In Urdu "Tinda" or Teenda
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Tinda - Tinda
"Tinda" is a borrowed name in English language, so it's the same as in Urdu. Other name includes Round Gourd, and yet other lesser popular names include Apple Gourd and Indian Baby Pumpkin.
In Urdu "Tinda" or Teenda
In Urdu "Tinda" or Teenda
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Vegetable
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Cucumber - Kheera
"Cucumber"
In Urdu "Kheera" or Khira
In Urdu "Kheera" or Khira
There is quite a difference between Cucumber
(regular) and Armenian Cucumber as shown:
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Vegetable
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Armenian Cucumber - Kakri / Kakdi
"Armenian Cucumber" is not widely but also known as Snake Cucumber / Snake Melon, though it is used so rarely that it may stand next to none.
In Urdu "Kakri" or Kakdi / Kakree / Kakdee
In Urdu "Kakri" or Kakdi / Kakree / Kakdee
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Vegetable
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Aubergine / Eggplant / Brinjal - Benggan
"Aubergine" is also known as Eggplant and least commonly as Brinjal. The name Eggplant is used in North Americas & Australia, whereas the word Aubergine is native to Europe.
In Urdu "Benggun" or Bengun / Bainggun / Baynggun / Be-gun. The 'gg' emphasizes the fact that the pronunciation of 'g' is important as in the word 'goal' and not as 'gym'.
In Urdu "Benggun" or Bengun / Bainggun / Baynggun / Be-gun. The 'gg' emphasizes the fact that the pronunciation of 'g' is important as in the word 'goal' and not as 'gym'.
The most commonly known type of Aubergine/Eggplant
Different Varieties of Aubergine/Eggplant
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Vegetable
Friday, January 30, 2009
Bottle Gourd - Lawki
"Bottle Gourd"
In Urdu "Lawki" or Lawky / Lawkee / Lauki / Lauky / Laukee / Loki / Loky / Lokee. There are different varieties of bottle gourd with slight or almost negligible variation in tastes.
Some people wrongly refer to it as Kaddu in Urdu, which is a name of another vegetable.
In Urdu "Lawki" or Lawky / Lawkee / Lauki / Lauky / Laukee / Loki / Loky / Lokee. There are different varieties of bottle gourd with slight or almost negligible variation in tastes.
Some people wrongly refer to it as Kaddu in Urdu, which is a name of another vegetable.
The regular long bottle gourds
Crossection of a bottle gourd
Round bottle gourds
Oval shaped bottle gourds
Bottle gourds below are the variety
of Thailand
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Vegetable
Monday, January 26, 2009
Celery - Celery
"Celery"
In Urdu "Celery". Since it is not a native vegetable to the subcontinent of Indo-Pak, therefore it doesn't have its own name in native languages and it uses its borrowed name 'celery.' Why? because when you don't have your own name for a certain product, you adopt the name from the original language to include it into your own vocabulary of language.
In Urdu "Celery". Since it is not a native vegetable to the subcontinent of Indo-Pak, therefore it doesn't have its own name in native languages and it uses its borrowed name 'celery.' Why? because when you don't have your own name for a certain product, you adopt the name from the original language to include it into your own vocabulary of language.
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Vegetable
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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