delhi and other parts of India.
• KaushambiA district of Prayagraj division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Manjhanpur.
• kebab parathaA famous street food combination from Lucknow, consisting of soft kebabs served wrapped alongside a layered Mughlai flatbread).
• kedgereeKhichdi.
• Keshav NagarA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• khabardaarTake care; watch out.
• khaddarA coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.
• khadirThe recent alluvial bordering a large river.
• khajaA fried crispy, layered sweet pastry filled with fruits or soaked with sugar syrup, popular in northern India.
• khalasiAn Indian worker at a port or dockyard, traditionally employed in pulling vessels out of the water for maintenance and repair and returning them to the water afterwards.
• khapraA khapra beetle.
• khargoshRabbit.
• kharitaA silk bag enclosing a letter to or from a native noble.
• khartalA type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument
• khassOf an estate: retained in the hands of government.
• khatiyaA rope bed.
• kheerA sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
• KheriKheri (a town and tehsil in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India).
• khichdiA South Asian dish of rice and lentils.
• khubani ka meethaAn Indian dessert made from dried apricots boiled with syrup.
• khudA steep cleft in a hillside; a ravine.
• khurmaAn Indian dessert made of fried dough coated in sugar.
• khyalA form of Indian song composed of two matras.
• kikarA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica var nilotica.
• kiranaA convenience store.
• KoeriA traditionally agricultural Indian caste also referred to as Maurya and Kushwaha in northern India.
• koftgariOrnamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art.
• kothiA bungalow.
• krantikariA revolutionary.
• Krishna NagarA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• kubberNews.
• KukrailA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• kulfiA flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling ice cream.
• kulharA kind of disposable terracotta cup from South Asia.
• kulthiA bean grown for food or horse fodder, the horse gram, Macrotyloma uniflorum.
• KushinagarA district of Gorakhpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Padrauna.
• kutchaImperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
• ladduA ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.
• laggarThe jugger (Falco jugger), a mid-sized falcon native to the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, Iran, and Myanmar, which is similar to the European lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) and the American prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus).
• laharaa repetitive instrumental melody used to accompany a tabla or pakhawaj solo in Hindustani classical music of North India; it is also used to accompany kathak dance performances
• Lakhimpur KheriA district of Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Lakhimpur.
• LalbaghA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• langotiA loincloth.
• lasoongarlic
• lehngaA long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women, usually with a choli (short blouse).
• lootieAn irregular soldier whose main object was plunder; a marauder.
• luanchariA traditional Indian garment consisting of an upper part (choli: blouse or bodice) and a lower part (lehnga: a long skirt).
• LucknawiOf, from or relating to the city of Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
• lumberdarThe registered representative of a coparcenary community, who is responsible for government revenue.
• maashaA traditional unit of weight in South Asia, usually about a gram and variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a tola; in modern use, standardised to 0.972 grams and a twelfth of a tola.
• maathA kind of large, thick and sweet fried puri coated with sugar syrup.
• MadhesiA member of one of several ethnic groups who live in the terai in southern Nepal.
• MadiyanvaA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• MagadhiAn Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.
• maghazbrains as offal
• mahajunA banker and merchant.
• mahamariA form of plague occurring in the southern slopes of the Himalayas.
• mahantA head or chief of a monastery.