Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji. Correct English spellings are *kashumaavu, parankimaavu*, regards, Sam.
On Fri, 19 Dec, 2025, 10:13 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Anacardium occidentale* L. > [image: Anacardium occidentale L.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138395872> > > *an-uh-KAR-dee-um* -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to cashew > by Linnaeus ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Anacardium> > *ock-sih-den-TAY-lee* -- of or from the west ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=occidentale> > > *commonly known as*: cashew • *Assamese*: কাজু kaju • *Bengali*: > হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju • *Bhojpuri*: काजू kaju • *Gujarati*: > કાજુ kaju • *Hindi*: काजू kaju • *Kannada*: ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, > ಗೋವೆ gove • *Kashmiri*: کاجوٗ kajoo • *Konkani*: काजू kaju • *Malayalam*: > കശുമാവ് kasumaav, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav • *Manipuri*: ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju • > *Marathi*: काजू kaju • *Mizo*: sazupumpui-thei • *Nepali*: काजु kaaju • > *Odia*: ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba, ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ hijili badama, > କାଜୁ kaju, ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba • *Punjabi*: ਕਾਜੂ kaju • *Sanskrit*: > अग्निकृत agnikrita, भल्लातक bhallataka, काजूतक kajutaka, वृक्कफल > vrkkaphalah • *Santali*: ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso • *Sindhi*: کاڄو khajo > • *Tamil*: சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, > கொல்லமா kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் > uttama-palam • *Telugu*: అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu, జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, > జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha > maamidi • *Urdu*: کاجو kaju > > > *botanical names*: *Anacardium occidentale* L. ... *synonyms* and more at > POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 17 December 2025 > 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 > *cashew* > > - University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras, 1924-1936. > - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew> - The Free > Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ > written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal > Pradesh, Meghalaya > *কাজু kaju* > > - XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/anacardium%20occidentale> - Your > gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *হিজলি-বাদাম hijali-badam, কাজু kaju* > > - PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS > <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> > - VOL. I > > ~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, > western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand > *काजू kaju* > > - विकिपीडिया - एगो मुक्त ज्ञानकोष > <https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%82> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *કાજુ kaju* > > - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> > (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) > - વિકિપીડિયા - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ > <https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%81> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > - Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon > > <https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/gujarati-to-english-translation/%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%81*/> > - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *काजू kaju* > > - Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A dictionary of Urdu, classical > Hindi, and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> > London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884. > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಗೇರು geru, ಗೋಡಂಬಿ godambi, ಗೋವೆ gove* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/172/31956feadb0e7552776e32e366bb29fc> > - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus > <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna > > ~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~ > written in: *Koshur* (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), *Devanagari* (कश्मीरी), ... > spoken in: *Kashmir* ... other names for this language: Koshur > *کاجوٗ kajoo* > > - ویکیپیٖڈیا - آزاد اِنسیکُلوپیٖڈیا > <https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%97> ... > Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ 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 > *काजू kaju* > > - Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo > methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. > > <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> > Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. > - V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India > <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note > on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir > of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *കശുമാവ് kasumaav, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaav* > > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/172/31956feadb0e7552776e32e366bb29fc> > > ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ > written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: > *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei > *ꯀꯥꯖꯨ kaju* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cashew.html>, retrieved > December 17, 2025 > - Singh S. Sukumar. *The Economic Plants of Manipur and Their Uses*, > Manipur, 2006, 2009. > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *काजू kaju* > > - Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). *A dictionary, Marathi and English* > . <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> 2d ed., rev. > and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's > press, 1857. > - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील > वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा > > <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> > [accessed > on: 28 Apr 2014] > > ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ > written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other > names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian > *sazupumpui-thei* > > - ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram > <http://mizenvis.nic.in/Database/Biodiversity_1444.aspx> [Accessed > 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)] > - List of Ethno-medicinal plants in Mizoram state with uses > > <https://smpbmizoram.com/List%20of%20Medicinal%20Plants%20by%20State%20Medicinal%20Plants%20Board%20-%20Mizoram.pdf> > - State Medicinal Plants Board - Mizoram > > ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, > *Assam*, *Sikkim* > *काजु kaaju* > > - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... > eFloraofIndia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/oFoeX-CdbTo/m/E_3pQR5IBAAJ> > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *ବାଜା ଆମ୍ବ baja amba (or ବାଦା ଆମ୍ବ bada amba), ଭାଲିଆ bhalia, ହିଜିଲି ବାଦାମ > hijili badama, କାଜୁ kaju (or କାଶୁ kashu), ଲଙ୍କା ଆମ୍ବ lanka amba (or ଲଙ୍କା > ଆମ୍ର lanka amra)* > > - Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of > the Oriya language*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> > Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. > > ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* > *ਕਾਜੂ kaju* > > - ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ > <https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%82> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *अग्निकृत agnikrita, वृक्कफल vrkkaphalah* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/172/31956feadb0e7552776e32e366bb29fc> > > *भल्लातक bhallataka* > > - Learn Sanskrit > <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=cashew&dir=es> - पठत > संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः > > *काजूतक kajutaka* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/172/31956feadb0e7552776e32e366bb29fc> > - Learn Sanskrit > <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=cashew&dir=es> - पठत > संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः > > ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), > Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, > Odisha > *ᱵᱤᱞᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱥᱚᱥᱚ bilati soso* > > - ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ > > <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%9F.%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A4_%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9A> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Perso-Arabic* (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari > (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: *Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan* > *کاڄو khajo* > > - Parmanand Mewaram. *A Sindhi-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/mewaram/> Hyderabad, Sind : > The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, 1910. > - सिन्धी-अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश - विक्षनरी - एक मुक्त शब्दकोष > > <https://hi.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80%E2%80%93%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%96> > ... Wiktionary - the free dictionary > - وڪيپيڊيا - هِڪُ کُليل ڄاڻَ چِيڪلو > <https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%DA%84%D8%A7> ... Wikipedia > - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *சிகிடிமா cikitima, கல்லார்மா kallarma, கிருட்டிணை kiruttinai, கொல்லமா > kolla-ma, மூக்கினி mukkiṉi, முந்திரி muntiri, உத்தமபலம் uttama-palam* > > - University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras, 1924-1936. > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/172/31956feadb0e7552776e32e366bb29fc> > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *అగ్రబీజము agrabijamu* > > - Brown, Charles Philip. *A Telugu-English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> 2nd ed. Madras: > Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903. > > *జీడి మామిడి jeedi maamidi, జీడి పప్పు jeedi pappu, మొక్క మామిడి mokka > mamidi, ముంత మామిడి muntha maamidi* > > - Flora Andhrika > <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Anacardium+occidentale> - > Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/172/31956feadb0e7552776e32e366bb29fc> > > ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ > written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, > Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka > *کاجو kaju* > > - Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A dictionary of Urdu, classical > Hindi, and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> > London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884. > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > introduced by the Portuguese during the 16th century; cultivated mainly in > the peninsular coastal regions > > - K.K.Bhagya, B.R.Jamakhandi, S.S.Guledagudda and N.Manjula - Growth, > instability and decomposition analysis of cashew nut production in India > and Kerala > <https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JFS/issue/view/4638/1569> - J. > Farm Sci., 38(2): (155-158) 2025 > > ~~~~~ Created on: 20:14 17-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:21 19-12-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/anacardium-occidentale-l.html > > 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]. 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