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Glossary of local terms

General

Local terms

English

bidi

local cigarette, cheroot

chapaties

thin, unleavened wheat

bread

 

chulha

stove

chutney

paste

dal

pulse

dhania

powdered coriander

seeds

 

garam masala

whole spice

ghee

butter oil

godown

storage

gunny cloth

coarse cloth made from

jute

 

haldi

turmeric

jaggery

brown sugar

jeera powder

cumin powder

khichiri

cooked mixture

khurpi

hand glove

mahua

Bassia latifolia

masaa

mixture of spices

megaswari

name of Indian breed of duck

murrah

Indian buffalo breed

pucca

cemented floor, or any solid construction usually of manufactured materials

sutli

string

tulsi

basil

Multipurpose trees

Local terms

English name

Botanical name

anjan

 

Hardwickia binata

aonla

 

Emblica officinalis

ardu

 

Ailanthus excelsa

arvi

colocasia

 

babul

Israeli babul

Acacia tortilis

ber

Indian jujube, Chinese date

Zizyphus mauritiana

brij babul

 

Dichrostachys cinerea

casuarina

sea oak

Casuarina equisetifolia

desi babul

 

Acacia nilotica

gliricidia

gliricidia

Gliricidia septum

kathal

jack fruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

margosa

neem

Azadiracta indica

seesam, shisham

rosewood

Dalbarpta sissoo

sejana, sainjana

drum stick, horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

siris, desi serfs, kala siris

 

Albizia lebbek

shahtut

mulberry

Morus alba

subabui

leucaena

Leucaena leucocephala

vilayati babul

mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Fruits, vegetables, and grasses

amla

 

Phyllanthus emblica

amrapalli

mango variety

 

arhar

pigeon pea

 

bajra

pearl millet

 

bakla

broadbean

 

berseem

Egyptian clover

Trifolium alexandrinum

bhel

 

Semcarpus anacardium

bhindi

lady finger

Abelmoschus esculentus

brinjel

eggplant

Solanum melongera

chana

Bengal gram

 

doob grass

Bermuda grass

Cynodon dactylon

guar

Cluster bean

Cyamopsis tetragronloba

Jangli pikvan

 

Tylophora indica

jowar

sorghum or great millet

 

karanj

 

Pongamia pinnate

khas

 

Vetiveria indica

knol khol

type of cabbage

 

kulfa

portulaca

Portulaca oleracea L.

Iobia

cowpea

Vigna sinensis

lucerne

bur clover

Medicago hispida

methi

fenugreek

 

mung

green gram

Phaseolus aureus

palak

spinach

 

poi

Indian spinach

 

ragi

 

Brassica juncea

raima

lima bean

 

sem

carpet legume

Dolichos lablab

Sudan grass

 

Sorghum sudanense

toria

Indian rape

Brassica compestrie var

tulsi

basil

 

urad

black gram

Phaseolus mungo