ancient india wordlists

Guru

expert instructor or top teacher

yoga

a portal to the soul via exercise of the body

karma

trajectory of the Hindu soul

bungalow

small cottage hideaway

catamaran

double bow sail boat

khaki

off brown off yellow fabric

curry

hot tasting spice

gunny

sack for carrying grains

polo

game played with horses, mallets, and a ball

mongul

rich chieftain

mantra

repetitive chant

patchouli

fragrant flower oil

Nirvana

endpoint of the Hindu soul

aura

carisma

cot

small portable bed

cashmere

expensive velvet fabric

dharma

right ordered

shampoo

fragrant oil for the scalp

swami

Hindu spiritual teacher

jodhpurs

wide hip pants

cummerbund

sash worn around the waist

jungle

Thick dense uninhabited forest

pundit

priestly scribe

shawl

womens fabric worn around the shoulders and neck

sacred cow

cow that is scared to the Hindu religion

dungarees

heavy cotton pants

lacquer

shiny paint coating

chutney

pickled spicy vegetable mix

avatar

Hindu gods appearing in human bodily form

bangle

decorated jeweler for the wrists

loot

stolen goods

pajamas

leg wraps worn at bedtime

juggernaut

heard or animal stampede

thug

criminal

veranda

covered porch or patio

punch

5 fruit sugared drink

roti

unleavened flatbread for wraps

typhoon

eastern hemisphere hurricane

cushy

comfortable and pleasurable

brahmin

aristocratic high class

bengali

person from the Bengal region

punjabi

person from Punjab region

candy

hard sweet snack

mongoose

snake killing mammal

namaste

hello

dinghy

small boat

cheetah

high speed big cat

cheroot

small cigar

calico

spotted

varna

cast / the five classes of Hinduism