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| bumalo bummalo bumaloti bummaloti | a small marine Asiatic fish used in India as a relish; aka Bombay duck. [Marathi bombil]. N.B. BUMALO and BUMMALO do not change in the plural: no –S hook! |
| gadi gaddi | the cushioned throne of an Indian ruler. |
| kokum | an E. Indian tree. [Marathi kokam, mangosteen]. |
| mongoose mungoose | an Indian animal of the civet family, a great slayer of snakes and rats. [Marathi mangus]. Pl. of MONGOOSE can be MONGOOSES or MONGEESE, but the pl. of MUNGOOSE can only be MUNGOOSES. There is a French form MANGOUSTE. |
| surra | a trypanosome disease of the blood in horses. [Marathi sura, wheezing]. |
| tutenag | an alloy of zinc, copper etc. [Marathi tuttinag]. |