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- Pashmina
- from Hindi पश्मीना, Urdu پشمينه, ultimately from Persian پشمينه.
- Poori
- from Hindi poori, from Sanskrit पुर (pura) or "cake".
- Punch
- from Hindi and Urdu panch پانچ, meaning "five". The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. The original drink was named paantsch.
- Pundit
- from पण्डित Pandit, meaning a learned scholar or Priest.
- Pukka
- (UK slang: "genuine") from Pakkā पक्का,پکا cooked, ripe, solid.
- Pyjamas
- from Hindi, पैजामा (paijaamaa), meaning "leg garment", coined from Persian پاى "foot, leg" and جامه "garment" .
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