About this post:
TNTET is a competitive exam for teachers who are handling classes from 1st std to 8th std. Every year TRB – Teacher Recruitment Board conducts TET Paper 1 & Paper 2 exam.
In this post, I gave you a very important topic which is TNTET English Borrowed words.
We already upload TNTET Paper 1 important questions and answers with complete explanation. It is in an MCQ type. Which are MCQ#1, MCQ#2 & MCQ#3.
Previous Year question: The word “Vendetta” borrowed from the language ____ . a) Italian b) Spanish c) Sanskrit d) Latin. Ans: a) Italian.
Words borrowed from other languages:
| Words | Language borrowed from |
| Ahimsa | Sanskrit |
| Yoga | Sanskrit |
| Curry | Tamil |
| Dal/Dhal | Hindi |
| Dhoti | Hindi |
| Ghat | Hindi |
| Lathi | Hindi |
| Purdah | Urdu |
| Bona fide | Latin |
| Etcetera (etc) | Latin |
| Exempli Gracia (e.9) | Latin |
| Lbidem | Latin |
| Id Est (i.e) | Latin |
| Nota Bene (N.B) | Latin |
| Repertoire | Latin (repertorium) |
| Repartee | French |
| Valet | French |
| Bonanza | Spanish |
| Cantina | Spanish |
| Finale | Italian |
| Vendetta | Italian |
| Psyche | Greek |
| Chaos | Greek |
| Climax | Greek |
| Kudos | Greek |
| Trauma | Greek |
