a-bel-MOS-kus -- from Arabic, abu-al-mosk - father (source) of musk ... Dave's Botanary
es-kew-LEN-tus -- edible ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: edible hibiscus, lady's finger, okra • Arabic: بَامِيَة bamiya • Assamese: ভেন্দি bhendi • Bengali: ঢেঁড়স dhenras • Gujarati: ભીંડો bhindo • Hindi: भिण्डी bhindi, ढेंड़स dhenras, रामतुरई ram-turai • Kannada: ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ bendekayi • Konkani: भेंडे bhende • Malayalam: വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക ventaykka • Manipuri: belendri • Marathi: भेंडी bhendi, रामतुरई ramaturai • Mizo: bawrhsaia be • Nepali: भिण्डी bhindi, राम्-तोरियाँ ram-toriya • Odia: ଭେଣ୍ଡି bhenti • Punjabi: ਭੀਂਡੀ bhindi, ਰਾਮ ਤੋਰੀ ram tori • Rajasthani: भिंडी bhindi • Sanskrit: अस्रपत्त्रक asrapattraka, भिण्ड bhinda, चतुष्पुण्ड्रा chatushpundra, करपर्ण karaparna, क्षेत्रसम्भव kshetrasambhava, वृत्तबीज vrttabija • Santali: ᱨᱟᱢ ᱡᱷᱤᱝᱜᱟᱹ Ram jhinga • Sindhi: ڀيِنڊيِ bhiindii • Tamil: வெண்டை ventai • Telugu: బెండ benda • Tulu: ಬೆಂಡೆ bende • Urdu: بهنڐي bhindi, ڐهينڙس dhenras, رام ترئي ram-turai
botanical names: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench ... synonyms: Abelmoschus bammia Webb • Abelmoschus longifolius (Willd.) Kostel. • Abelmoschus officinalis (DC.) Endl. • Abelmoschus praecox Sickenb. • Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Singh • Abelmoschus tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar • Hibiscus esculentus L. • Hibiscus longifolius Willd. ... status at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
edible hibiscus
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
lady's finger
- or ladies' fingers, Wikipedia
okra
- or okro, ochro, Wikipedia
or esculent okra ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
بَامِيَة bamiya
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
ভেন্দি bhendi
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
ঢেঁড়স dhenras
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
ભીંડો bhindo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
भिण्डी bhindi
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
ढेंड़स dhenras
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
रामतुरई ram-turai
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ bendekayi
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
भेंडे bhende
- ... my mother tongue
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക ventaykka
- Mashithantu | English Malayalam Dictionary
- or just വെണ്ട venda ... Wikipedia • Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
belendri
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
भेंडी bhendi
- A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
रामतुरई ramaturai
- A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
bawrhsaia be
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... Dictionary of the Lushai language by James Herbert Lorrain
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
भिण्डी bhindi
राम्-तोरियाँ ram-toriya
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଭେଣ୍ଡି bhenti
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਭੀਂਡੀ bhindi
- or ਭਿੰਡੀ bhindi, for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
ਰਾਮ ਤੋਰੀ ram tori
- or ਰਾਮ ਤੁਰਾਈ ram turai, The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
भिंडी bhindi
- for okra ... Kali Mirch by Smita
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अस्रपत्त्रक asrapattraka
भिण्ड bhinda
- or भेण्डा bhenda, भेण्डी bhendi, भेण्डीतक bhenditaka, भिण्डक bhindaka, भिण्डीतक bhinditaka, ...Spoken Sanskrit
चतुष्पुण्ड्रा chatushpundra
करपर्ण karaparna
क्षेत्रसम्भव kshetrasambhava
वृत्तबीज vrttabija
कस्तूरी kasturi
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... Spoken Sanskrit
this name shared with Amaryllis zeylanica L. [syn. of Crinum zeylanicum (L.) L.] ... विकिशब्दकोशः
... also कालकस्तूरी kalakasturi
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱨᱟᱢ ᱡᱷᱤᱝᱜᱟᱹ Ram jhinga
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
- Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with the name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
bhiindii ڀيِنڊيِ
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... A Sindhi-English dictionary by Parmanand Mewaram
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
வெண்டை ventai
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
- or வெண்டி venti ... Wikipedia
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
బెండ benda
- for syn. Hibiscus esculentus L. ... A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown
... this name shared with Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ bendekayi
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
بهنڐي bhindi
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
ڐهينڙس dhenras
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
رام ترئي ram-turai
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
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