dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek pharmacologist ... Dave's Botanary
pen-tuh-FIL-uh -- Greek: penta (five) and phyllum (leaf) ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: buck yam, Cowan yam, Fiji yam, five-leaf yam, mouse root, prickly yam • Assamese: পাঁচপতীয়া আলু panch patia alu • Bengali: কাঁটা আলু kanta alu • Dogri: सेयादूँ seyadun • Gujarati: નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand, વજનું કંદ vajnu kand, વેણી વેલ veni vel • Hindi: कांटा आलू kanta alu, फल आलू phal alu • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbala • Khasi: phan kyrsiew • Konkani: धोवी करंदी dhovi karamdi, कोनेती koneti, तीळ करंदी til karamdi • Malayalam: കാട്ടുകിഴങ്ങ് kattukizhangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങ് marakkizhangu, നല്ലനൂറ nallanoora, നൂറകിഴങ്ങ് noorakizhangu • Manipuri: ꯍꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ ha angouba • Marathi: गाबोळी gaaboli, मुंडावळया mundavalya, शेंडवेल shendvel • Mizo: vawkpui bahra • Nepali: चुइयाँ chuiyaan, जगते भ्याकुर jagate bhyaakur, काँटा आलू kaantaa aaloo, मिठे तरुल mithe tarul, मिठो गिठ्ठा mitho giththaa, त्यागुनो tyaaguno • Odia: ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba, କଣ୍ଟାଆଳୁ kontaalu • Sanskrit: कण्टकालुक kantakaluka • Tamil: காட்டுவள்ளி kattu-valli, நூறை nurai, வள்ளிக்கொடி valli-k-koti • Telugu: అడవి గినుసు తీగ adavi ginusu tiga, అడవి గుమ్మడి తీగ adavi gummadi tiga, చెంచు గడ్డ chenchu gadda, దుక్క పెండలము dukka pendalamu, కారుచెంబ kaaruchemba, మొయ్యాక్కు పెండలము moyyakku pendalamu, ముళ్ల పెండలము mullu pendalamu, నూలు దుంప nulu dumpa, పంది గడ్డ pandi gadda, పంది ముక్కు దుంప pandi mukku dumpa • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda
botanical names: Dioscorea pentaphylla L. ... synonyms: Dioscorea triphylla L. ... and many more listed at POWO, retrieved 18 August 2022
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
buck yam
Cowan yam, Fiji yam
five-leaf yam
- Wikipedia
- or five-leaved yam ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
- five-leaf yam or five-leaved yam ... the palmate leaves of this plant are made up of usually five leaflets, sometimes three - justifying the synonym Dioscorea triphylla L.
yam refers to the tuber the plant grows underground - eaten by local folks, serves as food during famines
mouse root, prickly yam
- Telangana Forest Department - Flora by R D Reddy
- mouse root = most possibly, the underground tubers are shaped like mice; prickly yam = owing to the thorny, prickly nature of the stem
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
পাঁচপতীয়া আলু panch patia alu
- Many thanks to Ashim Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
কাঁটা আলু kanta alu
- WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
सेयादूँ seyadun
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook ... other variants: स्यादूँ syadun or सादूं sadun
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand, વજનું કંદ vajnu kand, વેણી વેલ veni vel
- Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand = small wild tuber; વજનું કંદ vajnu kand or just વજ કંદ vaj kand; વેણી વેલ veni vel is an evocative epithet since it is descriptive of the inflorescences (likened to braided hair)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
दरेघल dareghal
- Himalayan Wild Food Plants by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur
कांटा आलू kanta alu, फल आलू phal alu
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbala
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbala = wild ash gourd
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
phan kyrsiew
- WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
धोवी करंदी dhovi karamdi, कोनेती koneti
- or धवी करंदी dhavi karamdi ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
- Vires Plantarum Malabaricarum, Virtudes da Plantas do Malabar, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus De Henrique Van Rheede by D.G. Dalgado
तीळ करंदी til karamdi
- Vires Plantarum Malabaricarum, Virtudes da Plantas do Malabar, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus De Henrique Van Rheede by D.G. Dalgado
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കാട്ടുകിഴങ്ങ് kattukizhangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങ് marakkizhangu, നൂറകിഴങ്ങ് noorakizhangu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
നല്ലനൂറ nallanoora
- വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯍꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ ha angouba
- Flowers of India, retrieved August 18, 2022
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गाबोळी gaaboli
- Many thanks to Shamal Gokhale for help with this name ... facebook ... गाबोळी gaaboli = caviar (fish eggs), the male inflorescence in bud phase alludes to cluster of fish eggs; also found written as गाभोळी gaabholi
मुंडावळया mundavalya
- Many thanks to Ilahi Mujawar for help with this name ... facebook
- the male inflorescence look like braids of flowers that are used to adorn bride's and groom's headgear, typically in villages of Maharashtra. Such wreaths are known by this name.
शेंडवेल shendvel
- The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
- A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... or शेंडवल shendval
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
vawkpui bahra
- ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram
- or found written as vawkpui ba-hra ... Dictionary of the Lushai language by James Herbert Lorrain
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
चुइयाँ chuiyaan, जगते भ्याकुर jagate bhyaakur, काँटा आलू kaantaa aaloo, मिठे तरुल mithe tarul, मिठो गिठ्ठा mitho giththaa, त्यागुनो tyaaguno
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba
- Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba, କଣ୍ଟାଆଳୁ kontaalu
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
कण्टकालुक kantakaluka
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
காட்டுவள்ளி kattu-valli, வள்ளிக்கொடி valli-k-koti
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
நூறை nurai
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... நூறங்கிழங்கு nuran kilanku and நூற்றைக்கிழங்கு nurrai-k-kilanku derived from Malayalam name of this plant
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అడవి గినుసు తీగ adavi ginusu tiga, అడవి గుమ్మడి తీగ adavi gummadi tiga, చెంచు గడ్డ chenchu gadda, దుక్క పెండలము dukka pendulamu, కారుచెంబ kaaruchemba, మొయ్యాక్కు పెండలము moyyakku pendalamu, ముళ్ల పెండలము mullu pendalamu, నూలు దుంప nulu dumpa, పంది గడ్డ pandi gadda, పంది ముక్కు దుంప pandi mukku dumpa
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda = wild ash gourd
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 26/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).
~~~~~ Created on: 18-08-2022 ¦ Last updated: 10:52 26-10-2024 ~~~~~
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