English words from Marathi
- dateThe fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- candyCrystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
- MumbaiA megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.
- pantA quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- RaoA surname.
- PuneA major city and district of Maharashtra, India.
- NagpurA large city, the winter capital of Maharashtra, India.
- desaiIn west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.
- MarathiA person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.
- modiAn abugida script used for writing the Marathi, Varhadi and Sanskrit languages whose usage has dwindled since the late twentieth century.
- KareMorley Richard Kare (1922–1990), Canadian biologist and physiologist; father of Susan Kare and Jordin T. Kare
- pataAn Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.
- RaneA surname from Marathi.
- PatilA surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.
- ThackerayA surname.
- DalitA member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
- MahajanA surname from Marathi.
- KalyanA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- GokhaleA surname from Marathi.
- vaidyaA practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine.
- KamatA surname from Marathi.
- BandraA northern coastal suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- PawarA surname from Marathi.
- KolhapurA city in Maharashtra, in western India.
- deshmukhThe head or ruler of a district.
- SawantA surname from Marathi.
- ParelA neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- MarathaA member of a Hindu caste (or caste cluster) that is particularly associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra.
- KherA Hindu Brahmin surname from Kashmiri or Marathi.
- beedSynonym of was.
- SanghviA surname from Marathi.
- carambolaA tree species native to southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.
- JadhavA surname from Marathi.
- BhagwatA surname from Marathi.
- KarnikA surname.
- ChavanA surname from Marathi.
- ColabaA neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- WorliA neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- MahabaleshwarA town in Maharashtra, India.
- neeraA sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of toddy palm and widely consumed in India and other Asian countries, sometimes fermented to produce toddy.
- MirchandaniA surname from Marathi.
- DhumalA surname from Marathi.
- MumbaikarA person residing or born in the Indian city of Mumbai.
- tamashaA visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing.
- ambaryA fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), whose fiber is used for making various items, including rope, canvas and paper.
- AmbemoharA fragrant variety of rice grown in Maharashtra, India.
- BalbodhA variant of the Devanagari script adopted to write the Marathi, Konkani, Varhadi, Khandeshi and Korku languages in around the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India.
- bangdaA fish of the species Rastrelliger kanagurta.
- batata vadaA popular vegetarian fast food in Maharashtra, India, consisting of a potato mash patty coated with chickpea flour, then deep-fried and served hot with savory condiments.
- BhandaraA district of Maharashtra, India.
- bindaasIndependent and carefree; admirable, cool.
- bombilThe lizardfish (Harpadon nehereus), the Bombay duck, or bummalo, native to the Arabian Sea.
- bummaloBombay duck (flesh of the edible lizardfish)
- BycullaA neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- chawlA type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for poor working-class people.
- chevdaA kind of snack mix generally consisting of spicy ingredients.
- Chhatrapati SambhajinagarThe official name, since 2023, of the city and district of Aurangabad.
- ChokshiA surname from Marathi.
- choutAn assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
- clashyWet, rainy; muddy.
- dabbawallaA deliveryperson in Mumbai, India who collects freshly cooked food in lunchboxes from workers' residences (mostly in the suburbs), delivers it to their respective workplaces, and returns the empty containers.
- Dalal StreetA street in Mumbai where much of the Indian financial establishment is based.
- GaekwadAny member of a Maratha clan that formed a part of the Maratha Confederacy and later ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947.
- GargeA surname from Marathi.
- JanjiraA princely state in India during the British Raj, located on the Konkan coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra.
- JhingadeA transliteration of the Marathi surname झिंगाडे (jhiṅgāḍe).
- kanagiA bag for wheat or seeds, made from plant materials.
- KarambelkarA surname from Marathi.
- karanjiA sweet dumpling made with coconut.
- KhandeshiSynonym of Ahirani (an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Khandesh region of India)
- kho khoAn amateur sport played by teams of twelve players.
- kholsunThe dhole, an Asian wild dog.
- khotA form of land tenure usually based around hereditary zamindars with proprietary rights.
- KunbiAny of several castes of traditional farmers in western India.
- lavaniA genre of music and dance popular in Maharashtra.
- lugdaA type of sari as worn in Maharashtra
- MaknojiaA surname from Marathi.
- MaradiyaA surname from Marathi.
- MarediaA surname from Marathi.
- matkiThe plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.
- misalAn Indian dish of vegetables in a spicy gravy.
- Mount PoinsurA northern neighbourhood of Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Navi MumbaiA large city in Maharashtra, India.
- padwalA snake gourd.
- parijatnight jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).
- pav bhajiA Maharashtrian fast food dish of vegetable curry served on bread and garnished with coriander and chopped onions.
- peshwaOriginally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
- PunekarAn inhabitant or native of Pune.
- raatraniThe night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum.
- sallabadOf or relating to a native Indian custom or prescription, as opposed to those introduced by the British in the colonial period.
- SewriA neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- ShastrakarA surname from Marathi.
- shigramIn India, a carriage drawn by animals.
- surraA disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.
- SuvarnadurgA fort located between Mumbai and Goa on a small island in the Arabian Sea.
- thaatOne of the basic musical scales or modes used by classical Hindustani ragas, characterized by seven notes (swaras).
- thalipeethA savory multigrain flatbread popular in western India, particularly Maharashtra.
- ThanedarA surname from Marathi.
- vada pavA Maharashtrian vegetarian fast food consisting of batata vada between two slices of bread.
- VaishampayanA surname from Marathi.