Thank you Pankaj Sir for pointing my mistake, it should be KAALKAASUNDA.
In Bengali KAAL = tomorrow, time, era.... Black is pronounced as KAALO ('O'
as in go).
Regards,
Surajit
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hopefully it is कालकसौंदा not कल्कसुन्दा
>
> कसौंदा or कसौंदी is Hindi name of Cassia (Senna) sophera. What is the
> meaning of "Kal" in Bengali? Is it for black?
>
> Kasaunda is mentioned in famous writing of Malik Md. Jayesi. There are
> many villages in Chhattisgarh named as Kasaunda or Kasaundi.
>
> कोइ बिजौंर, करौंदा-जूरी । कोइ अमिली, कोइ महुअ, खजूरी ॥
> काहू हरफारेवरि कसौंदा । कोइ अँवरा, कोइ राय-करौंदा ॥
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
>
>
> Pankaj Oudhia
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:46 PM, surajit koley <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sir,
>>
>> "Plant Groups" gives me two species *Cassia* *sophera* & *C. occidentalis
>> * for the plant what we call KALKASUNDA in Bengali. Both the species are
>> referred as KALKASUNDA in Bengali. Moreover, 'wikipedia' says *Cassia* should
>> be replaced by *Senna*.
>>
>> I go for *Senna* *sophera* for the images attached herewith because of
>> its more elongated leaflets.
>>
>> Species : *Senna* sp.
>> Habit & Habitat : wild herb, roadside
>> Date : 17-03-2012, 1.40 p.m.
>> Place : Hooghly, WB
>> (images 800x600)
>>
>>
>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--GQYole2MTs/T3CxbeIVUOI/AAAAAAAACmE/K-vUM697Flg/s1600/DSCN0716.jpg>
>>
>>
>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C4fa2GwmGqU/T3Cxj4ezleI/AAAAAAAACmY/MC_yNHZ0wRo/s1600/DSCN0722.jpg>
>>
>>
>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CdvadVrO7no/T3Cxu0XIErI/AAAAAAAACms/L0byz_bwwsI/s1600/DSCN0707.jpg>
>>
>>
>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3FHmzK3UYcU/T3Cx8DhDFlI/AAAAAAAACnM/GB1_XbfbfrI/s1600/DSCN0708.jpg>
>>
>>
>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uU3OO9QSgfw/T3CyDxL44bI/AAAAAAAACng/VscFbePo4mo/s1600/DSCN0705.jpg>
>>
>>
>> Thank you & Regards,
>>
>> Surajit Koley
>>
>>
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