Thank you very much Lalithamba ji for giving clarity about the name ponna, and meanings of some of the prefixes. I agree some of the prefixes are puzzling, ambiguous. It is possible that they are written / transcribed wrongly.
Regards. Dinesh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lalithamba Avadhanam <alalitha...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 6:55 PM Subject: Re: Telugu name పొన్న ponna for several plants To: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> Dinesh ji you are great in pure telugu -PONNA means visible/looks like In Sanskrit/ sanskritised Tekugu Ponna means a tree -*Calophyllum inophyllum*; the plants that grows in salt marshy areas that look like Calophyllum are known as vuppuponna (Vuppu in telugu=salt) duddu= thick Ponnagantikura= leaves look like calophyllum ls but small; they are useful for eye health hence ponna+ kanti/ganti they used the word ponna as a sufix to many plants ; there is no perfect reasoning So also, but some names are really puzzling for Telugu people also for their origin, the language/regional dialects change with time, thank you regards A.Lalithamba On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, and Lalithamba ji, > I am curious to know the meaning of the name పొన్న ponna, which seems to > be a generic name, given to several plants, some of which are: > *Calophyllum inophyllum* L. (most appropriate) • *Ceriops roxburghiana* > Arn. • *Rhizophora apiculata* Blume • *Rhizophora mucronata* Lam. > > > > And then there are several more with some descriptive words as prefix ... > *Please validate the meanings I have attempted to put; those marked in red > are where I am in doubt.* > > > adavi ponna > అడవి = wild > Rhizophora mucronata LAM. > > ------------------------------ > > > dudduponna > దుడ్డు = rough ? > Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) SOVIGY. > > ------------------------------ > > > edaakula ponna / edakula ponna > ఏడాకుల / ఏడాకుల = ? > Alstonia scholaris R.BR. > > ------------------------------ > > > kaaki ponna > కాకి = crow > Rhizophora apiculata BL. > > ------------------------------ > > > kolaku ponna / kolku ponna > కోలాకు = long-leaved > Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. • Hedysarum gangeticum L. • Uraria > lagopodoides (L.) DC. > > ------------------------------ > > > kola ponna > కోల = long > Aglaia odorata LOUR. • Cassia fistula L. • Uraria lagopodioides DC. > > ------------------------------ > > > manci ponna / manji ponna > మంచి = good, best > Rhizophora mucronata LAM. > > ------------------------------ > > > mullu ponna ganti > ముల్ = thorn, spike ... గంటి = hole, bore ? > Alternanthera pungens H.B.K. > > ------------------------------ > > > muyaku ponna / muyyaku ponna > మూయక / ముయ్యాకు = ? > Pseudarthria viscida WIGHT & ARN. > > ------------------------------ > > > nakkathoka ponna > నక్కతోక = fox-tail > Uraria lagopodioides DC. • Aglaia odorata LOUR. > > ------------------------------ > > > nayaku ponna > నాయకు = leader, king > Pseudarthria viscida WIGHT & ARN. > > ------------------------------ > > > nela ponna > నేల = ground, earth > Cassia acutifolia DELILE • Cassia angustifolia VAHL. • Cassia italica > (MILL.) SPRENG. • Cassia mimosoides L. • Cassia obovata COLLOD. • Cassia > senna L. > > ------------------------------ > > > Ponna ganti kura > గంటి = hole, bore ? ... కూర = herb, greens > Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.BR.EX DC. > > ------------------------------ > > > ponna vithulu > విత్తులు = seeds > Calophyllum inophyllum L. > > ------------------------------ > > > sura ponna > సుర = celestial, divine ? > Mammea longifolia PLANCH. & TRIANA. > > ------------------------------ > > > thuddu ponna > తుడ్డు must be variant of దుడ్డు = rough ? > Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) SOVIGY. > > ------------------------------ > > > uppo ponna / uppu ponna > ఉప్పు = salt > Rhizophora mucronata LAM. • Dillenia indica L. • Rhizophora apiculata BL. > • Rhizophora mucronata LAM. > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
