Many many thanks, Vijayasankar ji for the kind words and appreciation. Will shortly add the Tamil name to the blog. Regards. Dinesh
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected]> Date: Wed, May 3, 2023 at 9:36 AM Subject: Re: Tamil name of Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br. To: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Thanks Dinesh ji. I am happy to help. Hats off to you for working on this herculean task. Resolving a single name for a single species makes me dizzy; I always wonder how you are able to do this involving numerous names in multiple languages and still maintain your cool as if nothing is happening :) Best regards, Vijayasankar On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 10:52 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > I fully agree with you in this case. > It is always better to coin a simple convincing name rather than having to > prove the meaning of the coined-name. > I will go with சிறு காக்கட்டான் ciru kakkattan = tiny morning glory. > Thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Wed, 3 May 2023, 01:19 Vijayasankar Raman, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh ji, >> I don't see a point in giving a name based on just one another language >> name, especially in this case, as different vernacular names have different >> meanings. >> >> The Tamil translation for "tiny morning glory" would be சிறு காக்கட்டான் >> (Ciṟu >> kākkaṭṭāṉ), using which I think is a safer option. >> >> Best, >> >> Vijayasankar >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 12:05 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Vijayasankar ji. >>> I took a keen look at the leaves of this plant. Frankly, they do not >>> look like tiger's ears. Perhaps it is the flower that alludes to the >>> tiger's ear. >>> >>> I will skip the part of reasoning out the meaning of புலிச்செவி >>> pulichevi - will simply state that *the name is based on Malayalam name* >>> - പുലിചെവിട് pulichevidu >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 1:07 AM Vijayasankar Raman < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It makes sense now because in Tamil, chevi (= kaadhu) means ear, but >>>> chevidu means deaf, as I mentioned earlier. >>>> So, if the leaf indeed resembles a tiger's ear, then the Tamil name >>>> could be something like pulichevi புலிச்செவி or pulikaadhu புலிக்காது. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar >>>> --------------------------------------- >>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>> Sr. Research Scientist >>>> University of Mississippi, USA >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 1:07 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks very much, Vijayasankar ji for the clarification. Yes, today, I >>>>> found the name is in Malayalam. Puli = tiger; chevidu = ear (lobe) ... the >>>>> plant leaf alludes to a tiger's ear ... that is best possible reasoning 😀 >>>>> As of now, let us remain without coining any name OR think of coining >>>>> a name on lines of "tiny morning glory". >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 1 May 2023, 22:46 Vijayasankar Raman, < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Dinesh ji, >>>>>> >>>>>> The name pulichevidu is a Malayalam name as per eFloraKerala.com >>>>>> http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Ipomoea_eriocarpa >>>>>> Puli means tiger and chevidu is deaf. I am not sure how this name is >>>>>> relevant to *I. eriocarpa*. >>>>>> However, the Tamil name pulichuvadu (tiger's paw print) is applied to *I. >>>>>> pes-tigridis* due to its leaf shape) >>>>>> >>>>>> Vijayasankar >>>>>> --------------------------------------- >>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>>> Sr. Research Scientist >>>>>> University of Mississippi, USA >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 5:04 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Vijayasankar ji, >>>>>>> Please help me with the Tamil name pulichevidu in native script, if >>>>>>> it is a valid name. >>>>>>> Reference: ENVIS / FRLHT >>>>>>> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1195/a8202268e70d45274710225a4dc1bb70> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2ZXkyohjPiFMfqRE5JNeCkoV%3DGcA6UBcGP5aECF1MUJg%40mail.gmail.com.
