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Solanum melongena L.

Solanum melongena

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so-LAN-num -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species
mel-ON-gen-uh -- corrupted Latin for mad apple


commonly known as: brinjal, eggplant • Arabic: انب anab • Assamese: বেঙেনা bengena • Bengali: বেগুন begun • Gujarati: વેંગણ vengan • Hindi: बैंगन baingan • Kannada: ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ badanekaayi • Kashmiri: वाँगुन् wangun • Konkani: वैंगण vaingan • Malayalam: കത്തിരിക്ക kaththirikka, വഴുതനങ്ങ vazhuthananga • Manipuri: খামেন khamen • Marathi: वांगी vangi • Mizo: bawk-bâwn • Nepali: बैगुन् baigun • Oriya: ବାଇଗଣ baigana • Pali: वाटिङ्गण vatingana • Persian: بادنجان badanjan • Punjabi: ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan • Sanskrit: वङ्गन vangana • Sindhi: واڱَڻُ vaangarnu • Tamil: கத்தரி kattari, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay • Telugu: వంగ vanga • Tulu: ಬದನೆ badane


... and the lesser applied names ... English, in India: aubergine, egg apple, garden egg, guinea squash, jew's apple, mad apple, pea apple • Bengali: বার্তাকু bartaku • Gujarati: રીંગણ ringan • Hindi: बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata, हिण्डीर hindir, हिंगुली hinguli, महती mahati, नटपत्रिका nat-patrika, निद्रालु nidralu, सिंही sinhi, वार्ताकी vartaki, वेर ver • Kashmiri: बुंतकी buntaki • Nepali: भण्टा bhanta, भिँड़ा bhimra • Punjabi: ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun • Sanskrit: भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala • Tamil: அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru • Telugu: హింగుది hingudi, వార్తాకము vartakamu


botanical names: Solanum melongena L. ... synonyms: Solanum esculentum Dunal • Solanum melongena var. depressum L. • Solanum melongena var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees • Solanum melongena var. serpentinum L.



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Plant in above photo at a resort (2018 ft asl) near Amba Ghat, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/solanum-melongena-l.html

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Solanum melongena L.

Solanum melongena L.

so-LAN-num -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species ... Dave's Botanary
mel-ON-gen-uh -- corrupted Latin for mad apple ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: aubergine, brinjal, eggplant • Angami: pfhüdi • Apatani: bengna • Arabic: انب anab • Assamese: বাংঙনা bangna, বাৰ্ত্তাকু barttaku, বেঙেনা bengena, মাক্ খু mak khu • Bengali: বার্তাকু bartaku, বেগুন begun • Bhojpuri: भंटा bhanta, बैगन baigan • Bodo: फान्थाव phanthav • Deori: পাদুঁ padun • Dimasa: phanthao • Garo: baring • Gujarati: રીંગણ ringan, વંતાકડી vantakdi, વેંગણ vengan • Hindi: बैंगन baingan, बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata • Hmar: manta • Kannada: ಬದನೆ badane, ಕಾಚಿ kaachi • Karbi: hapek • Kashmiri: बुंतकी buntaki, वाँगुन् wangun OR وانٛگُن wangun • Khamti: bengena, makhw • Konkani: वैंगण vaingan, ವಾಯಿಂಗಣ vayingana • Malayalam: വഴുതിന vazhuthina • Manipuri: ꯈꯥꯃꯦꯟ khamen • Marathi: वांगी vangi • Mishing: bahyom • Mizo: bawk-bâwn • Nagamese: bengena, pengena • Nepali: बैगुन baigun, भण्टा bhantaa • Odia: ବାଇଗଣ baigana • Pali: वाटिङ्गण vatingana • Persian: بادنجان badanjan • Punjabi: ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan, ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun • Sanskrit: भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वङ्गन vangana, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala • Santali: ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱟᱲ bengar • Sindhi: واڱَڻُ vaangarnu • Tai Aiton: মাক-খ্রো maak-khro • Tamil: அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, கத்தரி kattari, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru • Telugu: హింగుది hingudi, వంగ vanga, వంకాయ vankaaya, వార్తాకము vartakamu • Tulu: ಬದನೆ badane • Urdu: بينگن baingan, بنگ bang, بهنٿا bhanta, بهاٿا bhata


botanical names: Solanum melongena L. ... synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 05 September 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
aubergine, brinjal, eggplant
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
pfhüdi
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
bengna
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
انب anab
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বাংঙনা bangna, বাৰ্ত্তাকু barttaku, বেঙেনা bengena, মাক্ খু mak khu
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বেগুন begun
বার্তাকু bartaku
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
भंटा bhanta (or भाँटा bhanta), बैगन baigan
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
फान्थाव phanthav
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ DEORI ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (দেউৰী) ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Deori people (part of Bodo–Kachari people) ... other names for this language: Deuri
পাদুঁ padun
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari
phanthao
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
baring
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
વેંગણ vengan
રીંગણ ringan
વંતાકડી vantakdi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बैंगन baingan, बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata
~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~
written in: Roman (Hmar Hawrawp) ... spoken in: Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
manta
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬದನೆ badane
ಕಾಚಿ kaachi
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
hapek
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
बुंतकी buntaki
बाँगुन् wangun OR وانٛگُن wangun
~~~~~ KHAMTI ~~~~~
written in: Lik-Tai [Khamti variation of Burmese (တဲး)ၵမ်းတီႈ / (တဲး)ၵံးတီႈ] ... spoken by: Tai-Khampti people in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Khampti
bengena, makhw
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
वैंगण vaingan
ವಾಯಿಂಗಣ vayingana
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
വഴുതിന vazhuthina
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯈꯥꯃꯦꯟ khamen
  • Flowers of India, retrieved September 05, 2024
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
वांगी vangi
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
bahyom
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
bawk-bâwn
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland ... the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples
bengena, pengena
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बैगुन baigun
भण्टा bhantaa
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବାଇଗଣ baigana (or ବାଇଙ୍ଗଣ baingana)
~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism
वाटिङ्गण vatingana
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
بادنجان badanjan
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan (or ਬੈਂਗੱਣ bainggan), ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun (or ਵਤਾਊਂ wataun)
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वङ्गन vangana, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala
  • Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱟᱲ bengar
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
واڱَڻُ vaangarnu
~~~~~ TAI AITON ~~~~~
written in: Burmese (Aiton variation, called Lik-Tai), Assamese ... spoken in: Assam ... Tai family of languages spoken in nort-east India: Tai Ahom, Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Tai Turung, Tai Khamyang and Tai Khamti
মাক-খ্রো maak-khro
  • XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru
கத்தரி kattari
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
హింగుది hingudi (or హింగుదము hingudamu, or హింగుళి hinguli, or ఇంగుది ingudi), వంగ vanga, వార్తాకము vartakamu
వంకాయ vankaaya
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಬದನೆ badane
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
بينگن baingan, بنگ bang, بهنٿا bhanta, بهاٿا bhata
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Good picture and work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam

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Great contribution Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
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