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This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words has changed slightly after being borrowed. Both languages belong to the Indo-European language family and have numerous cognate terms; these words are not of Sanskrit origin and are not included. ==A== ; Ahimsa : from Sanskrit अहिंसा ''ahimsā'', which means "not injuring anything, do not harm anyone".〔American Heritage Dictionary, (Ahimsa ), Quote: "doctrine expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures and urging the avoidance of harm and violence." * (Ahimsa ), Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Koeln, Germany (2009) * Mayton, D. M., & Burrows, C. A. (2012), ''Psychology of Nonviolence'', The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology, Vol. 1, pages 713-716 and 720-723, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-4051-9644-4〕 ; Ambarella : through Sinhalese: ඇඹරැල්ලා ultimately from Sanskrit: अम्बरेल्ला, a kind of tree.〔(American Heritage Dictionary – Ambarella )〕 ; Amrita : from Sanskrit अमृतम् ''amṛtam'', nectar of everlasting life.〔(American Heritage Dictionary – Amrita )〕 (see Ambrosia) ; Aniline : through (ドイツ語:Anilin), French: Aniline and Portuguese: Anil from Arabic النيل ''al-nili'' and Persian نیلا ''nila'', ultimately from Sanskrit नीली ''nili''.〔(Merriam-Webster Online – Aniline )〕 ; Apadravya : from Sanskrit which refers to a male genital piercing where a barbell passes through the penis. Mentioned in Indian literature in the Kama Sutra ; Aryan : from Latin ''Ariana'', from Greek Ἀρεία ''Areia'', ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य ''Arya-s'' "noble, honorable". ; Asana : from Sanskrit आसन ''āsana'' which means "seat", a term describing yoga postures.〔(American Heritage Dictionary – Asana )〕 ; Ashram : ultimately from Sanskrit आश्रम ''āśrama'', a religious hermitage.〔(American Heritage Dictionary – Ashram )〕 ; Atoll : through Maldivean:އަތޮޅު probably ultimately from Sanskrit अन्तला ''antala''.〔(American Heritage Dictionary – Atoll )〕 ; Aubergine : from French ''aubergine'', in Catalan ''alberginera'', via Arabic (باذِنْجان ''al-badinjan'') and Persian (بادنجان ''badin-gan'') ultimately from Sanskrit वातिगगम ''vātigagama'', meaning aubergine or eggplant in American English. ; Avatar : from Sanskrit अवतार ''avatāra'', which means "descent", an avatar refers to the human incarnation of God during times of distress on earth. Thus, Krishna and Rāma were both avatars of Vishnu, who also manifested himself as an avatar many other times, ten of which are considered the most significant. ; Ayurveda : from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद ''āyurveda'', which means "knowledge of life".〔(American Heritage Dictionary – Ayurveda )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of English words of Sanskrit origin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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