07.10.2019 Views

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - vol 45 - Turmeric- The Genus Curcuma

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

<strong>Turmeric</strong> — <strong>The</strong> Golden Spice of Life 3<br />

TABLE 1.1<br />

List of Common Names of <strong>Turmeric</strong> <strong>and</strong> Some of the Related Species of <strong>Curcuma</strong><br />

Botanical Name Languages Common Names<br />

<strong>Curcuma</strong> longa Bengali Haldi, pitras<br />

(turmeric) Burmese Hansanwen, sanae, tarum<br />

Cambodia Banley, pauly, romiet<br />

Cantonese Wong kewng, yuet kau<br />

Chinese Chiang husang, kiang husang, yuchin<br />

Dualao Quinamboy<br />

English <strong>Turmeric</strong>, Indian saffron<br />

French <strong>Curcuma</strong>, Saffron de India, sochet des Indes, souchet, souchet long, souchet odorant,<br />

teri-merit<br />

German Glbwurzel, kurkuma<br />

Gujarati Halada<br />

Hamsa Ganjamau<br />

Hebrew Kurkum<br />

Hindi Haldi<br />

Ilocano Culiago, cuming<br />

Italian <strong>Curcuma</strong><br />

Java<br />

Kumir, kuing, warangan, koeneng temen, kunyit, kunir bentis<br />

Kannada Arishina<br />

Konkani Halad, ollod, ollodi<br />

Malacca Kunyit<br />

Malagasy Tamo tamo<br />

Malaya Watkam, wang keong, kunyit<br />

Malayalam Mannal, manjal, manjalkua<br />

Marathi Haled<br />

Modjakerto Kumirbantis<br />

Mundari Hatusassang<br />

Oriya Haldi<br />

Panpangan Angari, culalo<br />

Persian Darzardi, zharachobabi, tardhubah<br />

Portugese Acafrao da india<br />

Punjabi Haldar, halja<br />

Sanskrit Ameshta, bahula, bhadra, dhirgharaja, g<strong>and</strong>aplashika, gauri, gharshani, haldi, haridra,<br />

harita, hemaragi, hemaragini, hridvilasini, jayanti, jwarantika, kanchani, kaveri,<br />

krimighna, kshamada, kshapa, lakshmi, mangalaprada, mangalya, mehagni, nisha,<br />

nishakhya, nishawa, pavitra, pinga, pinja, pita, patavaluka, pitika, rabhangavasa,<br />

ranjani, ratrimanika, shifa, shiva, shobhana, shyama, soughagouhaya, suvarna,<br />

suvarnavarna, tamasini, umavara, vauragi, varavarnini, varnadatri, varnini, vishagni,<br />

yamini, yohitapriya, yuvati<br />

Sinhalese Kaha<br />

Spanish <strong>Curcuma</strong><br />

Tagalog Dialo<br />

Tamil Manjal<br />

Telugu Pasupu, pampi<br />

Visayan Calanag, calavaga<br />

Zambales Lisangoy<br />

<strong>Curcuma</strong> amada Arabic Daruhaldi<br />

Bengali Amada<br />

English Mango ginger<br />

Gujarati Ambahaldi<br />

Continued

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!