I have never heard this name this may be the term used in chest Bengali but not colloquial. Tanay
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Tanay ... hoping শকরখন্দ sakarakhanda is a valid name too. > Regards. > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:03 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dinesh ji we call it Ranga/ Misti Alu in bengali which means red/sweet >> potato >> Tanay >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Dinesh Valke >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ... commonly known as: sweet potato • Bengali: শকরখন্দ sakarakhanda • >>> Gujarati: રતાલુ ratalu • Hindi: मिठा आलु mita alu, शकरकंद shakarkanda • >>> Kannada: ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸು sihi genasu, ಗೆಣಸು ಗಡ್ಡೆ genasu gadde • Konkani: कणंग >>> kananga • Malayalam: kappakelengu, madhurakkilannu • Manipuri: mangra • >>> Marathi: रताळी ratali, रताळूं ratalu • Sanskrit: पिण्डालु pindalu, रक्तालु >>> raktalu, स्थूलकन्द sthulakanda • Tamil: சக்கரவள்ளிக்கிழங்கு >>> sarkaraivallikizangu • Telugu: గెనుసుగడ్డ genusu gadda, కందగడ్డ kanda gadda >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Gurcharan Ji >>>> >>>> It is grown in our area >>>> i will try to catch its flower >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Tanay Bose* >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> [email protected] >> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]

