MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Index Nepalese names

 

Part 1 : A B C D E F G H I J

Part 2 : K to Z , Notes

 

 

A

Aalu -> Solanum tuberosum L.

Aalu bakharaa -> Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica

Aalucaa -> Prunus domestica L. subsp. insititia (L.) C. K. Schneider

Aalu vakhadaa -> Prunus domestica L. subsp. domestica

Aanpa -> Mangifera indica L.

Aaruu -> Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

Aaruupaate -> Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.

Abnush -> Diospyros ebenum J. König

Aderii -> Ricinus communis L.

Aduvaa -> Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Agnimanthaa -> Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague

Akarakalaa -> Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Link

Akarakaraa -> Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Link

Amaaro -> Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz

Amacura -> Mangifera indica L.

Amaraphal -> Monstera deliciosa Liebm.

Amaruuda -> Psidium guajava L.

Ambaa -> Psidium guajava L.

Ambaka -> Psidium guajava L.

Ambake -> Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Amilii -> Tamarindus indica L.

Anaar -> Punica granatum L.

Andel -> Ricinus communis L.

Ander -> Ricinus communis L.

Anderii -> Ricinus communis L.

Andir -> Ricinus communis L.

Aphim -> Papaver somniferum L.

Arin -> Ricinus communis L.

Asaare simii -> Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Avocirimenjiso -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz.

 

B

Baajaraa -> Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

Baarhmaase phuul -> Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Baarkhe sarro -> Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.

Baavarii phuul ->

Badaama -> Prunus amygdalus (L.) Batsch

Bangaalii paaluugo -> Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang.

Baraalii kunda -> Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Bel -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.

Belapatra -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.

Belpatra -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.

Betendra -> Nasturtium officinale R. Br.

Bhaang -> Cannabis sativa L.

Bhaango -> Cannabis sativa L.

Bhede khursaanii -> Capsicum annuum L. var grossum (L.) Sendt.

Bhote jiiraa -> Bunium bulbocastanum L.

Bhuii katar -> Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Bidaarii laharo -> Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.

Bidi paat -> Diospyros tomentosa Roxb.

Biraalii mando -> Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Bodii -> Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

 

C

Cabo -> Piper chaba Hunter

Canaa -> Cicer arietinum L.

Cares -> Cannabis sativa L.

Cavo -> Piper chaba Hunter

Chakum -> ???

Chohoraa -> Phoenix dactylifera L.

Cicindo -> Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines

Cino -> Panicum miliaceum L.

Cinu -> Panicum miliaceum L.

Coratente -> Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Cucce khursaanii -> Capsicum frutescens L. var. conoides Bailey

Cukandara -> Beta vulgaris L.

 

D

Daalachiinii -> Cinnamomum verum J. Presl.

Daalo simii -> Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Dhaniyaa -> Coriandrum sativum L.

Darival -> Borassus flabellifer L.

Daariim -> Punica granatum L.

 

E

Elaa -> Amomum aromaticum Roxb.

 

F

no reliable name recorded so far.

 

G

Gaabaa -> Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.

Gaanjaa -> Cannabis sativa L.

Gaajar -> Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang.

Gaajar jhaar -> Daucus carota L. subsp. carota

Gab -> Diospyros pyramidalis xxx

Gad -> Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

Gajiimaa -> Cannabis sativa L.

Gaj piplaa -> Piper longum L.

Gandha maadinii -> Cotula hemisphaerica (Roxb.) Wall. ex C. B. Clarke

Ganna -> Saccharum officinarum L.

Gandhe -> Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

Ghaans -> Saccharum spontaneum L.

Ghempe tarul -> Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

Ghurmi -> Cucumis melo L. var. chito Naud.

Ginii ghaans -> Panicum maximum Jacq.

Giitthaa -> Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Giitthe tarul -> Dioscorea bulbifera L.

Gobre palungo -> Spinacia oleracea L. var. oleracea

Golbhedaa -> Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

Gujura -> Pastinaca sativa L.

Gulaav jaamun -> Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston

Guliyo muulaa -> Beta vulgaris L.

Guraans daal -> Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi

 

H

Haledo -> Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.

Haluvaabed -> Diospyros virginiana L.

Hardii -> Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.

Himalii jiira -> Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch.

 

I

Indraayanii -> Trichosanthes wallichiana (Ser.) Wight

Indrenii -> Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

Indreni -> Trichosanthes wallichiana (Ser.) Wight

Isakuul -> Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

 

J

Jaabe -> Coix lachryma-jobi L.

Jaaiipatrii -> Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Jaambu -> Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Jaamun -> Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Jagara -> Caryota urens L.

Janai ghaans -> Paspalum distichum L.

Jangalii aaruu -> Prunus napaulensis (Ser.) Steud.

Jangalii keraa -> Musa superba Roxb.

Jangalii mevaa -> Physalis peruviana L.

Jangalii paan -> Piper hamiltonii Cas. DC. ?

Jangalii paiyu -> Prunus carmesina Hara

Japaa kusum -> Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Japaa puspii -> Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Jau -> Hordeum

Jayaphal -> Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Jhine khursaanii -> Capsicum annuum L. var. longum Bailey

Jhumke laharo ->

Jhuse karelaa -> Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Jhuse til -> Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.

Jiira -> Cuminum cyminum L.

Jiiraak -> Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.

Jiire golbhedaa -> Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (Cerasiforme Group)

Jiire khursaanii -> Capsicum baccatum L. var. microcarpum (DC.) Hassl.

Jvaanuu -> Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague

Jyaanamaaraa khursaanii -> Capsicum annuum L. var. cerasiforme Irish

 

 


Main reference(s) used in the compilation of this index :

 

Keshab Shrestha, 1998, Dictionary of Nepalese Plant Names, Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu, Nepal.

 

 

Main contributor(s) to this index (Personal communication) :

Jagadish Timsina.

 

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