Saturday, 12 November 2022

When you hear 'jodhpurs' are you hearing English or Hindi?

'Jodhpurs' is a word borrowed from Hindi 'Jodhphur'. The word entered the English language some time around 1899.


jodhpurs [noun] [1899]
  • riding breeches cut full through the hips and close-fitting from knee to ankle
  • an ankle-high boot fastened with a strap that is buckled at the side
See 'jodhpurs' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Hindi.

Etymology: India
See more loan words from 1800s.


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