Names of Plants in India: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.

¿ nik-TANTH-ez ? -- Greek: nyktos (night), anthos (flower); night blooming ... Dave's Botanary
arh-bor-TRIS-tis -- Latin: arbor (tree); tristis (dull, sad), meaning sad tree ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: coral jasmine, night-blooming jasmine, queen of the night, tree of sorrow • Assamese: নিশিপুষ্পা nixipuspa, পানী-পিপলী pani-pipoli, পাৰিজাত parijat, শেৱালি xewali • Awadhi: हरसिंगार harsingaar • Bengali: হরসিঙ্গার harsinghar, শেফালিকা shephalika, শিউলি shiuli • Bhojpuri: हरसिंगार harsingaar • Bodo: सेवालि बिबार sewali bibarl • Gujarati: હારશણગાર harshangar, પારિજાતક parijatak • Hindi: हरसिंगार harsingar, केसर kesar, नैपालि naipali, नेवारी newari, नीलिका nilika, निशिपुष्पा nishi-pushpa, प्राजक्ता prajakta, रजनीहासा rajani-hasa, शीफालिका shiphalika, शिउली shiuli • Kannada: ಹವಳಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ havalamallige, ಪಾರಿಜಾತ parijata • Konkani: पारजत paarjat, पारिजातक parijatak • Malayalam: പാരിജാതം paarijaatham, പവിഴമല്ലി pavizhamalli • Manipuri: ꯁꯤꯉꯥꯔꯩ singarei • Marathi: पारिजातक parijatak, प्राजक्त prajakta, शिवळी shivali • Mishing: এভাগাছ evahgach • Mizo: zanpar • Nepali: पारिजात parijat • Odia: ଅତ୍ୟୂହା atyuha, ଗଉଡ଼ଗଡ଼କା gaurdagardaka, ନୈପାଳୀ naipali, ନୀଳକ nilaka, ନିଶିପୁଷ୍ପ nishipushpa, ପାରିଜାତ parijata, ରଜନୀ ହାସ rajani hasa, ରକ୍ତ ବୃନ୍ତା rakta brunta, ରଞ୍ଜନୀ ranjani, ଶେଫାଳି shephali, ଶିତ ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ sita nirgundi, ଶିଉଳି siuli • Punjabi: ਹਾਰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ haar-singaar, ਲਦੂਰੀ laduri, ਪਕੂਰਾ pakura, ਸੀਤਲ sital • Rajasthani: हारसिंगार harsingar, सफेद स्याली safed syali • Sanskrit: अत्यूहा atyuha, मसिका masika, नीलक nilaka, निशिपुष्पा nishipushpa, पारिजात parijata, रङ्गलासिनी rangalasini, रजनीहासा rajanihasa, रञ्जन ranjana, रक्तवृन्ता raktavrnta, शीफालिका shiphalika, शीतमञ्जरी shitamanjari, शुक्लाङ्गी shuklangi, श्वेतसुरसा shvetasurasa • Santali: ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ saparom • Tamil: சேடல் cetal, சுபுட்பம் cuputpam, சூதம் cutam, கச்சாந்தகரை kaccantakarai, மஞ்சட்பூ mancat-pu, பாரிசாதம் paricatam, பவளமல்லிகை pavala-mallikai, துகிர்த்தாளி tukir-t-tali • Telugu: బందెడ bandeda, పగడపు జిట్ట pagadapu jitta, పారిజాతము parijatamu, శేఫాలి shephali • Tibetan: པ་རི་ཡ་ཏྲ་ཀ pa ri ya tra ka, ཡོངས་འདུས། yongs ’dus • Tulu: ಗೋಳಿಪದ್ಪೆ golipadpe, ಪಾರಿಜಾತ parijata • Urdu: هارسنگار har-singar, کيسر kesar, نيپالي naipali, نيواري newari, نيلکا nilika, نشپشپا nishi-pushpa, شيپهالکا shiphalika

botanical names: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 27 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

coral jasmine, night-blooming jasmine, tree of sorrow (or tree of sadness)

Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

queen of the night

Flowers of India

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

নিশিপুষ্পা nixipuspa, পানী-পিপলী pani-pipoli (or পানী-পিয়লী pani-piyoli), পাৰিজাত parijat, শেৱালি xewali

XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ AWADHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (अवधी/औधी), Perso-Arabic, Latin-Roman ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh ... other names for this language: Audhi

हरसिंगार harsingaar

विकिपीडिया - एक्ठु खुला ज्ञानभंडार

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

হরসিঙ্গার harsinghar, শেফালিকা shephalika (or শেফালি / শেফালী shephali)

BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

শিউলি shiuli

Flora - Mehedi Voice

~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand

हरसिंगार harsingaar

विकिपीडिया - एगो मुक्त ज्ञानकोष

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro

सेवालि बिबार sewali bibarl

XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

હારશણગાર harshangar

Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

પારિજાતક parijatak

વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
or પારિજાત parijat ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

हरसिंगार harsingar

विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश
or हारसिंगार har-singar or हारसिंघार har-singhar ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

केसर kesar, नैपालि naipali, नेवारी newari, नीलिका nilika, निशिपुष्पा nishi-pushpa, रजनीहासा rajani-hasa, शीफालिका shiphalika (or शेफालिका shephalika)

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

प्राजक्ता prajakta, शिउली shiuli

विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಹವಳಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ havalamallige

Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

ಪಾರಿಜಾತ parijata

Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊംകണീ), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

पारजत paarjat

विकिपीडिया - मुक्त विश्वकोश ... Goan Konkani; name prevalent in Goa

पारिजातक parijatak

my mother tongue; name borrowed from Sanskrit

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

പാരിജാതം paarijaatham, പവിഴമല്ലി pavizhamalli

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯁꯤꯉꯥꯔꯩ singarei

Flowers of India

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

पारिजातक parijatak, प्राजक्त prajakta

विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश
The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती

शिवळी shivali

A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~

written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri

এভাগাছ evahgach

Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 7 December 2023

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

zanpar

Mizoram Hmulphurh leh Thlai Hmingte (Mizo - Botanical names) THUHMAHRUAI - by R.Thansanga

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

पारिजात paarijaat

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
or पारीजात paariijaat ... Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଅତ୍ୟୂହା atyuha, ଗଉଡ଼ଗଡ଼କା gaurdagardaka, ନୈପାଳୀ naipali, ନୀଳକ nilaka, ନିଶିପୁଷ୍ପ nishipushpa, ପାରିଜାତ parijata, ରଜନୀ ହାସ rajani hasa, ରକ୍ତ ବୃନ୍ତା rakta brunta, ରଞ୍ଜନୀ ranjani, ଶେଫାଳି shephali, ଶିତ ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ sita nirgundi, ଶିଉଳି siuli

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਹਾਰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ haar-singaar

ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼

ਲਦੂਰੀ laduri, ਪਕੂਰਾ pakura, ਸੀਤਲ sital

The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

हारसिंगार harsingar, सफेद स्याली safed syali

Rajasthan Government - Forest Department

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

अत्यूहा atyuha, मसिका masika, नीलक nilaka, निशिपुष्पा nishipushpa, पारिजात parijata, रङ्गलासिनी rangalasini, रजनीहासा rajanihasa, रञ्जन ranjana, रक्तवृन्ता raktavrnta, शीफालिका shiphalika (or शेफालिका shephalika), शीतमञ्जरी shitamanjari, शुक्लाङ्गी shuklangi, श्वेतसुरसा shvetasurasa

॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ स्वतन्त्रः संस्कृतशब्दकोशः

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ saparom

BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சேடல் cetal, சுபுட்பம் cuputpam, சூதம் cutam, கச்சாந்தகரை kaccantakarai, மஞ்சட்பூ mancat-pu, பாரிசாதம் paricatam, பவளமல்லிகை pavala-mallikai, துகிர்த்தாளி tukir-t-tali

for coral jasmine / night-flowering jasmine / night jasmine ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

బందెడ bandeda, పగడపు జిట్ట pagadapu jitta

A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

పారిజాతము parijatamu

Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

శేఫాలి shephali (or శేఫాలిక shephalika)

Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan

པ་རི་ཡ་ཏྲ་ཀ pa ri ya tra ka

84000 : Translating the words of the Buddha

ཡོངས་འདུས། yongs ’dus (or ཡོངས་འདུ། yongs ’du)

Rangjung Yeshe Wiki - Dharma Dictionary
84000 : Translating the words of the Buddha

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಗೋಳಿಪದ್ಪೆ golipadpe, ಪಾರಿಜಾತ parijata

Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

هارسنگار har-singar (or هارسنگهار har-singhar), کيسر kesar, نيپالي naipali, نيواري newari, نيلکا nilika, نشپشپا nishi-pushpa, شيپهالکا shiphalika

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

widely cultivated; not sure about the extent of (natural wild-growing) distribution
botanical / taxonomical portals show inconsistent information regarding extent of distribution in India, even about being native to India
पारिजात parijata finds various mentions in the super epics of India: Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas

Bihar, Chota Nagpur (Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal)