There are about 600 different species of yam (Dioscorea species). However, three species (D. alata, D. cayenensis-rotundata, and D. trifida) are considered to be the primary yam species consumed in the Tropics.
Below are some of the common names for the species, Dioscorea alata :
Dioscorea alata L.
SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea aculeata Wight, non L., Dioscorea acutangula F. Ham. ex Wall., Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb., Dioscorea colocasiaefolia Pax, Dioscorea globosa Roxb., Dioscorea javanica Queva, Dioscorea rubella Roxb., Dioscorea vulgaris Miq.
BENGALI : Bengo nari, Chupri alu, Kham alu.
BURMESE :
Myauk uu ni, Taw myauk uu.
CHINESE :
Da shu, 
Shen shu.
ENGLISH : Greater yam, Guyana arrowroot, Ten-month yam, Water yam, White yam, White Manila yam, Winged yam, Yam.
FRENCH : Grande igname, Igname ailée, Igname de Chine.
GERMAN : Geflügelter Yam, Wasseryam.
HINDI : जुपरी आलू Chupri alu, खमालू Khamalu.
JAPANESE :
Daijo, ダイジョ Daijyo.
KANNADA : Tuna genasu.
KOREAN : 알라타마 .
LAOTIAN : Houo
NEPALESE : Ghara tarul,
Kukur tarul.
ORIYA : Kambo alu.
PORTUGUESE : Inhame da India.
RUSSIAN : Диоскорея алата Dioskoreia alata, Диоскорея крылатая Dioscoreia krylataia, Ямс белый Iams belyi, Ямс крылатый Iams krylatyi.
SPANISH : Ñame blanco, Ñame de agua, Tabena.
TAMIL : பெருவள்ளி Peruvalli, பெரும்வள்ளிக்கிழங்கு Perumvalii kilangu, Mullu valli, Yams kallu.
TELUGU : Dukka pendalam, Gunapendalamu, Niluvapendalamu, Niluva pendalum, Niluvu pendalam.
THAI : Man bak hep (Don Daeng),
Man liam (Northern Thailand), 
Man sao (Central Thailand), 
Noi (Chiang Mai).
VIETNAMESE : Cậm kênh, Cò sa , Củ cái, Củ cầm, Củ canh , Củ đỏ, Củ lỗ , Củ mỡ, Củ ngà, Củ nhà, Củ tía, Củ vạc, Khoai bướu, Khoai long, Khoai mỡ, Khoai ngà, Khoai ngọt, Khoai tía, Khoai trắng, Khoai trút, Khoai vạc, Mắn hăm.
UNIDENTIFIED : Khamealu.
Multilingual D. alata names are from the follow source -
Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Dioscorea Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute for Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. < http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/ Dioscorea.html > (2007).
Below are some of the common names for the species, Dioscorea alata :
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Dioscorea alata L.
SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea aculeata Wight, non L., Dioscorea acutangula F. Ham. ex Wall., Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb., Dioscorea colocasiaefolia Pax, Dioscorea globosa Roxb., Dioscorea javanica Queva, Dioscorea rubella Roxb., Dioscorea vulgaris Miq.
BENGALI : Bengo nari, Chupri alu, Kham alu.
BURMESE :
Myauk uu ni, Taw myauk uu.CHINESE :
Da shu, Shen shu.ENGLISH : Greater yam, Guyana arrowroot, Ten-month yam, Water yam, White yam, White Manila yam, Winged yam, Yam.
FRENCH : Grande igname, Igname ailée, Igname de Chine.
GERMAN : Geflügelter Yam, Wasseryam.
HINDI : जुपरी आलू Chupri alu, खमालू Khamalu.
JAPANESE :
Daijo, ダイジョ Daijyo.KANNADA : Tuna genasu.
KOREAN : 알라타마 .
LAOTIAN : Houo
NEPALESE : Ghara tarul,
Kukur tarul.ORIYA : Kambo alu.
PORTUGUESE : Inhame da India.
RUSSIAN : Диоскорея алата Dioskoreia alata, Диоскорея крылатая Dioscoreia krylataia, Ямс белый Iams belyi, Ямс крылатый Iams krylatyi.
SPANISH : Ñame blanco, Ñame de agua, Tabena.
TAMIL : பெருவள்ளி Peruvalli, பெரும்வள்ளிக்கிழங்கு Perumvalii kilangu, Mullu valli, Yams kallu.
TELUGU : Dukka pendalam, Gunapendalamu, Niluvapendalamu, Niluva pendalum, Niluvu pendalam.
THAI : Man bak hep (Don Daeng),
Man liam (Northern Thailand), Man sao (Central Thailand), Noi (Chiang Mai).VIETNAMESE : Cậm kênh, Cò sa , Củ cái, Củ cầm, Củ canh , Củ đỏ, Củ lỗ , Củ mỡ, Củ ngà, Củ nhà, Củ tía, Củ vạc, Khoai bướu, Khoai long, Khoai mỡ, Khoai ngà, Khoai ngọt, Khoai tía, Khoai trắng, Khoai trút, Khoai vạc, Mắn hăm.
UNIDENTIFIED : Khamealu.
Multilingual D. alata names are from the follow source -
Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Dioscorea Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute for Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. < http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/ Dioscorea.html > (2007).
In Idi, a yam is "etre". Yams are so important to southern New Guinean culture in fact, that entire parts of their language are based in yams. For example, in ancient times, and even still now in traditional ceremonies, yams are carried in threes and stacked in piles of six. Since yams were the primary objects to count, their numbering system reflects the most efficient way to count them - it's in base six!
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