Mic, will give my inputs (from dictionaries) in the later part of the week after contributing my Rutaceae uploads.
Regards. Dinesh On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 6:07 AM, OZmic <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > As I had predicted problems with my e-mail provider prevent me from > responding normally. > There is an interesting discussion developing, so I create this new topic. > Ritesh ji pointed out : "Local name: टेन्गा (Tenga); (In Assam and > Arunachal Pradesh) > Whereas, in Bhagalpur district of Bihar we call the fruits as टाभा नींबू > (Tabha Neembu)". > Then He and Pankaj ji point out "Let me make it clear that the word > 'Tenga' in Assamese means 'Sour'. It is referred for some other sour > lemons and not specific to Citrus maxima only. (Thanks goes to Mr. Pankaj > Oudhiya who reminded me to make it clear). In Arunachal Pradesh, more than > 38 indigenous communities are there who often use 'Assamese' as a common > language. In their own language, the names may differ." > I had noticed "tenga" because some of my Assamese names include this word. > I was not aware that it meant "sour" however. It feels correct when we talk > about lime, lemon, some oranges, or citron but pomelo? I have never tasted > any pomelo so I do not know if it is bitter or sour. Based on the Assamese > names in Assam it points to some bitterness or sourness in the taste. > চকলা-টেঙা Sokola tenga (so.ko.la-te.nga) -> Citrus × > aurantiifolia(Christm.) Swingle (Lime) > নেমু-টেঙা Nemu tenga -> Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. f. (Lemon) > কমলা টেঙা Komola tenga (Komolaa tegaa) -> Citrus × aurantium L. > (Orange) > সুমথিৰা টেঙা Xumthira tenga (sumatʰiŕā ṭeṅā) -> Citrus × aurantium > L. (Orange) > হুকুমা-টেঙা Hukuma tenga -> *Citrus maxima *(Burm.) Merr. (Pomelo) > বিৰা টেঙা Bira tenga -> Citrus medica L. (Citron) > Could the Assamese-speaking people among us validate all the above names. > > Then an entry for C. maxima in Hindi may look like this : > HINDI : बतावीनीम्बू Bataawii niimbuu, चकोतरा Cakōtarā > (Cakotaraa, Chakotra), Mahanibu, सनदाफल (Sanadāphala) Sadaphal, टाभा नींबू > Tabha neembu (Bhagalpur district of Bihar), टेन्गा Tenga (Assam, > Arunachai Pradesh). > > The first 3 names have been confirmed by Gurcharan ji in one of their > romanized versions, can someone validate the same names in their scripted > forms. Once validated this entry is ready to enter in the databases. > Thanks > >
