Dear Dinesh ji, The Tamil name "தெற்கு பச்சுளி" (terku pacchuli) sounds okay. "தெற்கு" (terku) usually refers to the direction South. Whereas, the adjective 'Southern' can translate to "தென்" (then), "தென்னக" (thennaga), "தெற்கத்திய" (therkathiya) or "தென்னிந்திய" (thennindiya), or sometimes தெற்கு (terku).
So, in this context, "தெற்கத்தி பச்சுளி" (therkathi pacchuli) or "தென் பச்சுளி" (then pacchuli) would be more fitting, but if you prefer "தெற்கு பச்சுளி" (terku pacchuli) that would be fine too. The spelling patchouli can be written in Tamil as பச்சௌலி. Best, Vijayasankar On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 2:05 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Vijayasankar ji, > Please help me with coining a name for *Pogostemon paniculatus* (Willd.) > Benth. > > > Tamil name for *Pogostemon vestitus* Benth. is பச்சுளி patchouli > Reference: Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University > of Madras > > > I propose adding a prefix தெற்கு terku describing the species' major > distribution in southern India > Thus the coined name - தெற்கு பச்சுளி terku pacculi for *Pogostemon > paniculatus* (Willd.) Benth. > > > I have proposed the Tamil name based on lines of names coined for other 3 > languages ... > • Hindi: दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli > • Konkani: दक्षिणी पाचोली dakshini pacholi > • Marathi: दक्षिणी पाचोळी dakshini pacholi > > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- 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/CAOZ1_218MqeyWBQynnXhvMBbjBVv0wZJBxd0qDZUKy%3D43RMFNw%40mail.gmail.com.
