Dear Vijayasankar ji,Many thanks for சீரகப் பூண்டு cirakap-punduAbout paavaikkai பாவைக்காய் and its relation to bitter gourd.In Konkani, this plant is known as कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji ... कडवी kadvi = bitter; भाजी bhaji = greens
Leaves are cooked and eaten as a pot herb; a bitter flavour ... Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2023-09-28.I hope the above two facts are a good justification for the name paavaikkai பாவைக்காய்.Regards.DineshOn Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 2:59 AM Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.b...@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Dinesh ji,The 2nd name சீரகப் பூண்டு (cirakap-pundu or seeraga poondu) is more appropriate for this plant.The name paavaikkai பாவைக்காய் generally refers to bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and I am not sure how it's connected to Mollugo.Best,Vijayasankar
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 5:11 AM Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Vijayasankar ji,I need help with two Tamil names for Molluga pentaphylla L. ... synonym of Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulinpaavaikkai ... My attempt is பாவைக்கை... Please validate.Reference: OSADHI - Online Structural and Analytics based Database for Herbs of India - CSIR-NEISTசீரகப் பூண்டு ... I have transcribed the name to cirakap-puntu ... Please validate.Reference: Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango - a Google BookRegards.Dinesh
Ah, sorry, Vijayasankar ji.பாவைக்காய் கீரை paavaikkai keerai is mix of fruit and greens.Please ignore my query.Regards.DineshOn Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 8:50 AM Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:Thanks again, Vijayasasankar ji.Thus, would "பாவைக்காய் கீரை paavaikkai keerai" serve as a good name ?Regards.DineshOn Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 11:36 PM Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.b...@gmail.com> wrote:In Tamil, 'kai' or 'kaai' refers to fruit-vegetables or unripe fruits while 'keerai' is used for greens.