glossary of indian vegetables
here’s a handy glossary table with the english names and their hindi, tamil and marathi equivalents. we have also included other regional indian languages for some vegetables, wherever possible.
you can also refer to this wikipedia page as this is quite helpful but on few occasions the spelling or minor mistakes are there.
in case, you also plan to check some veggie recipes then here is a collection of indian vegetable recipes.
| english | hindi | tamil | telugu | kannada | marathi | konkani | names in regional languages |
| amaranth leaves | chauli, chaulai | thotakura | harive soppu | chawli | thambde bhajji, tambdi bhaji (for red amaranth leaves) | ||
| ash gourd, white pumpkin, winter melon | petha | poosanikai | boodida gumadikaya | bood kumbalakai | safed bhopla | kuvale | |
| aubergine, brinjal, eggplant | baingan | kathirikkai | vankaya | badanekayi | vangi | vaingan | begun (bengali), ringan (gujarati), vankaya (telgu) |
| baby corn | |||||||
| beetroot | chukandar | ||||||
| bottle gourd, opo squash, white gourd | lauki, ghia | suraikai | sorakaya, aanapakaya | halu kumbal kai | dudhi | dhave dudhi, gharduddi | sorakaya (in telugu), (ghia, ghiya in punjabi) |
| bitter gourd, bitter melon | karela | pavakkai | kakarakaya | hagal kayi | karlya | karathe | kakarakaya (telugu), kalara (oriya), karola (bengali) |
| cabbage | patta gobhi, paat gobhi | muttai kosu | kosu gadda | ele kosu | kobi | band gobi (in punjabi) | |
| carrot | gajar | gajaru gadda | gajjari | gajar | |||
| capsicum, green bell pepper | shimla mirch | kudai milagai | bunga mirapakay | donne menasinakai | dhobli mirchi, bhopli mirchi | donne mirsang | |
| cauliflower | phool gobi | gobi puvvu | hu kosu | flower | phulkobi (oriya) | ||
| cluster beans | guar ki phali | kothavarangai | goru chikkudu | gorikai | gawar | mitke saang | |
| coconut | nariyal | thengai | kobbari kaya | tengina kai | naral | naarlu | |
| coriander/cilantro leaves | dhania patta | kothamalli thalai | kothimeera | kottambari soppu | kothmir | kothambari pallo | |
| corn | makai, bhutta | makka cholam | mokkajonna | govin jol | makka | jonnalo | challi (in punjabi) |
| cucumber | kheera | vellarikkai | kaakdi | savte kai | kakdi | tavshen | kaakdi ( in gujarati) |
| curry leaves | kadi patta | karuveppilai | karivaepaku | karibevu soppu | kadi patta | phanna pallo | |
| dill | suwa, savaa | sataguppi | sadhapa vithulu /sathapushpa vithulu | sabbasige soppu | shepu | sheppi bhajji | soa (punjabi) |
| drumsticks | sahjan ki phalli | murungaikkai | mullakkada | nuggekai | shevgyachya shenga | mashinga sango | |
| fenugreek leaves | methi | vendhayam keerai | menthikura | menthe soppu | methi | methi pallo | |
| french beans, green beans | faras bean, sem | tingal avre kai | farasbi | tingal avro | |||
| garlic | lahsun | poondu | vellulli | bellulli | lasun | losonu | |
| fresh ginger | adrak | inji | allam | shunti | ala | alle | adu (gujarati), allam (telugu), aada (assamese, bengali) |
| green chilli | hari mirch | pacchai milagai | pachi mirapakaya | HasiMenasu | hirvi mirchi | tarne mirsang | |
| jackfruit | kathal | pala pazham | panasa | halsina hannu | fanas | fanas | fanas (gujarati), chakka pazham (malayalam) |
| lime, lemon | nimbu | elumichai pazham | nimmakaya | nimbekai | limbu | limbuvo | |
| malabar spinach | poi saag | bachhali kura | mayalu | valchi bhaji | pui shaak (bengali) | ||
| mushroom | kukkurmutta, khumb, guchhi | kaalaan | puttagodugulu | anabi | alambo | kaalan | |
| mustard leaves | sarson ka saag | kadugu keerai | aava kura | sasive soppu | |||
| onion | pyaaz | vengayam | ullipaya | neerulli | kanda | piyavu, kando | |
| okra, lady finger | bhindi | vendakkai | bendakaya | bendekai | bhendi | bhend | |
| flat green beans, hyacinth beans | sem ki phali, papdi | avarakkai | chikudkaya | papdi, val papdi | surti papdi or valor papdi (gujarati) | ||
| peas | matar, mutter | pattani | pachi batani | batani | hirve vatane | vatano | |
| mint leaves | pudina patta | puthina | pudian | pudina | pudina | marga pallo | |
| pumpkin | kaddu | parangikai | gummadikaya | kumbalkai (sarekai) | bhopla | ||
| potato | aloo | urulaikilangu | bangaladumpa | batate | batata | batato | alu |
| radish, daikon | mooli | mullangi | mullangi | moolangi | mula | moolangi | |
| radish pods | moongra, mogri | moongre (in punjabi) | |||||
| raw plaintain, unripe raw banana | kacha kela | balekai, valaikkai | aratikaya | balekai | kachche kele | harve kele | |
| red chili | lal mirch | vara milagai | pandu mirapakaya | kempu menasinakai | lal mirchi | thambde (red) mirsang | |
| snake gourd | parora (chichinda) | potlakay | paddul kai | padwal | paddul | ||
| spinach | palak | pasala keerai | palakura | palak, basale | palak | palak, vali | |
| sweet potato | shakarkandi | sakaravalli kilangu | chilakadadumpa | genasu | ratale | kanang | ratalu |
| tomato | tamatar | thakkali | rama mulaga kaya | kembhoota | tambate | ||
| taro roots or colocasia | arbi | seppenkilangu | chamadumpa | alu | |||
| ivy gourd or gherkins | tindora | dondakaya | tondekai | tendli | tendle | kundru (oriya) | |
| turnip | shalgam, shalzam | nookol | knool khol | navalkhol | salgam | kon | |
| elephant yam | sooran, suran, jimikand | senai kizhangu | kanda | suvarna gedde, panjar gadde | suran | surnu | |
| potato | aloo, alu | urulaikishangu, urulaikizhalungu | bangaaladumpa | batata | batato | batata or bateta in gujarati | |
| kantola | controlli | kartule | phagil | ||||
if you know the name of any veggie in any regional indian language and want to update it in this post… then do leave it in the comment section and we will update the post. if we have missed any vegetable, then also you can let us know. thanks in advance.
special thanks to readrs – deepika, priya sivakumar, sgs, raji, aishwaryarani, raghavendra and priya for sharing the names of veggies in regional languages.
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Flat green beans is known as Avarakkai in Tamil.
thanks. i know but somehow i missed adding. have updated the post.
what is chow chow /chayote called in hindi?
i have never heard of any hindi name for it. in the markets also its called as chow chow.
kantola is called kankoda in gujrati.
Malabar spinach in Kannada is basale soppu and spinach is just palak. Also padwal or snake gourd is padwal Kai.
thanks for the info.
What is the english name of laal bhaji
its red amaranth.
What is english name of marwari and gujrati name of vegetable chibdiiya looks like small oval shape first green colour becomes yellow when ready to eat having small lines on this vegetables . PL let me know correct English name .