Names of Plants in India :: Tribulus terrestris L.

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Tribulus terrestris L. ... family: Zygophyllaceae

Tribulus terrestris L.

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TRY-bew-lus -- three-pointed; referring to the three-pronged fruit ... Dave's Botanary
ter-RES-triss -- growing on the ground ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: cow's thorn, devil's thorn, goathead, land caltrops, puncture vine, small caltrops • Assamese: গোক্ষুৰ gokshura • Bengali: গোক্ষুর gokshura • Gujarati: બેઠા ગોખરુ betha gokharu, ગોખરુ gokharu, મીઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu • Hindi: गोखुरू gokhuru • Kachchhi: એકાંટી ekanti, મિઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu • Kannada: ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು neggilu, ನೆರಿಗಿಲು nerigilu, ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು sanna neggilu • Konkani: ನೆಗಲ್ಮುಳ್ಳು negalmullu • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ cheriya-neringil, ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ nerungil, വയൽച്ചുള്ളി vayalchchulli • Marathi: गोखरू gokharu, काटे गोखरू kate gokharu, गोक्षुर gokshura, लहान गोखरू lahan gokharu, सरांटा saranta • Nepali: गोखुर gokhur • Odia: ବ୍ଯାଳ ନଖ byala nakha, ଗୋଖୁର gokhura, ଗୋକ୍ଷୁର gokshura, କଣ୍ଟକଫଳ kantkaphala, ପଳଙ୍କଷା palankasha, ଷଡଙ୍ଗ shardanga, ଶୃଙ୍ଗାଟକ srungatka, ସ୍ବାଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରା swadamshtra, ସ୍ବାଦୁ କଣ୍ଟକ swadu kantaka, ତ୍ରିକଣ୍ଟ trikanta • Punjabi: ਗੋਖਰੂ gokharu, ਲੋਤਕ lotak, ਪਕਡ਼ਾ pakra, ਫਨਗਰਾ phangra • Rajasthani: छोटा गोखरू chota gokharu, गोखरू gokharu • Sanskrit:अश्वदंष्ट्रा ashvadanshtra, बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, चलद्रुम chaladruma, चणद्रुम chanadruma, चित्रकण्टक chitrakantaka, गोखुर gokhura, गोक्षुर gokshura, पदन्यास padanyasa, श्वदंष्ट्रक shvadanshtraka, स्थलशृङ्गाट sthalashrngata, स्वादुकण्टक svadukantaka, त्रिकण्टक trikantaka, वनशृङ्गाट vanashrngata, व्याघ्रदंष्ट्र vyaghradanshtra, व्यालदंष्ट्रक vyaladanshtraka • Tamil: அக்கிலு akkilu, அக்கினி akkini, அச்சுரம் accuram, அசுவதட்டிரம் acuva-tattiram, நெருஞ்சி nerunci • Telugu: పల్లేరు palleru • Tibetan: གཟེ་མ gze ma • Tulu: ನೇಗಿಲ್ negilu • Urdu: گوکهرو gokhuru, گوکشر gokshura


botanical names: Tribulus terrestris L. ... synonyms, sub-species, varieties at GBIF ... Tribulus lanuginosus L. ... synonym of variety Tribulus terrestris var. bicornutus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Hadidi ... status at GBIF





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Prashant Awale

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Another beautiful compilation. Thanks Dear Dinesh for sharing.
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Oct 28, 2019, 11:46:01 PM10/28/19
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Kannada names are correct.  The plant is useful in treating stones in kidney etc.

Dinesh Valke

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Thank you very much dear Prashant !!

Many thanks Mahadeswara ji for validating the Kannada names, and for the medicinal info.

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ushadi

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nice
I find it , often, growing in potted plants I buy, esp in summer
just volunteering// weeds in the soil next to the main plant I buy

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Thanks Usha di !!
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Names update:
1 name added in Hindi

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/11/tribulus-terrestris-l.html

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Tribulus terrestris L.

Tribulus terrestris L.

TRY-bew-lus -- three-pointed; referring to the three-pronged fruit ... Dave's Botanary
ter-RES-triss -- growing on the ground ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cow's thorn, devil's thorn, goathead, land caltrops, puncture vine, small caltrops • Assamese: গোক্ষুৰ gokshura • Bengali: গোক্ষুর gokshura • Dogri: भक्खड़ा bakkhda • Gujarati: બેઠા ગોખરુ betha gokharu, ગોખરુ gokharu, મીઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu • Hindi: दूधिया भाजी dudhiya bhaji, गोखुरू gokhuru, गोक्षुर gokshura • Kachchhi: એકાંટી ekanti, મિઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu • Kannada: ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು neggilu, ನೆರಿಗಿಲು nerigilu, ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು sanna neggilu • Konkani: ನೆಗಲ್ಮುಳ್ಳು negalmullu • Ladakhi: གཟེ་མ gze ma, kokulla, rasha • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ cheriya-nerinjil, ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ nerinjil, വയൽച്ചുള്ളി vayalchchulli • Marathi: गोखरू gokharu, काटे गोखरू kate gokharu, गोक्षुर gokshura, लहान गोखरू lahan gokharu, सरांटा saranta • Nepali: गोखुर gokhur • Odia: ବ୍ୟାଳ ନଖ byala nakha, ଗୋଖୁର gokhura, ଗୋକ୍ଷୁର gokshura, କଣ୍ଟକଫଳ kantkaphala, ପଳଙ୍କଷା palankasha, ଷଡଙ୍ଗ shardanga, ଶୃଙ୍ଗାଟକ srungatka, ସ୍ୱାଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରା swadamshtra, ସ୍ୱାଦୁ କଣ୍ଟକ swadu kantaka, ତ୍ରିକଣ୍ଟ trikanta • Persian: خارخسک kharkhasek • Punjabi: ਭੱਖੜਾ bhakhra, ਲੋਤਕ lotak, ਪਕਡ਼ਾ pakra, ਫਨਗਰਾ phangra • Rajasthani: भंकरी bhankari, छोटा गोखरू chota gokharu, गोखरू gokharu, कांटी kanti • Sanskrit:अश्वदंष्ट्रा ashvadanshtra, बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, चलद्रुम chaladruma, चणद्रुम chanadruma, चित्रकण्टक chitrakantaka, गोखुर gokhura, गोक्षुर gokshura, पदन्यास padanyasa, श्वदंष्ट्रक shvadanshtraka, स्थलशृङ्गाट sthalashrngata, स्वादुकण्टक svadukantaka, त्रिकण्टक trikantaka, वनशृङ्गाट vanashrngata, व्याघ्रदंष्ट्र vyaghradanshtra, व्यालदंष्ट्रक vyaladanshtraka • Sindhi: گوکرو gokhiru, ٽِڪَنڊيِ tikandi • Tamil: அக்கிலு akkilu, அக்கினி akkini, அச்சுரம் accuram, அசுவதட்டிரம் acuva-tattiram, நெருஞ்சி nerunci • Telugu: చిన్న పల్లేరు chinna palleru, చిరు పల్లేరు chiru palleru, నీరుంజి nirunji, పల్లేరు palleru, పల్లేరు ముళ్ళు palleru mullu, సన్న నెగ్గిలుగిడ sanna neggilugida • Tibetan: གཟེ་མ gze ma • Tulu: ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು ಮುಳ್ಳು neggilu mullu • Urdu: گوکهرو gokhuru, گوکشر gokshura


botanical names: Tribulus terrestris L. ... accepted infraspecifics: Tribulus terrestris var. terrestris ... heterotypic synonyms: Tribulus lanuginosus L. ... POWO, retrieved 15 November 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
cow's thorn
devil's thorn, land caltrops, puncture vine
goathead
small caltrops
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
গোক্ষুৰ gokshura
  • Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
গোক্ষুর gokshura
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
भक्खड़ा bakkhda
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
બેઠા ગોખરુ betha gokharu, મીઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu
ગોખરુ gokharu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
दूधिया भाजी dudhiya bhaji
गोखुरू gokhuru, गोक्षुर gokshura
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
એકાંટી ekanti, મિઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು neggilu
ನೆರಿಗಿಲು nerigilu
ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು sanna neggilu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
ನೆಗಲ್ಮುಳ್ಳು negalmullu
~~~~~ LADAKHI ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan (ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་) ... spoken in: Ladakh
གཟེ་མ gze ma
kokulla, rasha
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ cheriya-nerinjil
ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ nerinjil
വയൽച്ചുള്ളി vayalchchulli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गोखरू gokharu, गोक्षुर gokshura
काटे गोखरू kate gokharu
लहान गोखरू lahan gokharu
  • वनौषधी - प्रा डॉ मधुकर बाचूळकर चोळेकर
सरांटा saranta
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
गोखुर gokhur
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବ୍ୟାଳ ନଖ byala nakha, ଗୋଖୁର gokhura, ଗୋକ୍ଷୁର gokshura, କଣ୍ଟକଫଳ kantkaphala, ପଳଙ୍କଷା palankasha, ଷଡଙ୍ଗ shardanga, ଶୃଙ୍ଗାଟକ srungatka, ସ୍ୱାଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରା swadamshtra, ସ୍ୱାଦୁ କଣ୍ଟକ swadu kantaka, ତ୍ରିକଣ୍ଟ trikanta
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
خارخسک kharkhasek
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਭੱਖੜਾ bhakhra
ਲੋਤਕ lotak, ਪਕਡ਼ਾ pakra, ਫਨਗਰਾ phangra
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
भंकरी bhankari
छोटा गोखरू chota gokharu
गोखरू gokharu
कांटी kanti (or कंटी kanti)
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, स्वादुकण्टक svadukantaka, त्रिकण्टक trikantaka
अश्वदंष्ट्रा ashvadanshtra, चलद्रुम chaladruma, चणद्रुम chanadruma, चित्रकण्टक chitrakantaka, गोखुर gokhura, गोक्षुर gokshura, पदन्यास padanyasa, श्वदंष्ट्रक shvadanshtraka, स्थलशृङ्गाट sthalashrngata (or स्थलशृङ्गाटक sthalashrngataka), वनशृङ्गाट vanashrngata (or वनशृङ्गाटक vanashrngataka), व्याघ्रदंष्ट्र vyaghradanshtra, व्यालदंष्ट्रक vyaladanshtraka (or व्यालदंष्ट्र vyaladanshtra)
  • for Tribulus lanuginosus L. ...Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
گوکرو gokhiru
ٽِڪَنڊيِ tikandi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அக்கிலு akkilu, அக்கினி akkini, அச்சுரம் accuram, அசுவதட்டிரம் acuva-tattiram, நெருஞ்சி nerunci
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
చిన్న పల్లేరు chinna palleru, చిరు పల్లేరు chiru palleru, నీరుంజి nirunji, పల్లేరు palleru, పల్లేరు ముళ్ళు palleru mullu, సన్న నెగ్గిలుగిడ sanna neggilugida
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
གཟེ་མ gze ma
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು ಮುಳ್ಳು neggilu mullu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
گوکهرو gokhuru, گوکشر gokshura
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Nov 16, 2024, 10:36:08 AM11/16/24
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Dear Dinesh ji,
Nice picture and excellent work.
The correct English spellings are cheriya-njeringil, njeringil and vayalchulli.

Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 17, 2024, 1:20:39 AM11/17/24
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Thanks very very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
Will do the corrections, shortly.
Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 17, 2024, 1:33:46 AM11/17/24
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English spellings of Malayalam names corrected ...



commonly known as: cow's thorn, devil's thorn, goathead, land caltrops, puncture vine, small caltrops • Assamese: গোক্ষুৰ gokshura • Bengali: গোক্ষুর gokshura • Dogri: भक्खड़ा bakkhda • Gujarati: બેઠા ગોખરુ betha gokharu, ગોખરુ gokharu, મીઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu • Hindi: दूधिया भाजी dudhiya bhaji, गोखुरू gokhuru, गोक्षुर gokshura • Kachchhi: એકાંટી ekanti, મિઠા ગોખરુ mitha gokharu • Kannada: ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು neggilu, ನೆರಿಗಿಲು nerigilu, ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು sanna neggilu • Konkani: ನೆಗಲ್ಮುಳ್ಳು negalmullu • Ladakhi: གཟེ་མ gze ma, kokulla, rasha • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ cheriya-njeringil, ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ njeringil, വയൽച്ചുള്ളി vayalchulli • Marathi: गोखरू gokharu, काटे गोखरू kate gokharu, गोक्षुर gokshura, लहान गोखरू lahan gokharu, सरांटा saranta • Nepali: गोखुर gokhur • Odia: ବ୍ୟାଳ ନଖ byala nakha, ଗୋଖୁର gokhura, ଗୋକ୍ଷୁର gokshura, କଣ୍ଟକଫଳ kantkaphala, ପଳଙ୍କଷା palankasha, ଷଡଙ୍ଗ shardanga, ଶୃଙ୍ଗାଟକ srungatka, ସ୍ୱାଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରା swadamshtra, ସ୍ୱାଦୁ କଣ୍ଟକ swadu kantaka, ତ୍ରିକଣ୍ଟ trikanta • Persian: خارخسک kharkhasek • Punjabi: ਭੱਖੜਾ bhakhra, ਲੋਤਕ lotak, ਪਕਡ਼ਾ pakra, ਫਨਗਰਾ phangra • Rajasthani: भंकरी bhankari, छोटा गोखरू chota gokharu, गोखरू gokharu, कांटी kanti • Sanskrit:अश्वदंष्ट्रा ashvadanshtra, बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, चलद्रुम chaladruma, चणद्रुम chanadruma, चित्रकण्टक chitrakantaka, गोखुर gokhura, गोक्षुर gokshura, पदन्यास padanyasa, श्वदंष्ट्रक shvadanshtraka, स्थलशृङ्गाट sthalashrngata, स्वादुकण्टक svadukantaka, त्रिकण्टक trikantaka, वनशृङ्गाट vanashrngata, व्याघ्रदंष्ट्र vyaghradanshtra, व्यालदंष्ट्रक vyaladanshtraka • Sindhi: گوکرو gokhiru, ٽِڪَنڊيِ tikandi • Tamil: அக்கிலு akkilu, அக்கினி akkini, அச்சுரம் accuram, அசுவதட்டிரம் acuva-tattiram, நெருஞ்சி nerunci • Telugu: చిన్న పల్లేరు chinna palleru, చిరు పల్లేరు chiru palleru, నీరుంజి nirunji, పల్లేరు palleru, పల్లేరు ముళ్ళు palleru mullu, సన్న నెగ్గిలుగిడ sanna neggilugida • Tibetan: གཟེ་མ gze ma • Tulu: ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು ಮುಳ್ಳು neggilu mullu • Urdu: گوکهرو gokhuru, گوکشر gokshura

Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 21, 2024, 6:29:00 AM11/21/24
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Another very elaborate post, thanks Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 21, 2024, 8:05:43 AM11/21/24
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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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