Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Eryngium foetidum L.

Eryngium foetidum L.

er-RIN-jee-um -- Greek eryngion (sea holly); may also come from the Greek for eructate as it was used to treat flatulence ... Dave's Botanary
FET-uh-dum -- stinking ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: culantro, long coriander, Mexican coriander, sawtooth coriander, spiny coriander, stove plant, wild coriander • Adi: hariyo, ori, migom-ori, ori-ritak • Ahom: মান-ধনীয়া man-dhania • Angami: dunia • Apatani: dhuniya patta • Arabic: قرصعنة كريهة الرائحة qursu'anah karihat ar-ra'ihah • Assamese: বন-ধনীয়া bon-dhoniya, জাংলী মেমেধু jongali memedhu, মান-ধনীয়া man-dhoniya • Bengali: বিলাতী ধনিয়া bilati dhoniya, বন ধনিয়া bon dhoniya, চাটনী পাতা chatni pata • Bhumij: ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania • Bodo: गंगार दुन्दिया gangar dundiya • Galo: rithak • Garo: etucha-bellock, mibitchi, samskal • Hajong: pongrapata • Hindi: बन धनिया ban dhaniya • Hmar: bachikhawm • Kachari: podomosolla • Kannada: ಘಟ್ಟದ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ghattada kotthambari, ಜಾತಿ ಸಮ್ಬರ jaati sambara,ಕಾಡು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ kaadu kotthambari, ಸಮ್ಬರ ಸೊಪ್ಪು sambara soppu • Karbi: bakhor, vorek jokasu • Khasi: dhania-khlaw • Koch: kalijibha pan • Konkani: बिट्टा कोथमीर bitta kothmir, रान कोथमीर ran kothmir • Malayalam: ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി afrikkan malli, മല്ലിചീര malli cheera • Manipuri: ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom, ꯍꯥꯎ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ hao maroi, ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ kwak phadigom, ꯉꯥꯞꯔꯨꯝ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ ngaprum maroi, ꯁꯥꯃꯔꯣꯢ sa-maroi • Maring: ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom • Mizo: ba-chi-khawn, bahkhawr • Nepali: बर्मेली धनियाँ barmelee dhaniyaa, वन धनियाँ van dhaniyaa • Nyishi: jongli dhaniya • Odia: ବଣ ଧଣିଆ ban dhania, ବିଲାତି ଧନିଆ bilaiti dhania, ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania, କଟକୀ ଧନିଆ kataki dhania • Rabha: ganda-khutulai, katamosla • Tagin: dhaniya pat, nyipak dhania, nyipak ori • Tamil: அந்தமான் கொத்தமல்லி andaman koththamalli, பெங்களூர் கொத்தமல்லி bengaloor kothamalli • Tangkhul: kashat phatekom, lam sachikom • Tangsa: panchi • Telugu: బ్రహ్మ కొత్తిమీర brahma kottimeera • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬ್ರಿ kattu kotthambri

known for: leaves
botanical names: Eryngium foetidum L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
culantro, Mexican coriander, sawtooth coriander
  • Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
long coriander, wild coriander
spiny coriander
stove plant
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
hariyo
ori, migom-ori, ori-ritak
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
মান-ধনীয়া man-dhania
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
dunia
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
dhuniya patta
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
قرصعنة كريهة الرائحة qursu'anah karihat ar-ra'ihah
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বন-ধনীয়া bon-dhoniya, মান-ধনীয়া man-dhoniya
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
  • The prefix মান man historically relates to the Burmese region; denotes the plant as an introduced or "foreign" coriander variety that entered region of Assam via old trade routes from the east. ... compiled from web.
জাংলী মেমেধু jongali memedhu
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বিলাতী ধনিয়া bilati dhoniya, বন ধনিয়া bon dhoniya, চাটনী পাতা chatni pata
~~~~~ BHUMIJ ~~~~~
written in: Ol Onal, Bengali (ভূমিজ) • Odia (ଭୁମିଜ୍) • Devanagari (भूमिज) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam ... spoken by Bhumija people
ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
गंगार दुन्दिया gangar dundiya
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
  • The prefix gangar marks its connection to the high-altitude, uncultivated hill regions. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ GALO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
rithak
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
etucha-bellock
mibitchi
samskal
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal
pongrapata
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बन धनिया ban dhaniya
~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~
written in: Roman (Hmar Hawrawp) ... spoken in: Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
bachikhawm
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Cachari, Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)
podomosolla
  • U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das - Flora of Assam - Vol II
  • When U.N. Kanjilal and his co-authors compiled Flora of Assam in the early 20th century, they recorded tribal names phonetically using English/Latin characters based on what they heard on the ground. The spelling "podomosolla" is a combination of local phonetic roots (likely capturing the words podmo (lotus), and mosolla (spice or masala). ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಘಟ್ಟದ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ghattada kotthambari, ಕಾಡು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ kaadu kotthambari
ಜಾತಿ ಸಮ್ಬರ jaati sambara, ಸಮ್ಬರ ಸೊಪ್ಪು sambara soppu
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
bakhor, vorek jokasu
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
dhania-khlaw
~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi
kalijibha pan
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
बिट्टा कोथमीर bitta kothmir, रान कोथमीर ran kothmir
  • These folk names are prevalent in Goa. While kothmir means "true coriander", the descriptor prefix bitta reflects the plant's pungent smell. Bitta, is derived from regional roots indicating intense smell, reflecting the herb's strong aroma. The descriptor prefix Ran means belonging to forest or wilderness. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി afrikkan malli
മല്ലിചീര malli cheera
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom
ꯍꯥꯎ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ hao maroi, ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ kwak phadigom, ꯉꯥꯞꯔꯨꯝ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ ngaprum maroi
ꯁꯥꯃꯔꯣꯢ sa-maroi
~~~~~ MARING ~~~~~
written in: Meitei (ꯃꯔꯤꯡ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... spoken by Maring people ... not to be confused with the Maring language of New Guinea
ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
bahkhawr
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बर्मेली धनियाँ barmelee dhaniyaa, वन धनियाँ van dhaniyaa
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... eFloraofIndia
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
jongli dhaniya
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଣ ଧଣିଆ ban dhania
ବିଲାତି ଧନିଆ bilaiti dhania, ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania
କଟକୀ ଧନିଆ kataki dhania
  • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; The Flora of Similipahar. ... compiled from web.
  • In local trade routes, the adjective "Kataki" means "belonging to Cuttack (Katak)" — the old commercial and trade heart of Odisha. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
ganda-khutulai, katamosla
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people
dhaniya pat, nyipak ori
nyipak dhania
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அந்தமான் கொத்தமல்லி andaman koththamalli, பெங்களூர் கொத்தமல்லி bengaloor kothamalli
  • Yercaud Ilango - Tamil names of Botanical names ... (downloaded: Jun 23, 2022)
  • "Andaman" and "Bengaloor" function as geographic market tags, reflecting the specific trade routes through which the fresh herb or its seeds enter Tamil Nadu's botanical and culinary circles. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people
kashat phatekom
lam sachikom
~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~
written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga
panchi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
బ్రహ్మ కొత్తిమీర brahma kottimeera
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬ್ರಿ kattu kotthambri
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
introduced, naturalized, cultivated; Andaman and Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
~~~~~ Created on: 18:45 21-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 20:03 23-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae introduced naturalized cultivated biennial herb "Eryngium foetidum" culantro "long coriander" "Mexican coriander" "sawtooth coriander" "spiny coriander" "stove plant" "wild coriander"
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Saturday, 20 June 2026

Coriandrum sativum L.

Coriandrum sativum L.

kor-ee-AN-drum -- Greek: koris (a bug or gnat); referring to its aroma ... Dave's Botanary
sa-TEE-vum -- cultivated ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: coriander • Adi: ori • Ahom: ফাক্-কী-হম phak-ki-hom • Angami: dunia • Apatani: dunyan • Arabic: كزبرة kuzbarah • Assamese: ধনিয়া dhaniya, ধইনা dhoina, গোন্ধোৱা-শাক gondhowa-shak, মেমেধু memedhu • Bengali: ধান্যক dhaanyaka, ধনে dhane, ধনিয়া dhaniya • Bhojpuri: धनिया dhaniya • Bodo: दुन्दिया dundiya • Deori: মেমে দুৰ memedur • Dimasa: bakhor, doniya • Dogri: बियूंन biyoon • Gujarati: ધાણા dhana, કોથમીર kothmir • Haryanvi: धनिया dhania • Hindi: धनिया dhaniya, धन्याक dhanyak, कोथमीर kothmir • Kachchhi: ધાણા dhana, કોથમીર kothmir • Kannada: ಆರುಷಣ aarushana, ಧನಿಯ dhaniya, ಹವೀಜ haveeja, ಕೊತಮರಿ kotamari, ಕೊತಿಂಬ್ರಿ kotimbri, ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ kottumbari, ವಿತುನ್ನಕ vitunnaka • Karbi: dhuniya • Kashmiri: दाञवल् danewal, धान्याकम् dhanyakam, धान्याकलता dhanyakalata • Konkani: कोन्फीर konphir, कोत्तम्बरि kottambari, कोतम्बरि पाल्लो kotambari paallo, कोथमीर kothmir • Kumaoni: धनिया dhaniya • Lepcha: ᰝᰪᰳᰮ u-su • Maithili: धनियाँ dhaniyan • Malayalam: കൊത്തമല്ലി kothamalli, മല്ലി malli • Mandeali: बिहन bihan, धनिया dhania • Manipuri: ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ phadigom • Marathi: भोबी bhobi, धणे dhane, कोथिंबीर kothimbir, कोथरीब kotharib • Marwari: धोणा dhona, धोनिया dhoniya • Mishing: dhania, o ri • Mizo: dhania • Nepali: धनिया dhaniyaa • Nyishi: dhaniya • Odia: ବିତୁନ୍ନକ bituknnaka, ଚଟଣିପତ୍ର chatanipatra, ଛାତ୍ରାଧାନ୍ୟ chhatra-dhanya, ଧଣିଆ dhania, କୋଥମିରି kothamiri, କୁସ୍ତୁମ୍ବରୀ kustumbari, କୁସ୍ତୁମ୍ବୁରୁ kustumburu, ତୁମ୍ବୁରୀ tumburi • Persian: کشنير kishniz • Punjabi: ਧਾਨਹਾਂ dhanhan, ਧਨੀਆ dhania, ਦੁਨੀਆ dunia, ਵੇਹਣ wehan • Sanskrit: आवलिका avalika, भिदा bhida, बीजधान्य bijadhanya, छत्त्रधान्य chattradhanya, धान्यक dhanyaka, धेनिका dhenika, जनप्रिय janapriya, कुस्तुम्बरी kustumbari, कुस्तुम्बुरु kustumburu, सौरभ saurabha, शाकयोग्य shakayogya, सूक्ष्मपत्त्र sukshmapattra, तीक्ष्णकल्क tikshnakalka, तीक्ष्णपत्त्र tikshnapattra, तीक्ष्णफल tikshnaphala, वंश्या vanshya, वनज vanaja, वेधक vedhaka, वितुन्नक vitunnaka • Santali: ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ dhaniya • Sindhi: ڌاڻا dhana • Sylheti: বাকর bakor • Tagin: dhania • Tamil: சூக்குமபத்திரம் cukkuma-pattiram, கொத்தமல்லி kottamalli, மல்லி malli, மூடி muti, தனிகா tanika, உரி uri, உத்தம்பரி uttampari • Tangkhul: sachikom • Telugu: దనియాలు daniyaalu, ధాన్యాకము dhanyakamu, కొతిమిరి kotimiri • Tibetan: འུ་སུ 'u-su • Tulu: ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ kottambari, ತಂಬರ tambara • Urdu: دهنيا dhaniya, دهنياك dhanyak, کوتهمير kothmir

known for: stem, leaves, dried seeds
botanical names: Coriandrum sativum L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 2 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
coriander
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
ori
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
ফাক্-কী-হম phak-ki-hom
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
  • A classical Tai compound literally translating to "fragrant pot-herb," where phak signifies vegetable and hom signifies fragrance. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
dunia
  • Singh, Akoijam & Teron, Robindra. (2015). Diversity of wild edible plants used by the Angami-Nagas in Kohima District of Nagaland, India. Pleione. 9. 311-324. ... (downloaded: 24 January 2022)
  • Cautionary Clarification: Field research notes the use of dunia within local kitchen gardens. However, linguistically and botanically, dunia (or naga dunia) is the primary indigenous name for culantro (Eryngium foetidum), an entirely separate, spiky-leaved perennial species. Because culantro and true coriander share near-identical citrus-pungent aromatic profiles and culinary functions, the name dunia was colloquially extended to Coriandrum sativum as a borrowed name. As such, dunia is a name, more known for culantro. ... compiled from web
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
dunyan
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
كزبرة kuzbarah
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
ধনিয়া dhaniya
  • Candrakānta abhidhāna : Asamiyi sabdara butpatti aru udaharanere Asamiya-Ingraji dui bhashara artha thaka abhidhana. 2nd ed. Guwahati : Guwahati Bisbabidyalaya, 1962.
ধইনা dhoina, গোন্ধোৱা-শাক gondhowa-shak, মেমেধু memedhu
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ধান্যক dhaanyaka (or ধন্যাক dhanyaaka), ধনে dhane
ধনিয়া dhaniya
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
धनिया dhaniya
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
दुन्दिया dundiya
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~~~~~ 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
মেমে দুৰ memedur
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  • A distinct regional name closely linked to the traditional Assamese variant memedhu. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari
bakhor, doniya
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~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
बियूंन biyoon
  • 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
ધાણા dhana
  • Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
કોથમીર kothmir
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
धनिया dhania
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
धनिया dhaniya, धन्याक dhanyak, कोथमीर kothmir (or कोठमीर kothmir)
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ધાણા dhana, કોથમીર kothmir
  • Official agricultural broadcasts from All India Radio (Akashvani) Bhuj use the terms ધાણા (dhana) and કોથમીર (kothmir) in the context of Kachchhi-language farming programs. These sources, alongside regional culinary documentation, confirm that these terms are used for coriander in the Kutch region. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಆರುಷಣ aarushana, ಧನಿಯ dhaniya, ಹವೀಜ haveeja, ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ kottumbari, ವಿತುನ್ನಕ vitunnaka
ಕೊತಮರಿ kotamari, ಕೊತಿಂಬ್ರಿ kotimbri
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
dhuniya
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~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी) ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
दाञवल् danewal, धान्याकम् dhanyakam, धान्याकलता dhanyakalata
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कोन्फीर konphir
कोत्तम्बरि kottambari, कोतम्बरि पाल्लो kotambari paallo
कोथमीर kothmir
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
धनिया dhaniya
~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~
written in: Lepcha (or Róng), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal
ᰝᰪᰳᰮ u-su
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
धनियाँ dhaniyan
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കൊത്തമല്ലി kothamalli
മല്ലി malli
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  • Linguistic Trivia: While the word Malli (മല്ലി) is the universal colloquial term for coriander seeds in modern Kerala, it is not explicitly recorded as such in Hermann Gundert’s historic 1872 Malayalam and English Dictionary. Instead, the lexicon catalogs the spice exclusively under its formal, unclipped name, kothamalli (കൊത്തമല്ലി). Over the subsequent century, everyday market usage naturally trimmed the word down to the simplified malli (മല്ലി) found in contemporary Indian kitchens today. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ MANDEALI ~~~~~
written in: Mandeali Takri or Mandi-Suket Takri (𑚢𑚘𑚶𑚖𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯), Devanagari (मण्डियाली), Mandiali Takri a.k.a. Mandi-Suket Takri ... spoken in: Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Mandyali people ... other names for this language: Mandiyali and Mandiali
बिहन bihan, धनिया dhania
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ phadigom
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
धणे dhane
भोबी bhobi, कोथिंबीर kothimbir, कोथरीब kothrib (or कोतरीब kothrib)
  • 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.
  • variants of कोथिंबीर kothimbir: कोथंबरी kothambari, कोथंबीर kothambir, कोथंबिरी kothambiri, कोथिंबरी kothimbari, कोथिंबिरी kothimbiri, कोथमीर kothmir ... Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna. Maharashtra sabdakosa. Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, 1932-1950.
~~~~~ MARWARI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मारवाड़ी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan, Gujarat ... other names for this language: Marwadi
धोणा dhona
धोनिया dhoniya (or धनिया dhaniya)
  • Sidhi Marwadi - प्रकृति और संस्कृति को समर्पित ... (accessed: June 19, 2026)
  • In everyday conversation and household kitchens, the fresh green herb is called Dhoniya or Dhaniya. While it sounds very similar to the standard Hindi word, the distinct Marwari accent shifts the vowel structure slightly, adding a rounded "o" resonance to the initial syllable धोनिया (Dhoniya) ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
dhania
o ri
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~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
dhania
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
धनिया dhaniyaa
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... eFloraofIndia
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
dhaniya
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବିତୁନ୍ନକ bituknnaka, ଚଟଣିପତ୍ର chatanipatra, ଛାତ୍ରାଧାନ୍ୟ chhatra-dhanya, ଧଣିଆ dhania, କୋଥମିରି kothamiri, କୁସ୍ତୁମ୍ବରୀ kustumbari, କୁସ୍ତୁମ୍ବୁରୁ kustumburu, ତୁମ୍ବୁରୀ tumburi
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
کشنير kishniz
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਧਾਨਹਾਂ dhanhan, ਧਨੀਆ dhania, ਦੁਨੀਆ dunia
  • Singh, Maya. The Panjabi dictionary. Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons, 1895.
  • name variants of ਧਨੀਆ dhania: ਧਨੀਆਂ dhanian, ਧਨਯਾ dhanya, ਧਨਯਾਂ dhanyan
  • Cautionary Clarification: While recorded as a historical variant in 19th-century colonial lexicons, ਦੁਨੀਆ dunia is not a valid modern colloquial or botanical name for coriander in Punjab. In modern Punjabi, dunia translates exclusively to "the world" or "the universe". Its appearance in old botanical indexing is highly likely an archaic printing error, a phonetic slip, or a scribal blending of the standard word ਧਨੀਆ dhania. To avoid confusion with everyday speech, it is best to avoid usage of this name. ... compiled from web
ਵੇਹਣ wehan
  • Singh, Maya. The Panjabi dictionary. Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons, 1895.
  • other name variants: ਵਿਹਣ wihan, ਵਿਹਣ wihn, ਬੇਹਣ behan
  • These are the historical (highly archaic) names, rarely used by the modern masses today; these are specifically used for the dried coriander seed. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
आवलिका avalika, भिदा bhida, बीजधान्य bijadhanya (or धान्यबीज dhanyabija), छत्त्रधान्य chattradhanya, धान्यक dhanyaka, धेनिका dhenika (or धेनुका dhenuka), जनप्रिय janapriya, कुस्तुम्बरी kustumbari, कुस्तुम्बुरु kustumburu, सौरभ saurabha (or सौर saura, सौरज sauraja), शाकयोग्य shakayogya, सूक्ष्मपत्त्र sukshmapattra, तीक्ष्णकल्क tikshnakalka, तीक्ष्णपत्त्र tikshnapattra, तीक्ष्णफल tikshnaphala, वंश्या vanshya, वनज vanaja, वेधक vedhaka, वितुन्नक vitunnaka
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  • name variants of धान्यक dhanyaka: धान dhana, धाना dhana, धानक dhanaka, धानेय dhaneya, धनेयक dhaneyaka, धानेयक dhaneyaka, धानी dhani, धनिक dhanika, धनीयक dhaniyaka, धन्य dhanya, धान्य dhanya, धान्याक dhanyaka, धान्येय dhanyeya
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ dhaniya
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
ڌاڻا dhana
~~~~~ SYLHETI ~~~~~
written in: Sylheti Nagri (ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ), Bengali–Assamese (সিলেটি), Latin ... spoken in: Barak Valley of Assam, northern parts of Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland ... read more about its status as language / dialect in Wikipedia ... other names for this language: Sylhetti, Sileti, Siloti
বাকর bakor
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people
dhania
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சூக்குமபத்திரம் cukkuma-pattiram, கொத்தமல்லி kottamalli, மல்லி malli, மூடி muti, தனிகா tanika (or தனியா taṉiya), உரி uri, உத்தம்பரி uttampari
  • University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people
sachikom
  • Sumitra Salam (2013) - Ethnobotanical study of the Tangkhul Naga tribe in Ukhrul district, Manipur state :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • Cautionary Clarification: While ethnobotanical surveys of the Tangkhul Naga tribe in Ukhrul note the name sachikom, taxonomic verification shows this term belongs exclusively to culantro (Eryngium foetidum). It is applied to true coriander solely as a borrowed culinary synonym due to their matching aromatic profiles. As such, sachikom is a name, more known for culantro. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
దనియాలు daniyaalu, ధాన్యాకము dhanyakamu, కొతిమిరి kotimiri (or కొత్తిమిరి kottimiri)
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
འུ་སུ 'u-su
  • Mia MoIvray - A Glossary of Tibetan Medicinal Plants - a publication for the study of Tibetan Medicine published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives ... (downloaded: Sep 21, 2020)
  • Linguistically, འུ་སུ ('u-su) is actually an ancient loanword borrowed directly from the Chinese name for coriander, 胡荽 (húsuī), which historically designated foreign or exotic parsley varieties introduced along trade routes. ... compiled from web
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ kottambari (or ಕೊತ್ತಂಬೆರಿ kottamberi), ತಂಬರ tambara
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
دهنيا dhaniya, دهنياك dhanyak, کوتهمير kothmir
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Apiaceae Umbelliferae annual herb cultivated spice "Coriandrum sativum" coriander
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