গেছো may be a better transliteration. rakesh
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... that was fantastic help: thanks very much to Rakesh ji and Stephen ji > ... I hope গাছ লতা is correct ... transliterates to gācha latā. > Regards. > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Stephen A > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I do agree with Rakesh Ji, >> Lata Hindi plant name derived from the Sanskrit word, meaning "creeper," >> in reference to a creeping plant. >> Refer: http://www.names-meanings.net/name/lata.html >> >> And even Tamil Name Valli means Creeping Plant. >> Refer: http://www.behindthename.com/name/valli >> >> Common name always denotes the habit or habitat of the plants!!! >> >> Regards, >> >> Stephen... >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Rakesh Biswas >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Gaichha lata would mean tree (Gaichha) climber (lata) to a Bengali. >>> >>> However the word 'Gaichha' in itself means 'one that is at home with >>> trees' and could be used in common parlance to label even humans/kids who >>> are particularly naughty and hang around playing in and around trees all day >>> etc or it could also be a label for all things/animals arboreal. >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> rakesh >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> ....Rakesh ji, I am curious to know whether the two words *gaichha lata >>>> * make sense as a name in Bengali for this plant ... I ask because both >>>> of them seem to mean the same: creeper / climber. >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Rakesh Biswas < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bengali: gaichha lata ... what is gaichha ? >>>>> >>>>> Gaichha or Gecho means tree climber. >>>>> >>>>> regards, >>>>> >>>>> rakesh >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Dinesh Valke < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ...just as Neil ji says: *Calycopteris floribunda.* >>>>>> >>>>>> *commonly known as*: the paper-flower climber • Konkani: उस्की uski • >>>>>> Malayalam: പുല്ലാനി pullani OR പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി pullanji • Marathi: झाल >>>>>> jhaal, उक्षी ukshi • Sanskrit: श्वेतधातकी shvetadhataki, सुसवी susavi >>>>>> • Tamil: புல்லாந்தி வல்லி pullanti valli • Telugu: మురుగుడుతీగె >>>>>> murugudutige >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ... friends knowing Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Oriya can please validate >>>>>> (and provide in native scripts), the names put here: >>>>>> • Bengali: gaichha lata ... what is gaichha ? ...লতা *lata* for >>>>>> climber, creeper &c >>>>>> • Hindi: kokoray ... just cannot figure what it would mean >>>>>> • Kannada: enjarigekubsa, marasadaboli ... no clues regarding these. >>>>>> • Oriya: dhonoti ... no resources available for knowledge. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Neil Soares >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Abhay, >>>>>>> It is Calycopteris floribunda locally called Ukshi. >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> Neil Soares. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- On *Wed, 4/22/09, Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]>* wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: [indiantreepix:10975] a climber for ID 22.04.09 AT >>>>>>> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 5:07 PM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have been seeing this climber around the city of Mumbai. I think it >>>>>>> has been flowering since march. And flowers it profusely. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please help with the identification. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Climber location: Ambedkar Udyan, Powai, Mumbai. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Abhay >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> >> >> -- >> Think about the Environment before printing this e-mail! ü >> +----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------+ >> Think B4U Print >> 1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere >> 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water >> +----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------+ >> "Lets Protect What We Enjoy" >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
