Names of Plants in India :: Justicia adhatoda L.

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Justicia adhatoda L.

Justicia adhatoda L.

jus-TEE-see-ah -- named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist ... Dave's Botanary
ad-hat-OH-duh -- Latinized form of a Sinhalese name of a plant with bitter leaves ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Malabar nut • Ahom: aoung • Assamese: বগা বাহক boga bahok • Bengali: বাসক basak • Bodo: barsikho jola • Dogri: बसूटी basuti, बरहैंकड़ barahainkad • Gujarati: અરડૂસી aradusi, અરડૂસો araduso • Hajong: dhola chunchuni • Hindi: अरुस arus, अड़ूसा arusa, प्रामाद्य pramadya, रूस rus, सिंहपर्णी sinh-parni, वाजिनी vajini, वसाका vasaka, विसौटा visauta • Kachchhi: ધ્રાબી અરડૂસી dhrabi aradusi • Kannada: ಆಡುಮುಟ್ಟದ ಗಿಡ aadumuttada gida, ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge, ಅಡಸಾಲ adasaala, ಅಡ್ಡಸರ addasara • Kashmiri: बहिकथ् bahikath, बाँस bansa, वास wasa • Khampti: bohabahog • Kokborok: vashak • Konkani: अडूलशा adulasha, अडुलसो adulso, अडुसोगे adusoge • Malayalam: ആടലോടകം adalodakam • Manipuri: ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ nongmangkha angouba • Marathi: अडुळसा adulasa • Mishing: বাহেক ফুল bahek-phul, বাহক vahak • Mizo: kâwl-dai • Nagamese: mhejung • Nepali: असुरो asuro, कालो भासक kalo bhasaka • Nyishi: basok • Odia: ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga, ବୃଶ brusha, ନାସା nasa, ପ୍ରାମାଦ୍ୟ pramadya, ଶିବ ମଲ୍ଲିକା shiba mallika, ସିଂହ ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ simha parnni • Punjabi: ਬਸੂਟੀ basuti • Rabha: boga-baska, bokkai-mekha • Rajasthani: अडूसा adusa • Rangpuri: botsam luri • Sanskrit: अटरुष atarusa, प्रामाद्य pra-madya, सिंहास्या simhasya, वाजिदन्त vaji-danta, वाजिन् vajin, वासका vasaka, वसुक vasuka, वृषा vrsa • Tagin: basak • Tamil: ஆசலை acalai, ஆடாதோடை atatotai, ஆட்டுசம் attucam, சிம்மமுகி cimma-muki, சிங்கம் cinkam, சுவாது cuvatu, இரத்தபித்தம் iratta-pittam, காட்டுமுருங்கை kattu-murunkai, பாவட்டை pavattai, வாசை vacai, வாசாதி vacati, வைத்தியமாதா vaittiya-mata • Telugu: అడ్డసరము addasaramu • Tibetan: བཱ་ཤ་ཀ ba-sha-ka • Tulu: ಆಡಲೋಡ್ aadalodu, ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge, ಯೇಡ್ ಮುಟ್ಟಂದಿ ತಪ್ಪು yedu muttandi tappu • Urdu: ارس arus, اڙوسا arusa, پراماديه pramadya, روس rus


botanical names: Justicia adhatoda L. ... homotypic synonyms: Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth, not validly publ. • Adhatoda zeylanica Medik. • Ecbolium adhatoda (L.) Kuntze • Gendarussa adhadota (L.) Steud. ... heterotypic synonyms: Adhatoda vasica Nees ... and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Malabar nut
~~~~~ AHOM (has its own script) ~~~~~
aoung
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
বগা বাহক boga bahok
  • XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
বাসক basak
  • for Adhatoda vasica Nees ... Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De
~~~~~ BODO (or BORO) ~~~~~
barsikho jola
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
बसूटी basuti, बरहैंकड़ barahainkad
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
અરડૂસી aradusi
અરડૂસો araduso
  • for Adhatoda vasica Nees ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
~~~~~ HAJONG (has its own script) ~~~~~
dhola chunchuni
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
अरुस arus, रूस rus
अड़ूसा arusa, प्रामाद्य pramadya, सिंहपर्णी sinh-parni, वाजिनी vajini
वसाका vasaka
विसौटा visauta
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
ધ્રાબી અરડૂસી dhrabi aradusi
  • for Adhatoda vasica Nees ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಆಡುಮುಟ್ಟದ ಗಿಡ aadumuttada gida
ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge
ಅಡಸಾಲ adasaala
  • or ಅಡಸಲ adasala or ಆಡಸಾಲ aadasaala ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ಅಡ್ಡಸರ addasara
  • for Adhatoda vasica Nees ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
  • Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
बहिकथ् bahikath, बाँस bansa, वास wasa
~~~~~ KHAMPTI (has its own script) ~~~~~
bohabahog
~~~~~ KOKBOROK (or TIPPERA) ~~~~~
vashak
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
अडूलशा adulasha
  • my mother-tongue
अडुलसो adulso
अडुसोगे adusoge
  • known from Konkani-speaking community
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ആടലോടകം adalodakam
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ nongmangkha angouba
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
अडुळसा adulasa
~~~~~ MISHING (or MISING) ~~~~~
বাহেক ফুল bahek-phul, বাহক vahak
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
kâwl-dai
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~
mhejung
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
अलेहा alehaa, असुरो asuro, भसिङ्गो bhasingo, कालो भासक kaalo bhaasak
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
basok
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga, ବୃଶ brusha, ପ୍ରାମାଦ୍ୟ pramadya, ଶିବ ମଲ୍ଲିକା shiba mallika (or ଶିବ ମଲ୍ଲୀ shiba malli), ସିଂହ ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ simha parnni
ନାସା nasa
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਬਸੂਟੀ basuti
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
boga-baska, bokkai-mekha
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
अडूसा adusa
~~~~~ RANGPURI (or RAJBANSHI or KOCH-RAJBONGSHI) ~~~~~
botsam luri
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अटरुष atarusa (or अटरूष atarusa)
प्रामाद्य pramadya, सिंहास्या simhasya, वाजिदन्त vajidanta, वासका vasaka
  • for Adhatoda vasica Nees ... Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
वाजिन् vajin
  • Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
वसुक vasuka
वृषा vrsa
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
basak
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
ஆசலை acalai, ஆட்டுசம் attucam, சிம்மமுகி cimma-muki, சிங்கம் cinkam, சுவாது cuvatu, இரத்தபித்தம் iratta-pittam, காட்டுமுருங்கை kattu-murunkai, பாவட்டை pavattai, வாசை vacai, வாசாதி vacati, வைத்தியமாதா vaittiya-mata
ஆடாதோடை atatotai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
అడ్డసరము addasaramu, వాసక vasaka
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
བཱ་ཤ་ཀ ba-sha-ka
  • 84000 : Translating the words of the Buddha
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಆಡಲೋಡ್ aadalodu
ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge
ಯೇಡ್ ಮುಟ್ಟಂದಿ ತಪ್ಪು yedu muttandi tappu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
ارس arus, روس rus
اڙوسا arusa, پراماديه pramadya
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
throughout India ...
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
~~~~~ x ~~~~~




Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Excellent work dear Dinesh ji 👍
With regards, Sam.

Kiratsinh Zala

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Arduso is a different plant which is called Ailanthus excelsa in Gujarati.

Ardusi is correct 

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Many thanks, Sam ji and Garg ji for the appreciation.
Thanks very much Kiratsinh ji for the important clarification regarding the name - અરડૂસો araduso.
I have removed the name from the compilation, and put a justification in the blog.
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Dinesh Valke

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Removed a Gujarati name ...



Justicia adhatoda L.

Justicia adhatoda L.

jus-TEE-see-ah -- named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist ... Dave's Botanary
ad-hat-OH-duh -- Latinized form of a Sinhalese name of a plant with bitter leaves ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Malabar nut • Ahom: aoung • Assamese: বগা বাহক boga bahok • Bengali: বাসক basak • Bodo: barsikho jola • Dogri: बसूटी basuti, बरहैंकड़ barahainkad • Gujarati: અરડૂસી aradusi • Hajong: dhola chunchuni • Hindi: अरुस arus, अड़ूसा arusa, प्रामाद्य pramadya, रूस rus, सिंहपर्णी sinh-parni, वाजिनी vajini, वसाका vasaka, विसौटा visauta • Kachchhi: ધ્રાબી અરડૂસી dhrabi aradusi • Kannada: ಆಡುಮುಟ್ಟದ ಗಿಡ aadumuttada gida, ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge, ಅಡಸಾಲ adasaala, ಅಡ್ಡಸರ addasara • Kashmiri: बहिकथ् bahikath, बाँस bansa, वास wasa • Khampti: bohabahog • Kokborok: vashak • Konkani: अडूलशा adulasha, अडुलसो adulso, अडुसोगे adusoge • Malayalam: ആടലോടകം adalodakam • Manipuri: ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ nongmangkha angouba • Marathi: अडुळसा adulasa • Mishing: বাহেক ফুল bahek-phul, বাহক vahak • Mizo: kâwl-dai • Nagamese: mhejung • Nepali: असुरो asuro, कालो भासक kalo bhasaka • Nyishi: basok • Odia: ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga, ବୃଶ brusha, ନାସା nasa, ପ୍ରାମାଦ୍ୟ pramadya, ଶିବ ମଲ୍ଲିକା shiba mallika, ସିଂହ ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ simha parnni • Punjabi: ਬਸੂਟੀ basuti • Rabha: boga-baska, bokkai-mekha • Rajasthani: अडूसा adusa • Rangpuri: botsam luri • Sanskrit: अटरुष atarusa, प्रामाद्य pra-madya, सिंहास्या simhasya, वाजिदन्त vaji-danta, वाजिन् vajin, वासका vasaka, वसुक vasuka, वृषा vrsa • Tagin: basak • Tamil: ஆசலை acalai, ஆடாதோடை atatotai, ஆட்டுசம் attucam, சிம்மமுகி cimma-muki, சிங்கம் cinkam, சுவாது cuvatu, இரத்தபித்தம் iratta-pittam, காட்டுமுருங்கை kattu-murunkai, பாவட்டை pavattai, வாசை vacai, வாசாதி vacati, வைத்தியமாதா vaittiya-mata • Telugu: అడ్డసరము addasaramu • Tibetan: བཱ་ཤ་ཀ ba-sha-ka • Tulu: ಆಡಲೋಡ್ aadalodu, ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge, ಯೇಡ್ ಮುಟ್ಟಂದಿ ತಪ್ಪು yedu muttandi tappu • Urdu: ارس arus, اڙوسا arusa, پراماديه pramadya, روس rus
અરડૂસો araduso - wrong name for this plant
    • for Adhatoda vasica Nees ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
    • Many thanks to Kiratsinh Zala for clarification about this name ... Arduso is a different plant which is called Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. ... efloraofindia

    Eapsa

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    Thank you for putting this extensive and comprehensive list together, Dinesh-ji. 
    Justicia adhatoda is one such plant that has many regional stories across India.

    I would just like to add a point that the name ‘adhatoda’ comes from the Tamil word ‘adathoda’, which means ‘that which (even) the goat does not eat’ (Berry et al., 2020). 

    Furthermore, in our study we found that there are two distinct morphotypes of J. adhatoda, one appearing to be associated with drier, and other to wetter growing environments in India. To distinguish them, we proposed the two morphotypes to be named: Justicia adhatoda var. vasica and Justicia adhatoda var. zeylanica, respectively, for the morphotypes, in keeping with the vague north–south divide presented in the writings of earlier botanists.
    Journal of Plant Research (2020) 133:783–805
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-020-01224-w

    Dinesh Valke

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    May 24, 2023, 4:36:19 AM5/24/23
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    Thanks very much, Eapsa ji, for adding the interesting information, in this post.
    Regards.
    Dinesh

    Gurcharan Singh

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    Excellent compilation Dinesh ji

    Dinesh Valke

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    Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
    Regards.
    Dinesh

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    Dinesh Valke

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    commonly known as: Malabar nut • Ahom: aoung • Assamese: বগা বাহক boga bahok • Bengali: বাসক basak • Bodo: barsikho jola • Dogri: बसूटी basuti, बरहैंकड़ barahainkad • Gujarati: અરડૂસી aradusi • Hajong: dhola chunchuni • Hindi: अरुस arus, अड़ूसा arusa, प्रामाद्य pramadya, रूस rus, सिंहपर्णी sinh-parni, वाजिनी vajini, वसाका vasaka, विसौटा visauta • Kachchhi: ધ્રાબી અરડૂસી dhrabi aradusi • Kannada: ಆಡುಮುಟ್ಟದ ಗಿಡ aadumuttada gida, ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge, ಅಡಸಾಲ adasaala, ಅಡ್ಡಸರ addasara • Kashmiri: बहिकथ् bahikath, बाँस bansa, वास wasa • Khampti: bohabahog • Kokborok: vashak • Konkani: अडूलशा adulasha, अडुलसो adulso, अडुसोगे adusoge • Malayalam: ആടലോടകം adalodakam • Manipuri: ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ nongmangkha angouba • Marathi: अडुळसा adulasa • Mishing: বাহেক ফুল bahek-phul, বাহক vahak • Mizo: kâwl-dai • Nagamese: mhejung • Nepali: असुरो asuro, कालो भासक kalo bhasaka • Nyishi: basok • Odia: ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga, ବୃଶ brusha, ନାସା nasa, ପ୍ରାମାଦ୍ୟ pramadya, ଶିବ ମଲ୍ଲିକା shiba mallika, ସିଂହ ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ simha parnni • Pahari: बांसटी baanstee, बसूटी basooti • Punjabi: ਬਸੂਟੀ basuti • Rabha: boga-baska, bokkai-mekha • Rajasthani: अडूसा adusa • Rangpuri: botsam luri • Sanskrit: अटरुष atarusa, प्रामाद्य pra-madya, सिंहास्या simhasya, वाजिदन्त vaji-danta, वाजिन् vajin, वासका vasaka, वसुक vasuka, वृषा vrsa • Tagin: basak • Tamil: ஆசலை acalai, ஆடாதோடை atatotai, ஆட்டுசம் attucam, சிம்மமுகி cimma-muki, சிங்கம் cinkam, சுவாது cuvatu, இரத்தபித்தம் iratta-pittam, காட்டுமுருங்கை kattu-murunkai, பாவட்டை pavattai, வாசை vacai, வாசாதி vacati, வைத்தியமாதா vaittiya-mata • Telugu: అడ్డసరము addasaramu • Tibetan: བཱ་ཤ་ཀ ba-sha-ka • Tulu: ಆಡಲೋಡ್ aadalodu, ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge, ಯೇಡ್ ಮುಟ್ಟಂದಿ ತಪ್ಪು yedu muttandi tappu • Urdu: ارس arus, اڙوسا arusa, پراماديه pramadya, روس rus
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