Many many thanks, Vijayasankar ji, for helping with this Kanikkaran name. The transcribed word paaraiyottan agrees very well with paraioutan, and the meaning too is in line with the nature of the plant.
I found another Tamil name mentioned in Tulu language Wikipedia ...written in Kannada script as ಅನಪ್ಪರುಗ (anapparuga). ಅನಪ್ಪರುಗ (anapparuga) is transcribed by Google to Tamil as அனப்பருக (aṉapparuka) What do you think? Does அனப்பருக (aṉapparuka) look / sound like a Tamil word ? This word / name is most probably used near Karnataka - Kerala - Tamil Nadu boundary region. Google does not give any results for அனப்பரு !! Please check only when you have time for this. Thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji. Regards. Dinesh On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 8:49 AM Vijay Raman <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dinesh ji, > > I am not sure of the spelling paraioutan, but a variation of it, > Pāṟaiyoṭṭaṉ, can be transcribed as பாறையொட்டன் (pāṟai = rock, oṭṭaṉ = the > one that sticks/clings to), referring to the plant's occasional lithophytic > or rock-climbing habit. > > Best, > Vijayasankar > > On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:17 PM Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Vijayasankar ji, >> Please help with the Kanikkaran name of *Pothos scandens* L. in Tamil >> script. >> The name *paraioutan* is used by the Kanikkar tribe, inhabitants of >> Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. >> >> *Reference*: Lalitharani, & Mohan, Veerabahu & Maruthupandian, Arumugam. >> (2010). Pharmacognostical and phytochemical studies on Pothos scandens L. >> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281479654_Pharmacognostical_and_phytochemical_studies_on_Pothos_scandens_L> >> International Journal of Phytomedicine. 2. 277-283. >> 10.5138/ijpm.2010.0975.0185.02039. >> >> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1Ckwmp3DE4TmMMR%3Dw4x04V2Duk0vaRaB1OL3T8aUJXSA%40mail.gmail.com.
