ken-TEL-uh -- possibly a dimunitive of the Greek
kenteo (to prick or pierce) ...
Dave's Botanary
a-see-AT-ee-kuh -- of or from Asia ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: Asiatic pennywort, Indian pennywort, Indian water navelwort, pennyweed, spadeleaf •
Assamese: বৰ মানিমুনি bar manimuni •
Bengali: থানকুনি thanakuni •
Dogri: ब्राह्मी बूटी brahmi booti, घोर सुम्बी ghor-sumbi •
Gujarati: બ્રાહ્મી brahmi, ખડબ્રાહ્મી khadabrahmi •
Hindi: बल्लारि ballari, भेकी bheki, ब्रह्ममण्डूकी brahmamanduki, ब्राह्मी brahmi, खुलखुडी khulakhudi, मण्डूकी manduki •
Kannada:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು brahmi soppu, ಗದ್ದೆ ಬರಗ gadde baraga, ಇಲೀಕಿವೀ ಸೊಪ್ಪು
ilikivi soppu, ಒಂದೆಲಗ ondelaga, ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Saraswati soppu, ತಂಬುಳಿ
ಗಿಡ tambuli gida •
Konkani: एकपानी ekpani, कारिवणो karivno, उंदरी umdri •
Malayalam: കുടകം kutakam, കുടങ്ങൽ kutannal, മുത്തിൾ muttil, കരിന്തക്കാളി karintakkali, സ്ഥലബ്രഹ്മി sthalabrahmi •
Manipuri: ꯄꯦꯔꯨꯛ peruk •
Marathi: ब्राह्मी brahmi, एकपानी ekpani, कारिवणा karivana, मंडुकपर्णी mandukaparni •
Mizo: dar-beng-bur, hnah-bial, lam-bak •
Nepali: ब्रम्हबुटि bramhabuti, ब्रह्मी bramhee, घोडताप्रे ghodataapre •
Odiya:
ମଣ୍ଡୂକପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ mandukaparnni, ମାଣ୍ଡୁକୀ manduki, ମୂଳ ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ mula parnni,
ସରସ୍ବତୀ Sarasbati, ଶାରଦା Sharada, ଶ୍ରାବଣୀ shrabani, ସୋମ ବଲ୍ଲୀ
soma-balli •
Sanskrit: भाण्डी bhandi,
भण्डीरी bhandiri, भेकपर्णी bhekaparni, भेकी bheki, ब्राह्मी brahmi,
मण्डूकपर्णी mandukaparni, मण्डूकी manduki, सारस्वती Sarasvati •
Tamil: கசப்பி kacappi, மதண்டி matanti, பறுணி paruni, பிண்டீரி pintiri, வல்லாரை vallarai, யோசனவல்லி yocana-valli •
Telugu:
బబస్స babassa, బేకపర్ణము bekaparnamu, బొక్కుడు bokkudu, మండూకబ్రహ్మి
mandooka brahmi, మండూకపర్ణి mandukaparni, సరస్వతీ ఆకు Sarasvati aku,
వెల్లారాకు vellaaraku •
Tulu: ತಿಮರೆ timare •
Urdu: بهيکي bheki, منڐوکي manduki
botanical names:
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. ...
synonyms:
Hydrocotyle asiatica L. ... and many more synonyms at
POWO
Bibliography / etymology
The Sanskrit / Ayurvedic name - ब्राह्मी brahmi or ब्रह्मी brahmi is given to Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. ... however, the name has been applied to Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. and few other plants, in some languages of India, most likely due to some of their similar therapeutic use(s).
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Asiatic pennywort, Indian pennywort
Indian water navelwort
pennyweed, spadeleaf
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
বৰ মানিমুনি bar manimuni
- XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~