Home Borrowed words quiz Borrowed words quiz Question 1 / 10 Which of the following words comes from Hindi? Sofa Veranda Banister Pegola Which of the following is the correct origin for the word tycoon? Tycoon is borrowed from the Japanese word taikun meaning great lord or prince. Tycoon is derived from the Hindi word Taucoon, meaning wealthy man Tycoon is a Tagalog word (spelt the same as in English) from the Philippines meaning head chief Tycoon comes from the Thai word Tai Khun, meaning ship’s captain. Which of the following words or phrases originated in Chinese and made its way into the English language after it was picked up by American media during the Korean war? Brainwash Kingpin Freakout No man's land The title of which of the following films is a word borrowed from Sanskrit? Fargo Argo Avatar Vertigo The slang word cootie (lice or germ) likely entered the English language from an Austronesian language, of which te reo is one (in te reo parasite or lice is kutu). From which Asian language is it believed cootie entered the English lexicon? Malay Thai Bengali Sinhala (Sri Lanka) What Javanese word meaning a type of boat or ship has been adopted by English? Catamaran Dinghy Skiff Junk The name of which condiment originated from Hokkien (a language from Fujian, China)? Aoli Mayonnaise Ketchup Mustard Which of the following borrowed English words means squad/group leader in Japanese? Shogun Honcho Samurai Ninja Which of the following words is derived from Sanskrit? Desert Savannah Tundra Jungle The name of which of the following cities is also a verb in English? Hanoi Beijing Tokyo Shanghai Back Submit
