MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

HINDI INDEX

In alphabetical order of the romanised names

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Notes

to new Unicode-compatible Hindi index  (Nov. 2006)

 

 

A

Aaluu -> Solanum tuberosum L.

Aam -> Mangifera indica L.

Adarak -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Amaruud -> Psidium guajava L.

Anaaj -> Triticum spp.

Anaanaash -> Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Anannaas -> Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. Possibly wrong spelling

Anguur -> Vitis vinifera L.

Arahara -> Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (Arhar Group)

Asal raaii -> Brassica juncea L.

 

B

Baigan -> Solanum melongena L. var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees

Baralaaii -> Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp. integrifolia (H. West) Thell.

Bhaang -> Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam) E. Small & Cronquist

Bins -> Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Boraa -> Zizyphus sp. Not yet botanically identified.

 

C

Cerii -> Prunus cerasus L.

Chan -> Cicer arietinum L. Possibly wrong spelling

Chanaa (Rajasthan) -> Cicer arietinum L.

Channaa daal -> Cicer arietinum L. Possibly wrong spelling

Chenaa -> Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum

Chiire kutakii -> Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult. subsp. psilopodium (Trin.) Wet

Cholaa -> Cicer arietinum L. (Kabuli Group)

Chunnaa -> Cicer arietinum L. Possibly wrong spelling

Ciinaa -> Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum

Cinaa -> Panicum miliaceum L. subsp. miliaceum

 

 

 

D

Daalaciinii -> Cinnamomum verum J. Presl.

Dhaan -> Oryza sativa

Dhaniyaa -> Coriandrum sativum L.

Dord -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper

 

E

no reliable name recorded so far.

 

F

no reliable name recorded so far.

 

G

Gannaa -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Giiniigaas -> Panicum maximum Jacq.

Gobhii -> Brassica oleracea L.

Gobhii sarason -> Brassica rapa L. (Trilocularis Group)

Gunaaraa -> Panicum antidotale Retz.

 

 

H

Haldii -> Curcuma longa L.

Haraa mirch -> Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Harii muung -> Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata

 

I

Ilaayacii -> Elettaria cardamomom (L.) Maton

Iikh -> Saccharum officinarum L.

 

J

Jiiraa -> Cuminum cyminum L.

 

K

Kaajuu -> Anacardium occidentale L.

Kaalaa chana -> Cicer arietinum L. (Desi Group) 'Melanospermum'

Kaalaa jiiraa -> Bunium bulbocastanum L.

Kaalaa jiiraa -> Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch.

Kaalaa jiiraa -> Carum carvi L.

Kaalaa jiiraa -> Cuminum cyminum L. 'Shah Jira'

Kaalaa jiiraa -> Nigella sativa L.

Kaalaa matara -> Vicia faba L. var. faba

Kaalii mirch -> Piper nigrum L.

Kaalii raaii -> Brassica nigra (L.) W. D. J. Koch

Kaalii til -> Sesamum indicum L. 'Melanospermum'

Kaalii sarason -> Brassica rapa L. (Dichotoma Group)

Kaans -> Saccharum spontaneum ?

Kadduu -> Cucurbita maxima Duchesne subsp. maxima

Kelaa -> Musa spp.

Kungu -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Kutakii -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Kutakii -> Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult. subsp. sumatrense

 

 

 

 

L

Laahaa -> Brassica juncea L.

Laal mirch -> Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

Laal mirch -> Capsicum frutescens L.

Lobiaa -> Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers subsp. unguiculata Possibly wrong spelling

 

M

Mausamii -> Citrus limettioides Tan. (C. lumia) (sweet lime ?) see also Saathukkudi see also Mitha nimbu all these names need checking (Sweet lime in Lonely Planet, Mosambi Melta = Sweet orange C. sinensis in Dept. Ag. India)

Masuraa (Marathi) -> Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris

Masuur -> Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris

Masuuri -> Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris

Masuuriidaal -> Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris

Matar -> Pisum sativum L.

Mirch -> Capsicum frutescens L.

Muungaphalii -> Arachis hypogaea L.

Munj -> Saccharum bengalense Retz.

Munj sentha -> Saccharum bengalense Retz.

Muung -> Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata

Muung -> Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata

Muulii -> Raphanus sativus L. var. longipinnatus L. H. Bailey.

 

 

 

N

Naariyal kaa per -> Cocos nucifera L.

Naarangii -> Citrus aurantium ? Citrus reticulata ?

Niimbuu -> Citrus limonia Osbeck

 

P

Paalak -> Spinacia oleracea L.

Pahaadii raaii -> Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. var. rugosa (Roxb.) N. Tsen & S. N. Lee

Papiitaa -> Carica papaya L.

Phuul gobhii -> Brassica oleracea L. (Botrytis Group)

Piisii raaii -> Brassica rapa L. (Trilocularis Group)

Piisii sarason -> Brassica rapa L. (Trilocularis Group)

Pistaa -> Pistacia vera L.

Pyaaz -> Allium cepa L.

 

 

 

Q

no reliable name recorded so far.

 

R

Raaii -> Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp. integrifolia (H. West) Thell.

Raajamaa -> Phaseolus vulgaris L. 'Red Kidney'

Rongii -> Not yet botanically identified.

 

S

Saanvaa -> Panicum miliare Lam.

Saaraa -> Saccharum bengalense Retz.

Safed jiiraa -> Cuminum cyminum L.

Safed kadduu -> Cucurbita sp.

Safed raaii -> Sinapis alba L. subsp. alba

Safed til -> Sesamum indicum L.

Safed ziiraa -> Cuminum cyminum L.

Santaraa -> Citrus reticulata xxx ?

Sem -> Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet

Shataavarii -> Asparagus officinalis L.

Shimla mirch -> Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum

 

T

Tamaatar -> Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. esculentum

Thiikarii -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper

Tuur -> Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (Tur Group)

 

U

Ukh -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Uraad -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper Possibly wrong spelling

Urd -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper

Urdad -> Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper Possibly wrong spelling

 

 

W

 

Z

Ziiraa -> Cuminum cyminum L.

 

 

Main reference(s) used in the compilation of this index :

 

Delacy Richard, 1998, Hindi & Urdu Phrasebook. Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd. Australia.

Indiatastes.com, 2001, Glossary of Ingredients.
< http://www.indiatastes.com/glossary/glossary.html >
< http://www.indiatastes.com/glossary/2.html > Image Gallery.

Ministry Agriculture India, 2001, GLOSSARY OF ENGLISH, BOTANICAL AND HINDI NAMES OF CROPS, Official website of Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. < http://www.nic.in/agricoop/statistics/gloss1.htm >.

Monisha Bharadwaj 1998, The Indian Kitchen, Kyle Cathie Ltd.

 

 

 

 

Main contributor(s) to this index (Personal communication) :

Sanjay Singh, Manjusha Verma, Biranchi Patra, Pankaj Oudhia.

 

 

 

 

 

Note(s)

This rough draft index is under construction and subject to overnight changes until this note is removed.

 

 

 

 

 

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