Names of Plants in India :: Anacardium occidentale L.

[Dinesh Valke]

Anacardium occidentale L.

an-uh-KAR-dee-um -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to cashew by Linnaeus ... Dave's Botanary
ock-sih-den-TAY-lee -- of or from the west ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cashew • Assamese: কাজু kaju • Bengali: হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju • Bhojpuri: काजू kaju • Gujarati: કાજુ kaju • Hindi: काजू kaju • Kannada: ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, ಗೋವೆ gove • Kashmiri: کاجوٗ kajoo • Konkani: काजू kaju • Malayalam: കശുമാവ് kasumaav, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav • Manipuri: ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju • Marathi: काजू kaju • Mizo: sazupumpui-thei • Nepali: काजु kaaju • Odia: ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba, ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ hijili badama, କାଜୁ kaju, ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba • Punjabi: ਕਾਜੂ kaju • Sanskrit: अग्निकृत agnikrita, भल्लातक bhallataka, काजूतक kajutaka, वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah • Santali: ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso • Sindhi: کاڄو khajo • Tamil: சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, கொல்லமா kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் uttama-palam • Telugu: అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu, జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha maamidi • Urdu: کاجو kaju


botanical names: Anacardium occidentale L. ... synonyms and more at POWO, retrieved 17 December 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

cashew

• University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

কাজু kaju

• XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju

• PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS - VOL. I

~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand

काजू kaju

• विकिपीडिया - एगो मुक्त ज्ञानकोष ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

કાજુ kaju

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• વિકિપીડિયા - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

काजू kaju

• Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, ಗೋವೆ gove

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~

written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur

کاجوٗ kajoo

• ویکیپیٖڈیا - آزاد اِنسیکُلوپیٖڈیا ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

काजू kaju

• Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898.
• V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

കശുമാവ് kasumaav, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju

• Flowers of India, retrieved December 17, 2025
• Singh S. Sukumar. The Economic Plants of Manipur and Their Uses, Manipur, 2006, 2009.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

काजू kaju

• Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). A dictionary, Marathi and English. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857.
• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

sazupumpui-thei

• ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
• List of Ethno-medicinal plants in Mizoram state with uses - State Medicinal Plants Board - Mizoram

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

काजु kaaju

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... eFloraofIndia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba (or ବାଦା ଆମ୍ବ bada amba), ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ hijili badama, କାଜୁ kaju (or କାଶୁ kashu), ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba (or ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ର lanka amra)

• Praharaj, G.C. Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language. Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਕਾਜੂ kaju

• ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

अग्निकृत agnikrita, वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

भल्लातक bhallataka

• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

काजूतक kajutaka

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso

• ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~

written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

کاڄو khajo

• Parmanand Mewaram. A Sindhi-English dictionary. Hyderabad, Sind : The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, 1910.
• सिन्धी-अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश - विक्षनरी - एक मुक्त शब्दकोष ... Wiktionary - the free dictionary
• وڪيپيڊيا - هِڪُ کُليل ڄاڻَ چِيڪلو ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, கொல்லமா kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் uttama-palam

• University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu

• Brown, Charles Philip. A Telugu-English dictionary. 2nd ed. Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903.

జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha maamidi

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

کاجو kaju

• Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

introduced by the Portuguese during the 16th century; cultivated mainly in the peninsular coastal regions

• K.K.Bhagya, B.R.Jamakhandi, S.S.Guledagudda and N.Manjula - Growth, instability and decomposition analysis of cashew nut production in India and Kerala - J. Farm Sci., 38(2): (155-158) 2025

~~~~~ Created on: 20:14 17-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:21 19-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/anacardium-occidentale-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji.

Correct English spellings are kashumaavu, parankimaavu, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.

Will make the corrections shortly.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

English transliterated names of Malayalam corrected ...

commonly known as: cashew • Assamese: কাজু kaju • Bengali: হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju • Bhojpuri: काजू kaju • Gujarati: કાજુ kaju • Hindi: काजू kaju • Kannada: ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, ಗೋವೆ gove • Kashmiri: کاجوٗ kajoo • Konkani: काजू kaju • Malayalam: കശുമാവ് kashumaavu, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaavu • Manipuri: ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju • Marathi: काजू kaju • Mizo: sazupumpui-thei • Nepali: काजु kaaju • Odia: ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba, ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ hijili badama, କାଜୁ kaju, ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba • Punjabi: ਕਾਜੂ kaju • Sanskrit: अग्निकृत agnikrita, भल्लातक bhallataka, काजूतक kajutaka, वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah • Santali: ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso • Sindhi: کاڄو khajo • Tamil: சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, கொல்லமா kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் uttama-palam • Telugu: అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu, జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha maamidi • Urdu: کاجو kaju

[Gurcharan Singh]

Very useful compilation and beautiful Picture Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

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