Thursday, 1 August 2024

Salvadora persica L.

Salvadora persica L.

sal-va-DOR-a -- named for an apothecary of Barcelona, Jaime Salvador y Pedrol ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
PER-see-kuh -- of or from Persia ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mustard tree, toothbrush tree • Arabic: أراك arak • Assamese: আৰাক arak, ইৰাক irak • Bengali: পার্সি মেসওয়াক parsi meswak • Bodo: ডিগাৰু digaru • Gujarati: ખારીજાર kharijar, પીલુ pilu • Hadauti: संधोड्यो sandhodiyo • Hindi: जाल jaal, खरजाल kharjaal, मेस्वाक meswak, पीलु pilu • Kachchhi: ખારી જાર khari jar, પીલુ pilu • Kannada: ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ karigoni mara • Malayalam: ഉകമരം ukamaram • Marathi: खाकण khakan, मिरजोली mirjoli, पिलु pilu • Nepali: पिलु pilu • Odia: ଧାରୀ dhari, ପୀଲୁ pilu, ପୀଲୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ piluparnni, ମୃଦୁଚ୍ଛଦ mruduchchhada, ଶୀତ ଫଳ sita phala • Persian: درخت مسواک darakht-e-misvak • Punjabi: ਪੀਲੂ pilu • Rajasthani: खारा जाल khara jaal • Sanskrit: धानिन् dhanin, धारिन् dharin, गुडफल gudaphala, पीलु pilu, शाखिन् shakhin, शीतसह shitasaha, स्रंसिन् sramsin, वामापीडन vamapidana, विरेचन virechana • Sindhi: ડિયાર diyar, کبڙ khabbar, ઝાલ jhaal • Tamil: பெருவிளா peru-vila, பீலு pilu, உகாய் ukay • Telugu: గున్నంగి gunnangi • Tulu: ಕಿರ್ಗೋಂಜಿ kirgonji • Urdu: پيلو pilu


botanical names: Salvadora persica L. ... accepted infraspecifics & synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 31 July 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
mustard tree
toothbrush tree
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
أراك arak
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
আৰাক arak, ইৰাক irak
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with these names ... facebook ... this species introduced during Mughal expansion in 16th century
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
পার্সি মেসওয়াক parsi meswak
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
ডিগাৰু digaru
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ખારીજાર kharijar
પીલુ pilu
~~~~~ HADAUTI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हाड़ौती or हाड़ोती) ... spoken in: Hadoti region (s-e Rajasthan), neighbouring areas of Madhya Pradesh ... other names for this language: Harauti or Hadoti
संधोड्यो sandhodiyo
  • Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with this name ... Instagram
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
जाल jaal
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
खरजाल kharjaal
मेस्वाक meswak
पीलु pilu
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ખારી જાર khari jar, પીલુ pilu
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ karigoni mara
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഉകമരം ukamaram
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
खाकण khakan, पिलु pilu
मिरजोली mirjoli
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
पिलु pilu
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଧାରୀ dhari, ପୀଲୁ pilu, ପୀଲୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ piluparnni, ମୃଦୁଚ୍ଛଦ mruduchchhada, ଶୀତ ଫଳ sita phala
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
درخت مسواک darakht-e-misvak
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਪੀਲੂ pilu
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
खारा जाल khara jaal
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
धानिन् dhanin, धारिन् dharin, गुडफल gudaphala, पीलु pilu, शाखिन् shakhin, शीतसह shitasaha, स्रंसिन् sramsin, वामापीडन vamapidana, विरेचन virechana
  • Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
ડિયાર diyar, ઝાલ jhaal
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
کٻڙ khabbar
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பெருவிளா peru-vila, பீலு pilu, உகாய் ukay (or உகா uka)
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గున్నంగి gunnangi
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಿರ್ಗೋಂಜಿ kirgonji
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
پيلو pilu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout; drier parts of India
~~~~~ Last updated: 17:39 01-08-2024 ~~~~~
Salvadoraceae evergreen shrub "small tree" "Salvadora persica" "mustard tree" "toothbrush tree" "the mustard tree of scripture"
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