English transliterated names of Malayalam corrected ...
*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 kashumaavu, പറങ്കിമാവ് parankimaavu • *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 Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/anacardium-occidentale-l.html Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the > Malayalam names and their English spellings. > Will make the corrections shortly. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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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