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
