Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
bumalo bummalo bumaloti bummaloti | a small marine Asiatic fish used in India as a relish; aka Bombay duck. [Marathi bombil]. N.B. BUMALO does not change in the plural: no BUMALOS*. BUMMALO and BUMMALOTI do take S. |
gadi gaddi | the cushioned throne of an Indian ruler. |
kokum | an E. Indian tree. [Marathi kokam, mangosteen]. |
mongoose mungoose | an Indian animal of the civet family, a great slayer of snakes and rats. [Marathi mangus]. Pl. of MONGOOSE can be MONGOOSES or MONGEESE, but the pl. of MUNGOOSE can only be MUNGOOSES. There is a French form MANGOUSTE. |
surra | a trypanosome disease of the blood in horses. [Marathi sura, wheezing]. |
tutenag | an alloy of zinc, copper etc. [Marathi tuttinag]. |