1, catamaran
2. mango
3. ginger
4. mulligatawney (lit. pepper water; miLaku = pepper; taNNîr = water)
5. pariah
6. candy
7. cheroot (variety of cigar, from Tamil word curuTTu meaning "rolled up".
8. coolie (after the Tamil word for "wage", "hire": kûli)
9. mandala (Sanskrit word for "circle" is maNDala, it comes from the Tamil
word muTalai (sphere), from the root muTa- (to bend, curve).
10. patchouli
11. chapati
12. madras (lightweight cotton fabric named after the city it is made in.
However, the native/official Tamil name for Madras is Chennai)
Wolfgang
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