Garg Sir, Some more in Bengali -
- আগাছা (AGACHA) = weed - পরগাছা (PARGACHA / PAROGACHA) = parasitic plant, hemiparasites - রোঁয়া (RNOA) = hairy / pubescent - মসৃণ (MASRIN/MOSRIN) = glabrous - তেলা (TELA) = oily/waxy - চকচকে (CHOKCHOKE) = shiny/reflecting light - হরহরে (HARHARE) = slimy/mucus/mucuoid - ভেষজ (VESHAJ / BHESHAJ) = medicinal - সব্জি (SOBJI) = vegetables - শাক (SHAK) = leafy vegetables - শাক-সব্জি (SHAKSOBJI) = all vegetables - শস্য (SHASYA) = grains/cereals/pulses - সস্য (SASYA) = endosperm - চাল (CHAL) = rice - ধান (DHAN) = paddy - ডাল (DAL) = pulses - গম (GAM) = wheat - আটা (AATAA) = flour - আঠা (AATHA) = gum, plant or synthetic - শুকনো (SHUKNO) = dry, eg. শুকনো ফল = dry fruit - ভিজে (BHIJE / VIJE) = wet - ছাল (CHAL) = bark/skin - শাঁশ (SHANSH / SHANS) = flesh/endocarp - রস (RAS) = juice - রসালো (RASAALO) = juicy, eg. রসালো ফল = juicy/fleshy fruit Regards, Surajit Koley On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 7:24 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for any assistance inthe matter please. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: OZmic <[email protected]> > Date: 20 May 2012 14:02 > Subject: [efloraofindia:117117] Names of plants in India - mini lexique > To: [email protected] > > > Dear all, > It would be useful to every one to have a kind of mini lexique covering > the basic words which can be found in plant names. Something like this: > ASSAMESE: > BENGALI : > ENGLISH : 1.Leaf, 2. leaves, 3 flower, 4. fruit, 5. tree > GUJARATI : > HINDI : 1. , 2. फूल phula, 3. , 4. फल phala 5. पेड़ per > KANNADA : > MALAYALAM : > MARATHI : > NEPALI : > ORIYA : > PUNJABI : > SANSKRIT : > TAMIL : 1., 2. இலைகள் ilaikal, 3 மலர் , 4. பழம் palam, 5. மரம் maram > TELUGU : > URDU : > + Any other language. > Basic colors as well or combinations such as red-leaved, green-leaved, > blue-flowered, white-flowered etc. > Your imagination is the limit. They must be name components that are > common in plant names however. > I leave this basic idea with you all. > Thanks > Mic > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
