Thursday, April 14, 2011

What is in a name? Mango

One of my friends recently asked me about my dream farm. While I'm not exactly sure what I would grow if I had my own farm, I know I would definitely be growing mango. Mangoes, Mangifera indica L., are grown and eaten around the world. It seems like there are almost as many names for 'mango' as there are different varieties.

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Names for Mangifera indica L.
SYNONYM(S) : Mangifera domestica Gaertn.
ARABIC :            مانجا      Manja,       Mangô.
ASSAMESE : Ghariyam.
BENGALI : Aama (Aam).
BURMESE : Thayeq dhì (Tharyetthi), Thayeq (Thayet).
CHINESE : Mang guo, Mang guo.
CZECH :   Mangovník indický.

DANISH : Mango, Mangotræ.
DUTCH : Manga, Mangga, Manja, Mangoestanboom, Mangostanboom.
ENGLISH : Indian mango, Mango, Mango tree , Mango-tree.
FINNISH : Mango, Mangopuu.
FRENCH : Mangue, Manguier.
GERMAN : Indischer Mangobaum, Mango , Mangofrucht, Mangobaum, Mangopalme.
GREEK :  Μάγκο   Magko,   Μάνγκο   Mangko.

HAUSA : Mangoro (Nigeria).
HEBREW : .
HINDI : Aam.
ITALIAN : Mango (fruit), Mango (tree).
JAPANESE : Mangoo, Mangou.
KHMER : Svaay.
KOREAN : Mang ko.
LAOTIAN : Mak mouang, Mwàngx.
MALAY : Ampelam, Mangga, Mangga (Indonesia), Mempelam.
NEPALESE : Aanpa, Amacura.
NORWEGIAN : Mango.
PERSIAN :         انبه        
POLISH :  Mango indyjskie.

PORTUGUESE : Manga, Mangueira.
RUSSIAN :   Манго    Mango.
SINHALESE : Etamba.
SLOVAKIAN :  Mangovník indický.

SPANISH : Mango (fruit), Mango (tree).
SWAHILI : Mwembe.
SWEDISH : Mango, Mango-arter.
TAGALOG : Mangang kalabau, Mangga.
TELUGU : Amramu.
THAI : Mamuang (Ma muang, Mak mouang).
URDU : Aam, Amba.
VISAYAN : Mangga.
VIETNAMESE : Xoài.



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