Friday, 19 December 2025

Anacardium occidentale L.

Anacardium occidentale L.

an-uh-KAR-dee-um -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to cashew by Linnaeus ... Dave's Botanary
ock-sih-den-TAY-lee -- of or from the west ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cashew • Assamese: কাজু kaju • Bengali: হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju • Bhojpuri: काजू kaju • Gujarati: કાજુ kaju • Hindi: काजू kaju • Kannada: ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, ಗೋವೆ gove • Kashmiri: کاجوٗ kajoo • Konkani: काजू kaju • Malayalam: കശുമാവ് kasumaav, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav • Manipuri: ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju • Marathi: काजू kaju • Mizo: sazupumpui-thei • Nepali: काजु kaaju • Odia: ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba, ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ hijili badama, କାଜୁ kaju, ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba • Punjabi: ਕਾਜੂ kaju • Sanskrit: अग्निकृत agnikrita, भल्लातक bhallataka, काजूतक kajutaka, वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah • Santali: ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso • Sindhi: کاڄو khajo • Tamil: சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, கொல்லமா kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் uttama-palam • Telugu: అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu, జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha maamidi • Urdu: کاجو kaju


botanical names: Anacardium occidentale L. ... synonyms and more at POWO, retrieved 17 December 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
cashew
  • University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
  • Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
কাজু kaju
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
काजू kaju
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
કાજુ kaju
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
काजू kaju
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, ಗೋವೆ gove
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
کاجوٗ kajoo
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
काजू kaju
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കശുമാവ് kasumaav, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju
  • Flowers of India, retrieved December 17, 2025
  • Singh S. Sukumar. The Economic Plants of Manipur and Their Uses, Manipur, 2006, 2009.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
काजू kaju
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
sazupumpui-thei
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
काजु kaaju
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... eFloraofIndia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba (or ବାଦା ଆମ୍ବ bada amba), ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ hijili badama, କାଜୁ kaju (or କାଶୁ kashu), ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba (or ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ର lanka amra)
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਕਾਜੂ kaju
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अग्निकृत agnikrita, वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah
भल्लातक bhallataka
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काजूतक kajutaka
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
کاڄو khajo
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, கொல்லமா kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் uttama-palam
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu
జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha maamidi
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
کاجو kaju
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
introduced by the Portuguese during the 16th century; cultivated mainly in the peninsular coastal regions
~~~~~ Created on: 20:14 17-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:21 19-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Anacardiaceae evergreen tropical tree cultivated "Anacardium occidentale" cashew "cashew nut"
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