Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Allium cepa L.

Allium cepa L.

AL-ee-um -- Latin name for garlic ... Dave's Botanary
KEP-uh -- onion ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: onion • Adi: aying talab, piyaj • Ahom: প্ল-কাত-নাম pl-kat-nam • Apatani: byaku • Arabic: بصل basal • Assamese: পিয়াঁজ piyaj, পনৰু ponoru, তীক্ষ্নকন্দ tikhnokondo • Awadhi: पियाज piyaj • Bengali: পলাণ্ডু palandu, পিঁয়াজ pimyaja • Bhojpuri: पियाज piyaj • Bodo: सामब्राम गोजा sambram gwja • Dimasa: samprang • Dogri: गंढा gandha, प्याज pyaaz • Gujarati: ડુંગળી dungali, કાંદો kando • Haryanvi: पियाज़ piyaz • Hindi: कांदा kanda, पलाण्डु palandu, प्याज़ pyaz • Hmar: purunsen • Kachchhi: ડુંગરી dungari • Kannada: ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ eerulli, ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli, ಉಳ್ಳಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ulligedde • Karbi: harsun • Kashmiri: گنٛڈٕ gand • Khasi: piat • Konkani: कांदो kamdo, पियाव piyav • Maithili: पिआउज piauj • Malayalam: ഉള്ളി ulli • Manipuri: ꯇꯤꯜꯍꯧ tilhou • Marathi: कांदा kanda, कंदर्प kandarpa, पलांडू palandu • Mishing: দিঃলাব্ dihlab • Mizo: pu-rûn • Mundari: प्याज pyaaj • Nagamese: piaz • Nepali: प्याज pyaaj • Odia: ପଲାଣ୍ଡୁ palandu, ପିଆଜ piaja • Persian: پياز piyaz • Punjabi: ਗੰਢਾ gandha, ਪਿਆਜ piaj • Rabha: ৰায়ছুং raysung • Rajasthani: कांदौ kaandau, प्याज pyaaj • Sanskrit: पलाण्डु palandu, सुकन्दक sukandaka • Santali: ᱯᱮᱭᱟᱡᱽ peyaz • Sindhi: پِئازُ pieazu • Singpho: shakau khyeng • Tai Phake: po lo • Tamil: உள்ளி ulli, வெங்காயம் venkayam • Tangkhul: tarui • Telugu: నీరుల్లి nirulli • Tibetan: སྒོག་བཙོང sgog-btsong • Tulu: ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli • Turung: shakau • Urdu: کاندا kanda, پلانڐو palandu


botanical names: Allium cepa L. ... synonyms and more at POWO, retrieved 12 December 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
onion
  • Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). A dictionary, Marathi and English. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857.
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
aying talab, piyaj
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
প্ল-কাত-নাম pl-kat-nam
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~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
byaku
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
بصل basal
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
পিয়াঁজ piyaj, পনৰু ponoru, তীক্ষ্নকন্দ tikhnokondo
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~~~~~ AWADHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (अवधी/औधी), Perso-Arabic, Latin-Roman ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh ... other names for this language: Audhi
पियाज piyaj
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
পলাণ্ডু palandu, পিঁয়াজ pimyaja (or পিয়াজ piyaja / পেয়াজ peyaja)
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
पियाज piyaj
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
सामब्राम गोजा sambram gwja
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~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari
samprang
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~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
गंढा gandha, प्याज pyaaz
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ડુંગળી dungali
કાંદો kando
  • Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
पियाज़ piyaz
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
कांदा kanda, पलाण्डु palandu
प्याज़ pyaz
~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~
written in: Roman (Hmar Hawrawp) ... spoken in: Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
purunsen
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~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ડુંગરી dungari
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ eerulli, ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli, ಉಳ್ಳಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ulligedde
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
harsun
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~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
گنٛڈٕ gand
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
piat
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~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कांदो kamdo, पियाव piyav
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
पिआउज piauj
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഉള്ളി ulli
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯇꯤꯜꯍꯧ tilhou
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कांदा kanda, कंदर्प kandarpa, पलांडू palandu
  • Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). A dictionary, Marathi and English. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857. ... कृष्णावळ krushnaval = an humorous term for an onion, because opening vertically it presents the form of शंख, opening transversely, that of चक्र — the conch and discus appropriate to कृष्ण i.e. विष्णु
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
দিঃলাব্ dihlab
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~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
pu-rûn
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
प्याज pyaaj
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland ... the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples
piaz (or piyaz)
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~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
प्याज pyaaj
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... eFloraofIndia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ପଲାଣ୍ଡୁ palandu, ପିଆଜ piaja (or ପିୟାଜ piyaja)
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
پياز piyaz
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਗੰਢਾ gandha, ਪਿਆਜ piaj
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
ৰায়ছুং raysung
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~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
कांदौ kaandau, प्याज pyaaj
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
पलाण्डु palandu, सुकन्दक sukandaka
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~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱯᱮᱭᱟᱡᱽ peyaz
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
پِئازُ pieazu
~~~~~ SINGPHO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: Singpho people
shakau khyeng
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~~~~~ TAI PHAKE ~~~~~
written in: Lik-Tai (တႝၸႃကေ) ... spoken in: Buri Dihing valley of Assam ... other names for this language: Phake ... spoken by: Tai Phake people
po lo
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  • the name needs to be rendered in native script
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
உள்ளி ulli (or ஈருள்ளி irulli), வெங்காயம் venkayam
  • University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people
tarui
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
నీరుల్లి nirulli
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
སྒོག་བཙོང sgog-btsong
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ neerulli
~~~~~ TURUNG ~~~~~
written in: Eastern Nagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... spoken by: Turung people or Tai Turung
shakau
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~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
کاندا kanda, پلانڐو palandu
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only cultivated, almost throughout mainland and islands, except north-eastern states
~~~~~ Created on: 19:53 12-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:45 16-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Amaryllidaceae cultivated perennial herb "Allium cepa" onion
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