Showing posts with label Vegetable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vegetable. Show all posts

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









Thursday, February 12, 2009

Cucumber - Kheera

"Cucumber"
In Urdu "Kheera" or Khira



There is quite a difference between Cucumber
(regular) and Armenian Cucumber as shown:


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









Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Lettuce - Salaat ka Patta

"Lettuce"
In Urdu "Salaat ka Patta" or Salaad ka Patta / Salat ka Patta / Salad ka Patta









Monday, February 9, 2009

Cabbage - BunGobi

"Cabbage"
In Urdu "BunGobi" or BandGobi / Bun Gobi / Band Gobi















Sunday, February 8, 2009

Spinach - Paalak

"Spinach"
In Urdu "Paalak" or Palak / Paalack / Palack / Paaluck / Paluck












Thursday, February 5, 2009

Ridged Gourd - Turai

"Ridged Gourd"
In Urdu "Turai". Zucchini is not Turai









Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Bitter Gourd / Bitter Melon - Karela

"Bitter Gourd" also known as Bitter Melon
In Urdu "Karela" or Karayla / Karaila / Karella






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'.


The most commonly known type of Aubergine/Eggplant


Different Varieties of Aubergine/Eggplant


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.


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


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.






Sunday, January 25, 2009

Scallion / Spring Onion - Hari Pyaaz

"Scallion" is also know as Spring Onion.
In Urdu "Hari Pyaaz" or Hari Pyaz / Hari Piaaz / Hari Piaz






Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Okra - Lady's Finger - Bhindi

"Okra" also known as Lady's Finger.
In Urdu "Bhindi" or Bhindy / Bhyndi











Saturday, January 10, 2009

Fenugreek - Maythi

"Fenugreek"
In Urdu "Maythi" or Maithi / Maythee /Maithee / Methi / Methee