Thank you very very much, Vijayasankar ji, for all this help with coining the Tamil name for *Pogostemon paniculatus* (Willd.) Benth.
Thank you for elaborating the subtle differences among "தெற்கு" meaning "south" and the other words in Tamil that mean "southern" ... which is what is required. Among the two options: "தெற்கத்தி பச்சுளி" (therkathi pacchuli) or "தென் பச்சுளி" (then pacchuli) ... I will prefer to go with the shorter and easier spoken - தென் பச்சுளி then pacchuli. Among பச்சுளி pacchuli and பச்சௌலி patchouli, I will go with the former option - because I found பச்சுளி listed in Tamil dictionary as well appears in Googled results. Thank you very very much, Vijayasankar ji. Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 7:55 AM Vijay Raman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CABSQqC1sO-3Rk6NBGd526JEPeCbOo5eKC%3DDeE9TKFgd31A7z6g%40mail.gmail.com.
