Sunday, 17 December 2023

Languages of India

According to the Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages. However, figures from other sources vary, primarily due to differences in the definition of the terms "language" and "dialect". The 2001 Census recorded 30 languages which were spoken by more than a million native speakers and 122 which were spoken by more than 10,000 people.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
~~~~~ ABOR (historical, colonial-era exonym of ADI) ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... Abor is one of the two groups of the various languages and dialects of the Adi people, other being Lhoba, spoken by Lhoba people of south-eastern Tibet
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Abor, Abor-Miri, Lhoba ... dialects of this language: Padam | Minyong | Shimong | Pasi | Bori | Karkot
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Latin, 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
~~~~~ Andamans ~~~~~
languages spoken: Bengali | Tamil | Telugu | Hindi | Malayalam | Sadri | Kurukh | and a dozen endangered Andamanese languages ... written using their respective scripts, oral languages use Devanagari / Latin
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
~~~~~ ANGIKA ~~~~~
written in: historically Anga Lipi, later Kaithi, presently Devanagari (अंगिका) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand ... other names for this language: Anga, Angikar, Chhika-Chhiki
~~~~~ AO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... spoken by: Ao Naga people
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
~~~~~ AWADHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (अवधी/औधी), Perso-Arabic, Latin-Roman ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh ... other names for this language: Audhi
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
~~~~~ BHUMIJ ~~~~~
written in: Ol Onal, Bengali (ভূমিজ) • Odia (ଭୁମିଜ୍) • Devanagari (भूमिज) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam ... spoken by Bhumija people
~~~~~ BHUTIA ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan (འབྲས་ལྗོངས་སྐད་) ... spoken in: Sikkim ... other names for this language: Sikkimese, Drenjongké, Dranjoke, Denjongka, Denzongpeke, Denzongke ... spoken by: Bhutia community of Sikkim
~~~~~ BISHNUPRIYA MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী) ... spoken in: Assam, Tripura, Manipur ... other names for this language: Bishnupriya Meitei
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~
written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people
~~~~~ CHHATTISGARHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (छत्तीसगढ़ी) ... spoken in: Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra ... counted by the Indian national census as a dialect of Hindi
~~~~~ CHEPANG ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (च्योःबाङ्) ... spoken in: Indo-Nepal Terai (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh), Eastern Himalayas (Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal) ... spoken by: the Chepang (or Chewang, Chewang, Chybang, Kachharge, Praja, Tsepang) people
~~~~~ CHOKRI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland, Manipur ... other names for this language: Chakhesang, Chakrü, Eastern Angami ... spoken by: Chakhesang Naga people
~~~~~ COORGI ~~~~~
written in: Kodava, Kannada (ಕೊಡವ), Malayalam (കൊഡവ) ... spoken in: Coorg district of Karnataka ... other names for this language: Codava, Kodava
~~~~~ DANUWAR ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (दनुवार) ... spoken in: Indo-Nepal Terai (Bihar, West Bengal) ... spoken by: the Danuwar (or Danwar, Denwar, Dhanvar, Dhanwar) people
~~~~~ DEORI ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (দেউৰী) ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Deori people (part of Bodo–Kachari people) ... other names for this language: Deuri
~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
~~~~~ GALO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
~~~~~ GOJARI ~~~~~
written in: Takri, Perso-Arabic, Devanagari ... spoken in: Jammu and Kashmir, northern Punjab, Himachal Pradesh ... also spelt as: Gojri, Gujari, Gujri ... spoken by: nomadic community of Gurjar (or also known by other names: Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara)
~~~~~ GONDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गोंडी), Gunjala Gondi, Masaram Gondi, Telugu ... spoken in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana ... native name of this language: Koitur
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
~~~~~ GURUNG ~~~~~
written in: Khema, Devanagari (गुरुङ), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim ... other names for this language: Tamu Kyi, Tamu Bhasha ... spoken by: Gurung or Tamu people
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~
written in: Roman (Hmar Hawrawp) ... spoken in: Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
~~~~~ HRUSO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Hruso people ... other names for this language: Aka (Angka), Gusso, Hrusso, Tenae
~~~~~ INPUI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Puiron, spoken by Naga people in Manipur
~~~~~ JAINTIA ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam ... exonyms: Jaintia, Synteng; endonym: Pnar
~~~~~ JHARUA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal ... a dialect of Assamese, spoken by Kochs and Hajongs
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Cachari, Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
~~~~~ KANIKKARAN ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (கணிக்காரன்) OR Malayalam (കണ്ണിക്കാരൻ) ... spoken in: Kerala, Tamil Nadu ... spoken by Kanikkar tribals ... other names for this language: Kani
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी) ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
~~~~~ KHAMTI ~~~~~
written in: Lik-Tai [Khamti variation of Burmese (တဲး)ၵမ်းတီႈ / (တဲး)ၵံးတီႈ] ... spoken by: Tai-Khampti people in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Khampti
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
~~~~~ KHIAMNIUNGAN ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Aoshedd, Kalyokengnyu, Khiamnga, Khiamngan, Nokaw, Tukhemmi, Welam ... spoken by: the Khiamniungan people
~~~~~ KINNAURI ~~~~~
oral language, written in: Devanagari (किन्नौरी) / Tibetan (ཀིནྣཽརཱི) ... spoken in: Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh ... many linguistic varieties ... spoken by Kinnaura people
~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera
~~~~~ KOL ~~~~~
written in: Warang Chiti (or Barang Kshiti, Varang Kshiti), Devanagari ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal ... spoken by: Kol people
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
~~~~~ KONYAK ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... spoken by: Konyak people
~~~~~ KUI ~~~~~
written in: Odia (କୁଇ) ... spoken in: Odisha ... spoken by the Kandhas ... other names for this language: Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
~~~~~ KULI ~~~~~
oral language; written in: Odia ... spoken in: western Odisha ... other names for this oral language and the tribe: Kulis, Kori
~~~~~ KULLUI ~~~~~
written in: Takri (𑚊𑚰𑚥𑚷𑚱𑚃), Devanagari (कुळूई) ... spoken in: Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Kullu, Kulvi
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
~~~~~ KURUKH ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कुँड़ुख़), Assamese-Bangla (কুড়ুখ্), Odia (କୁଡ଼ୁଖ୍), Kurukh Banna and Tolong Siki ... spoken by the Kurukh (Oraon) and Kisan people ... spoken in: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Tripura ... other names for this language: Kurux, Oraon, Uraon, Uranw
~~~~~ Ladakh region ~~~~~
languages spoken: Ladakhi | Purgi | Hindi | Shina | Balti | Tibetan ... written using their respective scripts
~~~~~ LADAKHI ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan (ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་) ... spoken in: Ladakh
~~~~~ LAHAULI ~~~~~
group of Tibetan and Austroasiatic languages, spoken in the Lahaul and Spiti region ... languages spoken: Lahuli (Stod Bhoti) | Spiti | Nyamkat | Bhoti Kinnauri | Tukpa (Nesang) | Punan/Bunan | Tinan | Manchad ... written using their respective scripts
~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~
written in: Lepcha (or Róng), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal
~~~~~ LIMBU ~~~~~
written in: Limbu, Roman ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal ... other names for this language: Yakthungpan ... spoken by: Limbu people
~~~~~ LISU ~~~~~
written in two scripts Fraser, Karen, or using scripts of other local language ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Yobin... other names for this language: Yobin; the names Lisu and Yobin are interchangeably used for people and their language
~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand ... spoken by: Lodha people
~~~~~ LOTHA ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland, Assam ... other names for this language: Chizima, Choimi, Hlota, Kyong, Lhota, Lutha, Miklai, Tsindir, and Tsontsii ... spoken by: the Lothas, also known as Kyongs
~~~~~ MAGADHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Kaithi ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal ... the colloquial, everyday name used by native speakers living in Bihar is strictly Magahi.
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मालवणी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra (only in the Sindhudurg district), north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) ... a dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords
~~~~~ MAL PAHARIA ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (माल पहाड़िया) / Bengali (মাল পাহাড়িয়া) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Mal Paharia people
~~~~~ MANDEALI ~~~~~
written in: Mandeali Takri or Mandi-Suket Takri (𑚢𑚘𑚶𑚖𑚮𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚯), Devanagari (मण्डियाली), Mandiali Takri a.k.a. Mandi-Suket Takri ... spoken in: Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Mandyali people ... other names for this language: Mandiyali and Mandiali
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
~~~~~ MAO-NAGA ~~~~~
written in: Meitei, Latin ... spoken in: northwestern Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Mao Naga people ... other names for this language: Sopvoma, Emela, Mao' La
~~~~~ MARA ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: southernmost part of Mizoram ... spoken by: Tlosais tribe of Mara people
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
~~~~~ MARING ~~~~~
written in: Meitei (ꯃꯔꯤꯡ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... spoken by Maring people ... not to be confused with the Maring language of New Guinea
~~~~~ MARWARI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मारवाड़ी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan, Gujarat ... other names for this language: Marwadi
~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Roman ... spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal)
~~~~~ MICHI ~~~~~
written in: Idu Azobra, recently developed, or Latin ... spoken in: some districts of Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Idu Mishmi people ... other names for this language: Idu Mishmi ... considered endangered
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Assamese, Devanagari ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
~~~~~ MONPA (languages spoken by the Monpa people) ~~~~~
distinct languages spoken by the Monpa people, written in their own scripts (if any) or Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
~~~~~ MOYON ~~~~~
written in: Meitei (ꯃꯣꯌꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Moyon people, also known as Bujuur people or the Moyon Naga ... other names for this language: Bujuurchong
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland ... the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples
~~~~~ NAGPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नागपुरी), Kaithi (historically) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha ... spoken by: Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan ... other names for this language: Sadri, Sadani
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir
~~~~~ NICOBARESE ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nicobar islands ... spoken by Nicobarese people ... Six distinct dialects and languages are spoken in the Nicobar Archipleago
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
~~~~~ ONGE ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Little Andaman Island ... spoken by: Onge people ... other names for this language: Ongee, Eng, Ung, also rendered Önge
~~~~~ PADARI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पाडरी) ... spoken in: Padar valley in Kishtwar district of the Indian UT of Jammu and Kashmir ... other names for this language: Padderi
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism
~~~~~ PANGWALI ~~~~~
written in: Takri (𑚞𑚫𑚌𑚦𑚭𑚪𑚯), Devanagari (पंगवाड़ी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir (Chenab region), Himachal Pradesh
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
~~~~~ PHOM ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... spoken by: the Phom Nagas
~~~~~ PRAKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Brahmi, Devanagari (प्राकृत) ... used all over India by priests and scholars, though at a lesser scale than Sanskrit ... read more about Prakrit in Wikipedia - whether it is defined as a language OR a group of languages
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
~~~~~ RANGPURI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (রংপুরী, কোচ-ৰাজবংশী, দেশী), Devanagari (रंगपुरी) ... spoken in: Bangladesh, north Bengal, lower Assam ... other names for this language: Anchalit, Bahe, Deshi, Koch-Rajbongshi
~~~~~ RONGMEI ~~~~~
written in: Meitei ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland, Assam ... other names for this language: Ruangmei, Songbu ... spoken by the Rongmei Naga community (also known as Kabui people, Inpui people)
~~~~~ RENGMA ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland, Assam, Manipur ... other names for this language: Injang, Moiyui, Mon, Mozhumi, Nzong, Nzonyu, Southern Rengma, Unza, Western Rengma ... spoken by: the Rengma Nagas
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
~~~~~ SHERPA ~~~~~
spoken language; occasionally written using either the Devanagari or Tibetan script ... spoken in: Sikkim ... other names for this language: Sharpa, Sherwa, Xiaerba ... spoken by: the Sherpa people
~~~~~ SHINA ~~~~~
oral language, written in: Arabic (Nastaliq) (ݜݨیاٗ) / Urdu / Devanagari / English ... spoken in: Gurez valley of Jammu and Kashmir, Dras valley of Ladakh ... spoken by: Shina community
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
~~~~~ SINGPHO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: Singpho people
~~~~~ SORA ~~~~~
written in: Sora Sompeng or Odia, Telugu, Latin ... spoken in: Odisha, north coastal Andhra Pradesh ... spoken by: the Sora people, alternative names and spellings include Saora, Saura, Savara and Sabara
~~~~~ SÜMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland, Assam ... other names for this language: Sema ... spoken by: the Sümi Naga people
~~~~~ SYLHETI ~~~~~
written in: Sylheti Nagri (ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ), Bengali–Assamese (সিলেটি), Latin ... spoken in: Barak Valley of Assam, northern parts of Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland ... read more about its status as language / dialect in Wikipedia ... other names for this language: Sylhetti, Sileti, Siloti
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people
~~~~~ TAI AITON ~~~~~
written in: Burmese (Aiton variation, called Lik-Tai), Assamese ... spoken in: Assam ... Tai family of languages spoken in north-east India: Tai Ahom, Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Tai Turung, Tai Khamyang and Tai Khamti
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people
~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~
written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
~~~~~ THARU ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (थारु) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar ... spoken by: the Tharu community ... pronounced in Hindi as: Tharuva (Hindi: थरुवा)
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
~~~~~ TIWA ~~~~~
written in: Tiwa Mor (Latin Script), Assamese (তিৱা Tiwa / লালুং Lalung) ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya ... spoken by: the Tiwa people ... other names for this language: Lalung
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
~~~~~ TURUNG ~~~~~
written in: Eastern Nagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... spoken by: Turung people or Tai Turung
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
~~~~~ ZELIANG ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei ... spoken in: Nagaland, Manipur, Assam ... other names for this language: Empeo, Jeme, Kacha, Zeme, Zemi ... spoken by: Zeme Naga people
~~~~~ Created on: 17:23 17-12-2023 ¦ Last updated: 19:44 20-07-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Friday, 15 December 2023

Olax imbricata Roxb.

Olax imbricata Roxb.

OL-aks -- smelling; referring to plant's odorous nature ... Wikipedia
im-brih-KAY-tuh -- shingled, overlapping ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: south Asian olax • Assamese: চেলকনা chelkana, কপহুৱা kapahua • Kannada: ಗೋಪುರಕಾಯಿ gopurakaayi, ಸರಳಿಬಳ್ಳಿ saraliballi • Malayalam: മന്നൻകോരൻ കൊടി mannankoran-kodi • Marathi: कुकुर्बिट kukurbit • Tamil: வண்டதுளுகு vandathuluku


botanical names: Olax imbricata Roxb. ... heterotypic synonyms: Olax wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 14 December 2023
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
south Asian olax
  • name coined by Flowers of India, for want of name - suggesting the distribution of this plant in the world
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
চেলকনা chelkana, কপহুৱা kapahua
  • Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi and Monoj Nath for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗೋಪುರಕಾಯಿ gopurakaayi, ಸರಳಿಬಳ್ಳಿ saraliballi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
മന്നൻകോരൻ കൊടി mannankoran-kodi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कुकुर्बिट kukurbit
  • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
வண்டதுளுகு vandathuluku
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, *Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, *Uttar Pradesh, *West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Last updated: 15-12-2023 ~~~~~
Olacaceae scandent climbing shrub "Olax imbricata" "Olax wightiana" "south Asian olax"

Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.

Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f.

NIM-fee-uh or nim-FAY-uh -- Greek mythology: Nymphaia (water goddess) ... Dave's Botanary
no-uh-KHA-lee -- of or from Noakhali ... one of their (KEW's) specimens contains a note that Noakhali is a district in Bangladesh ... efloraofindia ... N. nouchali is national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: blue lotus, blue water lily, star lotus • Assamese: ভেটফুল bhetphul, কুমুদ kumud, উৎপল utpol • Bengali: কুমুদ kumuda, সাদা শাপলা sada shapala, শালুক shaluka, তারা শাপলা tara shapala • Bodo: सिलङ बिबार selong bebar • Gujarati: નીલ કમલ neel kamal, પોયણાં poyana • Hindi: नीलकमल neelkamal, नीलोत्पल neelotpal • Kannada: ಕೋಮಳೆ komale, ನೈದಿಲೆ naidile, ನೀಲ ತಾವರೆ neela thaavare • Karbi: mirdong • Kashmiri: बुमि-पोश् bumi-posh, कुमुदपुष्पम् kumudapushpam • Kokborok: lal sapla, sankha sapla • Konkani: कस्तूरी साळक kasturi salak • Malayalam: ആമ്പൽ aambal, ചിറ്റാമ്പൽ chittaambal • Manipuri: ꯊꯔꯤꯛꯊꯥ thariktha • Marathi: कुमुद kumud, उपल्या कमळ upalya kamal • Nepali: नीलो कमल neelo kamal, सेतो कमल seto kamal • Odia: ନୀଳ କଇଁ nila kaim • Pali: इंदीवर indivara • Persian: نيلوفر nilofar • Punjabi: ਨੀਲੋਫਰ nilofar • Sanskrit: इन्दीवर indivara • Tai: বক্ পাপ্ পুঙ্ bok pap pung • Tamil: அல்லி alli, கருநெய்தல் karu-neytal, நெய்தல் மலர் neytal malar, நீலாம்பல் nilampal • Telugu: అల్లి కాడ alli kada, అల్లి తామర alli tamara, ఇందీవరము indeevaramu, కుముద kumuda, నల్ల కలువ nalla kaluva, నల్లని పద్మము nallani padmamu, నీటి తామర neeti tamara, తెల్ల కలువ tella kaluva, ఉత్పలము utpalamu • Tibetan: དྲི་མཆོག dri mchog • Tulu: ಕೋಮಳೆ komale • Urdu: گُل نیلوفر gul-e-neelofar


botanical names: Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. ... accepted infraspecifics: Nymphaea nouchali var. nouchali ... heterotypic synonyms: Nymphaea cyanea Roxb. ex G.Don • Nymphaea stellata Willd. ... more at POWO, retrieved 11 December 2023
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
blue lotus, blue water lily, star lotus
  • Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
  • Botanically, lotus and water lily are different. However in India, as well as in many Asian countries, their regional names including the English, are used interchangeably.
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
ভেটফুল bhetphul, কুমুদ kumud, উৎপল utpol
  • XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
কুমুদ kumuda, সাদা শাপলা sada shapala, শালুক shaluka, তারা শাপলা tara shapala
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
सिलङ बिबार selong bebar
  • 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
નીલ કમલ neel kamal
પોયણાં poyana
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
नीलकमल neelkamal
नीलोत्पल neelotpal
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕೋಮಳೆ komale
ನೈದಿಲೆ naidile
ನೀಲ ತಾವರೆ neela thaavare
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
mirdong
  • XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir
बुमि-पोश् bumi-posh (or बुम्ब्-पोश् bumb-posh), कुमुदपुष्पम् kumudapushpam
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Trippera
lal sapla
sankha sapla
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊംകണീ), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कस्तूरी साळक kasturi salak
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
ആമ്പൽ aambal
ചിറ്റാമ്പൽ chittaambal
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯊꯔꯤꯛꯊꯥ thariktha
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कुमुद kumud
उपल्या कमळ upalya kamal
  • for Nymphaea stellata Willd. ... मराठी शब्दकोश - मराठी भाषा विभाग - महाराष्ट्र शासन
  • for Nymphaea stellata Willd. ... विकासपीडिया - ज्ञानाचा पोर्टल - भारताच्या विकासाचे प्रवेशद्वार उपक्रम (powered by MEIT & C-DAC)
  • for Nymphaea stellata Willd. ... मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
नीलो कमल neelo kamal, सेतो कमल seto kamal
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ନୀଳ କଇଁ nila kaim
~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars
इंदीवर indivara
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
نيلوفر nilofar
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਨੀਲੋਫਰ nilofar
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
इन्दीवर indivara
~~~~~ TAI AITON ~~~~~
written in: Burmese (Aiton variation, called Lik-Tai), Assamese ... spoken in: Assam ... Tai family of languages spoken in nort-east India: Tai Ahom, Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Tai Turung, Tai Khamyang and Tai Khamti
বক্ পাপ্ পুঙ্ bok pap pung
  • XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அல்லி alli, நெய்தல் மலர் neytal malar, நீலாம்பல் nilampal
கருநெய்தல் karu-neytal
  • for Nymphaea stellata Willd. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
అల్లి కాడ alli kada, అల్లి తామర alli tamara, ఇందీవరము indeevaramu, కుముద kumuda, నల్ల కలువ nalla kaluva, నల్లని పద్మము nallani padmamu, నీటి తామర neeti tamara, తెల్ల కలువ tella kaluva, ఉత్పలము utpalamu
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
དྲི་མཆོག dri mchog
  • 84000 : Translating the words of the Buddha
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕೋಮಳೆ komale
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
گُل نیلوفر gul-e-neelofar
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout the plains
~~~~~ Last updated: 13-12-2023 ~~~~~
Nymphaeaceae tropical aquatic herb "Nymphaea nouchali" "Nymphaea nouchali var nouchali" "Nymphaea cyanea" "Nymphaea stellata" "blue lotus" "blue water lily" "star lotus"

Thursday, 7 December 2023

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.

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: ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱨᱳᱢ 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
Bibliography / etymology
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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)
queen of the night
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
হরসিঙ্গার harsinghar, শেফালিকা shephalika (or শেফালি / শেফালী shephali)
শিউলি shiuli
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
हरसिंगार harsingaar
~~~~~ 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
પારિજાતક parijatak
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
हरसिंगार harsingar
केसर kesar, नैपालि naipali, नेवारी newari, नीलिका nilika, निशिपुष्पा nishi-pushpa, रजनीहासा rajani-hasa, शीफालिका shiphalika (or शेफालिका shephalika)
प्राजक्ता prajakta, शिउली shiuli
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಹವಳಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ havalamallige
ಪಾರಿಜಾತ parijata
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊംകണീ), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
पारजत paarjat
पारिजातक parijatak
  • my mother tongue; name borrowed from Sanskrit
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
പാരിജാതം paarijaatham, പവിഴമല്ലി pavizhamalli
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯁꯤꯉꯥꯔꯩ singarei
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
पारिजातक parijatak, प्राजक्त prajakta
शिवळी shivali
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
এভাগাছ evahgach
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
zanpar
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
पारिजात paarijaat
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਹਾਰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ haar-singaar
ਲਦੂਰੀ laduri, ਪਕੂਰਾ pakura, ਸੀਤਲ sital
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
हारसिंगार harsingar, सफेद स्याली safed syali
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱥᱟᱯᱟᱨᱳᱢ saparom
~~~~~ 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
పారిజాతము parijatamu
శేఫాలి shephali (or శేఫాలిక shephalika)
~~~~~ 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)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಗೋಳಿಪದ್ಪೆ golipadpe, ಪಾರಿಜಾತ parijata
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ 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)
Punjab (grows wild in the Siwalik tract up to the Chenab)
~~~~~ Last updated: 11:05 25-05-2024 ~~~~~
Oleaceae evergreen tree "Nyctanthes arbor-tristis" "Nyctanthes tristis" "Parilium arbor-tristis" "coral jasmine" "night-flowering coral jasmine" "night jasmine" "the weeping nyctanthes"

Carissa carandas L.

kar-ISS-uh -- Latinized form of Indian vernacular name for this genus ... Dave's Botanary kuh-RAN-das or ka-RAN-duhz -- Latinize...