Eggplant Excitement

I've been working on an eggplant entry for a couple days and I keep getting distracted by interesting articles about the diversity of plants that are called eggplant. While I finish up this more substantive entry on eggplant, I thought I'd share this list of the word for "eggplant" in a bunch of different languages. (Source)

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SYNONYM(S) : Solanum melongena L. var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees, Solanum edule Schumann & Thonning , Solanum esculentum Dunal

AFRIKAANS :  Eiervrug.

ARABIC :  باذنجان   Bādhimjān,  الباذنجان    Badinjan (al baðinjān).

ARMENIAN :  բադրիջան  Badriǰan.

BENGALI :  বেগুন   Begun,  বার্তাকু  Baingan.

BULGARIAN :  Патладжан  Patladzsan . 

BURMESE : Kayan.

CATALAN :   Albargina, Alberginiera.
CHINESE : 茄 Qie, 茄子  Qie zi, Ai gua / ngai gwa (Cantonese name).

CROATIAN :  Патлиџан   Patlidžan .
CZECH :  Lilek, Lilek baklažán, Lilek vejcoplodý.
DANISH :  Ægplante, Aubergine.

DUTCH : Aubergine, Eierplant, Eiervrucht, Melanzaanappel.

ENGLISH : Aubergine (UK.), Eggplant (USA), Brinjal (India), Large-fruited eggplant, Melongen (Caribbean Trinidad).

ESTONIAN :  Baklažaan.
FINNISH : Aubergiini, Munahedelmä, Munakoiso.

FRENCH : Albergínia (Catalan), Aubergine, Bringelle, Mélongène.

GERMAN : Eierfrucht, Eierpflanz.

GREEK :    Μελιτζάνα  Melitzana.

GUJARATI :   રીંગણ  Ringan, Ringna, વેંગણ  Vengan. 

HEBREW :  חציל  Hatzil, חָצִיל  Hatzil.

HINDI :  औबरजाइन्स  Aubarajā'insa,  बैंगन    Baigan, Baijani, बैंगन  Baingan.  

HUNGARIAN : Padlizsán , Padlizsános, Tojàsgyümölcs.

ICELANDIC :  Eggaldinjurt.
ITALIAN :  Maranziana, Melanzana, Mulignana, Petonciano, Petrociana.

JAPANESE :  ダ イマルナス  Daimaru nasu,  大丸なす Daimaru nasu, 大丸茄子  Daimaru nasu, エッ グプラント Eggupuranto,  茄子 Nasu, なす Nasu, ナス Nasu.

KANNADA :  Badanekai.
KASHMIRI :  वाँगुन्.
KHMER : Trâb vèèng, Trâb put lonhoong.

KOREAN : 가지.

LAOTIAN : Khüa ham maaz, Khüa hlèèz, Khüa poom.

LITHUANIAN :  Baklažanas.
MACEDONIAN :  Патлиџан Patlidžan.
MALAGASY :  Baranjely.
MALAY : Terong, Terung (Indonesia), Encung (Indonesia), Tiung (Sumatra).

MALAYALAM :  Valutananna, Vazhudhanaikkai, വഴുതന Vazhuthana, Vazhuthananga.

MARATHI :  वांगे Vangi.

NEPALI :  भन्टा   Bhanta.
NORWEGIAN :  Aubergine, Eggfrukt.
ORIYA :  Baigana.
PERSIAN :   بادنجان   Bâdenjân,   بادنجان    Bâdinjân.

POLISH :  Bakłazan, Gruszka miłosna, Oberżyna, Oberżynowy.

PORTUGUESE : Beringela.

PUNJABI :  ਵੈੰਗਣ , ਬੈਂਗਨ   Baingana.
ROMANIAN : Patlagea vanata, Pătlăgea vânătă, Pătlăgele vinete , Vanata, Vânătă, Vinete.

RUSSIAN :  Баклажан    Baklazhan (Baklažan).

SANSKRIT :  Bhantaki , Nattingan, वातिगगम  Vaatigagama  (vātiga-gama),  वृन्ताकम्  ,Vatinganah, Varttaka.

SERBIAN :   Плави патлиџан  Plavi patlidžan,  Патлиџан    Patlidžan.

SLOVENIAN : Jajčevec, Patlidžan jajcevec.

SLOVAK : Baklažán, Baklažány (plur.)

SPANISH : Berenjena, Albergínia (Catalan).

SWAHILI :  Mbilingani, Mbiringanya.

SWEDISH :  Äggplanta, Äggört, Aubergine.

TAGALOG : Talong.

TAMIL :    Kathiri , Kathirikai,  கத்திரி   Kattiri, கத்தரி .

TELUGU :  వంగ  Vanga,  వంకాయ   Vankāya,  బ్రింజాల్ ,  ఎగ్గ్ ప్లాంట్ ,  ఆబర్జీన్ ,  వార్తాకము.

THAI :  มะเขือ  Makhua, มะเขือยาว  Ma khuea yao (Ma khuea yaao, Makhua yao, Makhua yow) , Makhua chan,  มะเขือขาว   Ma khuea khao  (Má kĕua kăao, Makhua khao, Ma khua kow, Ma kuah kow).

TURKISH :   پاتلیجان   (patlıcan),  Patlıcan.

UKRAINIAN :  Баклажани.
URDU :  بینگن  Baingan.

VIETNAMESE : Cà tim, Cà bat, Cà tin, Quả cà.

VISAYAN : Bringhinas, Tarong.