Vernacular (Western Pahari) name of Gnaphalium affine D.Don in Himachal Pradesh

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 10, 2023, 1:44:26 AM1/10/23

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Dear Anil Kumar ji,

Please help me with the vernacular name "dhudupatar" in Devanagari script, of Pseudognaphalium affine (D.Don) Anderb. (syn. Gnaphalium affine D.Don) ... listed in a thesis of Dr Ved Prakash - Studies on the ethnobotany of Shikari Devi Sanctuary and Kamrunag Hills, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.

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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 11, 2023, 2:56:49 AM1/11/23

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Thank you very much Anil ji for this help with the name and its etymology.

Regards.

Dinesh

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Subject: Re: Vernacular (Western Pahari) name of Gnaphalium affine D.Don in Himachal Pradesh
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Good morning, Valke ji

Dudhupattar = दुधूपत्तर

दुधू= milk

पत्तर= leaf

This name is used in Mandi area only. I am trying to find its name in other parts of H.P. also.

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Dr. Anil K. Thakur

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 12, 2023, 3:40:37 AM1/12/23

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Thank you very much Anil ji for the elaborate meaning. It makes the compilation rich.

Regards.

Dinesh

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Meaning is, leaves are white like milk.

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On Wed, 11 Jan 2023, 11:20 am Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur, <aniltha...@gmail.com> wrote:

Good morning, Valke ji

Dudhupattar = दुधूपत्तर
दुधू= milk
पत्तर= leaf

This name is used in Mandi area only. I am trying to find its name in other parts of H.P. also.
Regards
Dr. Anil K. Thakur

On Tue, 10 Jan 2023, 12:14 Dinesh Valke, <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 12, 2023, 3:42:33 AM1/12/23

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Thank you very much Anil ji for this help with the name in Lahauli.

Would it be written as परवाह ?

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Dinesh

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To: Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com>

Local name in Lahaul valley is Parvah.
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Jan 15, 2023, 2:39:27 PM1/15/23

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Thanks, Anil ji and Dinesh ji

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Jan 15, 2023, 10:21:02 PM1/15/23

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I think, परवा

I am still trying to confirm from people from that area. Although HP is a small state, it has varied cultures and many dialects.

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Dinesh Valke

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Jan 15, 2023, 11:04:09 PM1/15/23

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Ok, thank you very much Anil ji.

Until we get validation, I will go with परवा parva.

I agree, all mountainous regions have varied cultures and dialects. Few days back, I searched the internet to know about languages / dialects spoken in Himachal Pradesh; I found as many as 26 dialects, could be more. Listed are: Baghati, Barari, Chambeali, Kahluri, Kangri, Kinnauri, Kullvi, Lahauli, Mahasu Pahari, Mandeali, Sirmauri, Spiti ... may be few missed. And there are sub-dialects too !