VY-teks -- Latin
vieo (to bind, to weave, to tie up); a reference to the use of
Vitex agnus-castus in basketry ...
Dave's Botanary •
Wikipedia
try-FOH-lee-a -- three leaves, or each leaf divided into three parts ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: Arabian lilac, simple-leaf chaste tree, three-leaved chaste tree •
Assamese: অনন্ত ononto •
Bengali: পানি সমালু pani samalu •
Dogri: बन्हां banha •
Gujarati: ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi •
Hindi: सफेद संबल safed sambal, सम्भालू sambhalu •
Kachchhi: અછી નિગડ achi nigad •
Kannada:
ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi,
ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi. ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki •
Konkani: ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu, निर्गुंडी nirgundi •
Malayalam: കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi, വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanocchi •
Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi •
Marathi: लिंगूर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi •
Odia:
ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara,
ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa
•
Punjabi: ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga •
Sanskrit: अनन्ता ananta, कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi, सिन्दुवार sinduvara •
Tamil: சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci •
Telugu:
చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru
vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru
vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili •
Tibetan: si ndu ba ra •
Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki •
Urdu: سمبهالو sambhalu
botanical names:
Vitex trifolia L. ...
POWO, retrieved 27 January 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet;
just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be
best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken
sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Arabian lilac
simple-leaf chaste tree
three-leaved chaste tree
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
অনন্ত ononto
- Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
পানি সমালু pani samalu
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
बन्हां banha
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
सफेद संबल safed sambal
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
सम्भालू sambhalu
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
અછી નિગડ achi nigad
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki
ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi
ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in:
Devanagari (कोंकणी) /
Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) /
Romi (
Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu