Sunday, 31 December 2023

Origanum vulgare L.

Origanum vulgare L.

or-RI-ga-num -- Greek: oros (mountain), ganos (beauty/brightness) ... Dave's BotanaryWikipedia
vul-GAIR-ee -- common ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: oregano, wild marjoram • Arabic: سعتر sa'tar • Bengali: জংলী মরুয়া jungli marua • Dogri: मरुआ marua • Hindi: बनतुलसी ban tulsi, केदार तुलसी kedar tulsi, सथ्रा sathra, मिरज़ानजोश mirzanjosh • Kannada: ಮರುಗ maruga • Kashmiri: مرزن جوش मर्ज़नजोश marzan-josh, वन बबर van babbar • Konkani: मिज्रीकांव mijrikamv • Malayalam: കാട്ടുമറുവ kaattumaruva • Nepali: राम तुलसी raam tulasee, सजीवन sajiwan • Odia: ସପ୍ତଳା saptala, ସାରା sara • Pahari: बासलो घास baasalo ghaas, जख्म बूटी jakhm bootee • Punjabi: ਮਿਰਜਨਜੋਸ਼ਾ mirzanjosha • Sanskrit: मरुवक maruvaka • Telugu: మృదు మరువం mridumaruvamu • Urdu: صعتر satar, زعتر zatar


botanical names: Origanum vulgare L. ... accepted infraspecifics: Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare ... synonyms: Origanum creticum L. • Origanum officinale Gueldenst. • Origanum orientale Mill. ... and more listed at Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.3; last update Dec. 27th, 2023. Last accessed 30/12/2023.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
oregano, wild marjoram
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
سعتر sa'tar
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
জংলী মরুয়া jungli marua
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
मरुआ marua
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
बनतुलसी ban tulsi
केदार तुलसी kedar tulsi
  • Many thanks to Dr Anil Kumar Thakur for help with this name, via comment in ... Names of Plants in India ... this name prevalent in Uttarakhand
सथ्रा sathra, मिरज़ानजोश mirzanjosh
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಮರುಗ maruga
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir
مرزن جوش मर्ज़नजोश marzan-josh
वन बबर van babbar
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊംകണീ), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
मिज्रीकांव mijrikamv
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
കാട്ടുമറുവ kaattumaruva
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
राम तुलसी raam tulasee
सजीवन sajiwan
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ସପ୍ତଳା saptala, ସାରା sara
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
बासलो घास baasalo ghaas, जख्म बूटी jakhm bootee
  • Many thanks to Dr Anil Kumar Thakur for help with these names, via comment in ... Names of Plants in India ... this name prevalent in some areas of Himachal Pradesh
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਮਿਰਜਨਜੋਸ਼ਾ mirzanjosha
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
मरुवक maruvaka
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
మృదు మరువం mridumaruvamu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
صعتر satar, زعتر zatar
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
naturalised in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand; elsewhere known for its use as spice
~~~~~ Last updated: 10-04-2024 ~~~~~
Lamiaceae Labiatae perennial herb "Origanum creticum" "Origanum vulgare subsp vulgare" "Origanum officinale" "Origanum orientale" oregano "wild marjoram"

4 comments:

  1. Kedar Tulsi in parts of Uttrakhand

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    1. Thank you very much, Anil Kumar ji ... will update the name shortly ... I am assuming this name is in Hindi.

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  2. जख्म बूटी, बासलो घास in some areas of H.P.

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    1. Thank you very much, Anil Kumar ji ... will update the names shortly ... I am assuming this name is in Pahari.

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