bungalow (English)

Where does "bungalow" come from?

The English noun 'bungalow' was borrowed from the Gujarati word 'બંગલો'[1], which means a 'Bengali-style house' or a 'detached house situated between a garden or a field'[1]. This Gujarati term shares roots with the Hindi 'बंगला' and the Bengali 'বাংলা' referring to 'Bengal'.

Full etymology tree

• bungalow (English), 'A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.'
  • borrowed બંગલો (baṅglo) (Gujarati), 'bungalow'

Ancestors

• બંગલો (Gujarati)

Cognates and doublets

• বাংলা (Bengali)
• bangalo (English)
• बंगला (Hindi)

Descendants and derived words

• bungalow (Dutch)
• bungaloft (English)
• bungaloid (English)
• Bungalow Belt (English)
• Bungalow Belt (English)
• bungalowed (English)
• California bungalow (English)
• dak bungalow (English)
• dawk bungalow (English)
• good class bungalow (English)
• bungalow (Finnish)
• bungalow (French)

Sources

1. bungalow (English) - Wiktionary
2. બંગલો (baṅglo) (Gujarati) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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