 | Environmentally Sound Technologies for Women in Agriculture (IIRR, 1996, 213 p.) |
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Glossary of local terms
General
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Local terms |
English |
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bidi |
local cigarette, cheroot |
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chapaties |
thin, unleavened wheat |
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bread | |
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chulha |
stove |
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chutney |
paste |
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dal |
pulse |
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dhania |
powdered coriander |
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seeds | |
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garam masala |
whole spice |
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ghee |
butter oil |
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godown |
storage |
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gunny cloth |
coarse cloth made from |
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jute | |
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haldi |
turmeric |
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jaggery |
brown sugar |
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jeera powder |
cumin powder |
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khichiri |
cooked mixture |
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khurpi |
hand glove |
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mahua |
Bassia latifolia |
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masaa |
mixture of spices |
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megaswari |
name of Indian breed of duck |
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murrah |
Indian buffalo breed |
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pucca |
cemented floor, or any solid construction usually of manufactured materials |
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sutli |
string |
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tulsi |
basil |
Multipurpose trees
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Local terms |
English name |
Botanical name |
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anjan | |
Hardwickia binata |
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aonla | |
Emblica officinalis |
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ardu | |
Ailanthus excelsa |
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arvi |
colocasia | |
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babul |
Israeli babul |
Acacia tortilis |
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ber |
Indian jujube, Chinese date |
Zizyphus mauritiana |
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brij babul | |
Dichrostachys cinerea |
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casuarina |
sea oak |
Casuarina equisetifolia |
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desi babul | |
Acacia nilotica |
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gliricidia |
gliricidia |
Gliricidia septum |
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kathal |
jack fruit |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
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margosa |
neem |
Azadiracta indica |
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seesam, shisham |
rosewood |
Dalbarpta sissoo |
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sejana, sainjana |
drum stick, horseradish tree |
Moringa oleifera |
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siris, desi serfs, kala siris | |
Albizia lebbek |
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shahtut |
mulberry |
Morus alba |
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subabui |
leucaena |
Leucaena leucocephala |
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vilayati babul |
mesquite |
Prosopis juliflora |
Fruits, vegetables, and grasses
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amla | |
Phyllanthus emblica |
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amrapalli |
mango variety |
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arhar |
pigeon pea | |
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bajra |
pearl millet |
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bakla |
broadbean | |
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berseem |
Egyptian clover |
Trifolium alexandrinum |
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bhel | |
Semcarpus anacardium |
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bhindi |
lady finger |
Abelmoschus esculentus |
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brinjel |
eggplant |
Solanum melongera |
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chana |
Bengal gram |
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doob grass |
Bermuda grass |
Cynodon dactylon |
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guar |
Cluster bean |
Cyamopsis tetragronloba |
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Jangli pikvan |
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Tylophora indica |
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jowar |
sorghum or great millet | |
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karanj | |
Pongamia pinnate |
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khas | |
Vetiveria indica |
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knol khol |
type of cabbage |
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kulfa |
portulaca |
Portulaca oleracea L. |
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Iobia |
cowpea |
Vigna sinensis |
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lucerne |
bur clover |
Medicago hispida |
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methi |
fenugreek | |
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mung |
green gram |
Phaseolus aureus |
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palak |
spinach | |
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poi |
Indian spinach |
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ragi | |
Brassica juncea |
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raima |
lima bean | |
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sem |
carpet legume |
Dolichos lablab |
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Sudan grass |
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Sorghum sudanense |
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toria |
Indian rape |
Brassica compestrie var |
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tulsi |
basil | |
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urad |
black gram |
Phaseolus mungo |
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