Solanum melongena L. [image: Solanum melongena L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125046609>
*so-LAN-num* -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Solanum> *mel-ON-gen-uh* -- corrupted Latin for mad apple ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=melongena> *commonly known as*: aubergine, brinjal, eggplant • *Angami*: pfhüdi • *Apatani*: bengna • *Arabic*: انب anab • *Assamese*: বাংঙনা bangna, বাৰ্ত্তাকু barttaku, বেঙেনা bengena, মাক্ খু mak khu • *Bengali*: বার্তাকু bartaku, বেগুন begun • *Bhojpuri*: भंटा bhanta, बैगन baigan • *Bodo*: फान्थाव phanthav • *Deori*: পাদুঁ padun • *Dimasa*: phanthao • *Garo*: baring • *Gujarati*: રીંગણ ringan, વંતાકડી vantakdi, વેંગણ vengan • *Hindi*: बैंगन baingan, बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata • *Hmar*: manta • *Kannada*: ಬದನೆ badane, ಕಾಚಿ kaachi • *Karbi*: hapek • *Kashmiri*: बुंतकी buntaki, वाँगुन् wangun OR وانٛگُن wangun • *Khamti*: bengena, makhw • *Konkani*: वैंगण vaingan, ವಾಯಿಂಗಣ vayingana • *Malayalam*: വഴുതിന vazhuthina • *Manipuri*: ꯈꯥꯃꯦꯟ khamen • *Marathi*: वांगी vangi • *Mishing*: bahyom • *Mizo*: bawk-bâwn • *Nagamese*: bengena, pengena • *Nepali*: बैगुन baigun, भण्टा bhantaa • *Odia*: ବାଇଗଣ baigana • *Pali*: वाटिङ्गण vatingana • *Persian*: بادنجان badanjan • *Punjabi*: ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan, ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun • *Sanskrit*: भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वङ्गन vangana, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala • *Santali*: ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱟᱲ bengar • *Sindhi*: واڱَڻُ vaangarnu • *Tai Aiton*: মাক-খ্রো maak-khro • *Tamil*: அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, கத்தரி kattari, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru • *Telugu*: హింగుది hingudi, వంగ vanga, వంకాయ vankaaya, వార్తాకము vartakamu • *Tulu*: ಬದನೆ badane • *Urdu*: بينگن baingan, بنگ bang, بهنٿا bhanta, بهاٿا bhata *botanical names*: *Solanum melongena* L. ... *synonyms* listed at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 05 September 2024 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *aubergine, brinjal, eggplant* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant> - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~ written in: *Latin* ... spoken in: *Nagaland* ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie *pfhüdi* - Singh, Akoijam & Teron, Robindra. (2016). Diversity of food plants in Angami home gardens, Kohima District, Nagaland (India). <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317826466> ~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~ written in: *Roman* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh* ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw *bengna* - Pascal Bouchery. Dictionary of the Apatani Language: Apatani-English Dictionary (with English-Apatani Index). <https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01423834/document> 2016. hal-01423834 ~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~ written in: *Arabic* (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabs_in_India> *انب anab* - A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya *বাংঙনা bangna, বাৰ্ত্তাকু barttaku, বেঙেনা bengena, মাক্ খু mak khu* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *বেগুন begun* - উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *বার্তাকু bartaku* - উইকিঅভিধান - একটি মুক্ত অভিধান <https://bn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81> ... Wiktionary - The free dictionary ~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand *भंटा bhanta (or भाँटा bhanta), बैगन baigan* - विकिपीडिया - एगो मुक्त ज्ञानकोष <https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* or Latin ... spoken in: *Assam* ... other names for this language: Boro *फान्थाव phanthav* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ DEORI ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (দেউৰী) ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Deori people (part of Bodo–Kachari people) ... other names for this language: Deuri *পাদুঁ padun* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: *Assam*, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari *phanthao* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~ written in: *Roman*, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: *Meghalaya*, Assam *baring* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *વેંગણ vengan* - Wiktionary <https://bn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81> - the free dictionary *રીંગણ ringan* - વિકિપીડિયા - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ <https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%A3> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia - or રીંગણી ringani ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) *વંતાકડી vantakdi* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - Gujarati Lexicon <https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/gujarati-to-english-translation/%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%80*/> - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *बैंगन baingan, बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata* - A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~ written in: *Roman (Hmar Hawrawp)* ... spoken in: *Mizoram*, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya *manta* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಬದನೆ badane* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86> created by V. Krishna - ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ <https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *ಕಾಚಿ kaachi* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF> created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~ written in: *Roman* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng *hapek* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~ written in: *Koshur* (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), *Devanagari* (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: *Kashmir* ... other names for this language: Koshur *बुंतकी buntaki* - A dictionary of the Kashmiri language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/grierson/> by George Abraham Grierson *बाँगुन् wangun OR وانٛگُن wangun* - A dictionary of the Kashmiri language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/grierson/> by George Abraham Grierson - Wiktionary <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%9B%DA%AF%D9%8F%D9%86> - The free dictionary ~~~~~ KHAMTI ~~~~~ written in: *Lik-Tai* [Khamti variation of Burmese (တဲး)ၵမ်းတီႈ / (တဲး)ၵံးတီႈ] ... spoken by: *Tai-Khampti* people in *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam ... other names for this language: Khampti *bengena, makhw* - Hazarika, Prosanta & Handique, Clerissa & Hazarika, Protul. (2021). International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences Documentation of Edible Plants in Homesteads of Khampti Tribe, Namsai District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353446120_International_Journal_of_Advanced_Research_in_Biological_Sciences_Documentation_of_Edible_Plants_in_Homesteads_of_Khampti_Tribe_Namsai_District_Arunachal_Pradesh_India> 7-2021. 10.22192/ijarbs.2021.08.07.008. ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी), *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *वैंगण vaingan* - Online GSB Konkani Dictionary <http://www.savemylanguage.org/konkani/worddetails.php?word=vai.ngaN> - Save My Language *ವಾಯಿಂಗಣ vayingana* - Five Hundred Indian Plants <https://archive.org/download/FiveHundredIndianPlants/FiveHundredIndianPlants.pdf> by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *വഴുതിന vazhuthina* - A Malayalam and English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by Hermann Gundert - Five Hundred Indian Plants <https://archive.org/download/FiveHundredIndianPlants/FiveHundredIndianPlants.pdf> by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Shodhganga - or വഴുതന vazhuthana ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%A8> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei *ꯈꯥꯃꯦꯟ khamen* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Brinjal.html>, retrieved September 05, 2024 - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *वांगी vangi* - A dictionary, Marathi and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) - or वांगे vange ... विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~ written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri *bahyom* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian *bawk-bâwn* - Dictionary of the Lushai language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/lorrain/> by James Herbert Lorrain ~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Roman* ... spoken in: *Nagaland* ... the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples *bengena, pengena* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *बैगुन baigun* - Wiktionary <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8> - The free dictionary *भण्टा bhantaa* - Jyoti Pathak's blog - Taste of Nepal <http://tasteofnepal.blogspot.com/2012/03/list-of-most-common-vegetables-in-nepal.html> - List of most common vegetables in Nepal - or भान्टा bhaantaa or भेन्टा bhentaa ... विकिपीडिया - एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश <https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ବାଇଗଣ baigana (or ବାଇଙ୍ଗଣ baingana)* - Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. - ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ - ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ <https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%97%E0%AC%A3> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism *वाटिङ्गण vatingana* - The Pali Text Society - Pali-English Dictionary <http://media.voog.com/0000/0037/7838/files/Pali-English%20Dictionary%20Free.pdf> ~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~ written in: *Farsi* (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar *بادنجان badanjan* - A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* *ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan (or ਬੈਂਗੱਣ bainggan), ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun (or ਵਤਾਊਂ wataun)* - The Panjabi dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/singh/>. Bhai Maya Singh - ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ <https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%A3> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वङ्गन vangana, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala* - Learn Sanskrit <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=eggplant&dir=au> - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः *मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala* - ॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ <https://sa.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE> स्वतन्त्रः संस्कृतशब्दकोशः ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, Odisha *ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱟᱲ bengar* - ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B8%E1%B1%9C%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B2> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia - or *ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱟᱲ bengar* or *ᱦᱮᱱᱫᱮ ᱵᱮᱝᱜᱟᱲ hende bengar* ... Wikipedia <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AC_%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A2_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9> - The Free Encyclopedia - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~ written in: *Perso-Arabic* (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: *Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan* *واڱَڻُ vaangarnu* - A Sindhi-English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/mewaram/> by Parmanand Mewaram ~~~~~ TAI AITON ~~~~~ written in: *Burmese (Aiton variation, called Lik-Tai)*, Assamese ... spoken in: *Assam* ... Tai family of languages spoken in nort-east India: Tai Ahom, Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Tai Turung, Tai Khamyang and Tai Khamti *মাক-খ্রো maak-khro* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE> - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands * அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru* - for brinjal ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras * கத்தரி kattari* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras - விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம் <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF>... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *హింగుది hingudi (or హింగుదము hingudamu, or హింగుళి hinguli, or ఇంగుది ingudi), వంగ vanga, వార్తాకము vartakamu* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Solanum+melongena> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - A Telugu-English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> by Charles Philip Brown *వంకాయ vankaaya* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Solanum+melongena> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - A Telugu-English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> by Charles Philip Brown - వికీపీడియా - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ <https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಬದನೆ badane* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Shodhganga ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka *بينگن baingan, بنگ bang, بهنٿا bhanta, بهاٿا bhata* - A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ cultivated only - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 24.8; last update August 27th, 2024. Last accessed 05/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 10:09 05-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 18:21 06-09-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/solanum-melongena-l.html Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/solanum-melongena-l.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thursday 29 September 2011 at 18:06:17 UTC+5:30 tanaybose15 wrote: > >> Baigan ba bahar !! >> Tanay >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:04 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Nice one Dinesh Ji. I think today you have got Baingan ka Bhurtha in >>> Lunch!!!!!!! >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> via Species >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > >>>> *Solanum melongena* L. >>>> [image: Solanum melongena] >>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5287198619/> >>>> >>>> [image: Flowers of India] >>>> <http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Brinjal.html> [image: >>>> Discussions at efloraofindia] >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Solanum%20melongena> >>>> [image: >>>> more views in flickr] >>>> <http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Solanummelongena&m=tags&z=m> [image: >>>> more views on Google Earth] >>>> <http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Solanummelongena&format=kml_nl> >>>> >>>> >>>> *so-LAN-num* -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties >>>> of some species >>>> *mel-ON-gen-uh* -- corrupted Latin for mad apple >>>> >>>> >>>> *commonly known as*: brinjal >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/brinjal>, >>>> eggplant >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/eggplant> >>>> • *Arabic*: انب anab >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/arabic/anab> >>>> • *Assamese*: বেঙেনা bengena >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/benena-bengena> >>>> • *Bengali*: বেগুন begun >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/beguna-beguna> >>>> • *Gujarati*: વેંગણ vengan >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/vengana-vengan> >>>> • *Hindi*: बैंगन baingan >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/baingana-baingan> >>>> • *Kannada*: ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ badanekaayi >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/badanekayi-badanekaayi> >>>> • *Kashmiri*: वाँगुन् wangun >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kashmiri/vamgun-wangun> >>>> • *Konkani*: वैंगण vaingan >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/vaingana-vaingan> >>>> • *Malayalam*: കത്തിരിക്ക kaththirikka >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kattirikka-kaththirikka>, >>>> വഴുതനങ്ങ vazhuthananga >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/valutananna-vazhuthananga> >>>> • *Manipuri*: খামেন khamen >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/khamena-khamen> >>>> • *Marathi*: वांगी vangi >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/vangi-vangi> >>>> • *Mizo*: bawk-bâwn >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/bawk-bawn> >>>> • *Nepali*: बैगुन् baigun >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/baigun-baigun> >>>> • *Oriya*: ବାଇଗଣ baigana >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/ba-igana-baigana> >>>> • *Pali*: वाटिङ्गण vatingana >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/pali/vatingana-vatingana> >>>> • *Persian*: بادنجان badanjan >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/persian/badanjan> >>>> • *Punjabi*: ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/baingana-baingan> >>>> • *Sanskrit*: वङ्गन vangana >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vangana-vangana> >>>> • *Sindhi*: واڱَڻُ vaangarnu >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sindhi/vaangarnu> >>>> • *Tamil*: கத்தரி kattari >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kattari-kattari>, >>>> நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/namaikkay-namai-k-kay> >>>> • *Telugu*: వంగ vanga >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vanga-vanga> >>>> • *Tulu*: ಬದನೆ badane >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/badane-badane> >>>> >>>> >>>> ... and the lesser applied names ... *English, in India*: aubergine >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/aubergine>, >>>> egg apple >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/egg-apple>, >>>> garden egg >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/garden-egg>, >>>> guinea squash >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/guinea-squash>, >>>> jew's apple >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/jew-s-apple>, >>>> mad apple >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/mad-apple>, >>>> pea apple >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/pea-apple> >>>> • *Bengali*: বার্তাকু bartaku >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/bartaku-bartaku> >>>> • *Gujarati*: રીંગણ ringan >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/ringana-ringan> >>>> • *Hindi*: बंग bang >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/banga-bang>, >>>> भण्टा bhanta >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhanta-bhanta>, >>>> भाटा bhata >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhata-bhata>, >>>> हिण्डीर hindir >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/hindira-hindir>, >>>> हिंगुली hinguli >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/hinguli-hinguli>, >>>> महती mahati >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/mahati-mahati>, >>>> नटपत्रिका nat-patrika >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/natapatrika-nat-patrika>, >>>> निद्रालु nidralu >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/nidralu-nidralu>, >>>> सिंही sinhi >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/sinhi-sinhi>, >>>> वार्ताकी vartaki >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/vartaki-vartaki>, >>>> वेर ver >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/vera-ver> >>>> • *Kashmiri*: बुंतकी buntaki >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kashmiri/buntaki-buntaki> >>>> • *Nepali*: भण्टा bhanta >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/bhanta-bhanta>, >>>> भिँड़ा bhimra >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/bhimra-bhira> >>>> • *Punjabi*: ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/bata-um-bataun> >>>> • *Sanskrit*: भण्टाकी bhantaki >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhantaki-bhantaki>, >>>> हिण्डीर hindira >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/hindira-hindira>, >>>> हिङ्गुदी hingudi >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/hingudi-hingudi>, >>>> हिङ्गुली hinguli >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/hinguli-hinguli>, >>>> कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kantapattrika-kantapattrika>, >>>> कटालु katalu >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/katalu-katalu>, >>>> महाबृहति mahabrhati >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mahabrhati-mahabrhati>, >>>> मांसलफला mamsalaphala >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mansalaphala-mamsalaphala>, >>>> मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/misravarnaphala-misravarnaphala>, >>>> नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/natapattrika-natapattrika>, >>>> निद्रालु nidralu >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/nidralu-nidralu>, >>>> नीलवृषा nilavrsa >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/nilavrsa-nilavrsa>, >>>> नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/nrpapriyaphala-nrpapriyaphala>, >>>> राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/rajakusmanda-rajakusmanda>, >>>> रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/raktavardhana-raktavardhana>, >>>> सिंही simhi >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sinhi-simhi>, >>>> वार्त्ताक varttaka >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/varttaka-varttaka>, >>>> वातिगगम vatigagama >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vatigagama-vatigagama>, >>>> वृत्तफला vrttaphala >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrttaphala-vrttaphala> >>>> • *Tamil*: அச்சத்தி accatti >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/accatti-accatti>, >>>> காளினியம் kaliniyam >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kaliniyam-kaliniyam>, >>>> பண்டாகி pantaki >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pantaki-pantaki>, >>>> பிரு piru >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/piru-piru> >>>> • *Telugu*: హింగుది hingudi >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/hingudi-hingudi>, >>>> వార్తాకము vartakamu >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vartakamu-vartakamu> >>>> >>>> >>>> *botanical names*: *Solanum melongena* L. ... *synonyms*: *Solanum >>>> esculentum* Dunal • *Solanum melongena* var. *depressum* L. • *Solanum >>>> melongena* var. *esculentum* (Dunal) Nees • *Solanum melongena* var. >>>> *serpentinum* L. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> >>>> Plant in above photo at a resort (2018 ft asl) near Amba Ghat, >>>> Kolhapur, Maharashtra >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> 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