Thank you very very much Raghu, for this explanation and for pointing to the better name in Kannada. Will incorporate it into my notes.
Regards. Dinesh. On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:52 PM, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Dinesh, > > Just made a small study on Justicia betonica in Kannada and Kodavas > > - There is no such word aati in any of the Kannada dictionaries I refered. > > - Kodavas use Kannada words while speaking in their language. Based on > that I think. > Madd means Medicinal ) (In Kannada its Madd, (Madh), Maddu, ) > > - (Tokku ) Soppu (meaning Green leaves) > > So, Madd Tokku translates to Medicinal green leaves. Not the exact species. > Justicia Betonica is indeed a medicinal plant as per the link you have > mentioned. > > Here is a link, frlht mentions Betonica justicia as Kaadu kanakambara. > (Forest(Wild) crossandra. > More acceptable. > http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1256 > > Thanks > Raghu > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> > > *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Cc:* vinayak...@gmail.com; vijay.botan...@gmail.com; > giby.kuriak...@gmail.com; adava...@gmail.com; noorunnisa.be...@frlht.org; > navendu.p...@gmail.com; Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, 26 June 2011 12:39 PM > *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:72602] ... names of Justicia betonica in > Kannada and Coorgi > > Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Dinesh Valke* <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > Date: 16 March 2011 18:05 > Subject: [efloraofindia:65052] ... names of Justicia betonica in Kannada > and Coorgi > To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Dear Kannada-knowing friends, > > Please help in providing valid words for names of *Justicia betonica* in > Kannada and Coorgi. > > An extract from a post in Kodaga Community web site: > "Madd Toppu" (Justicia betonica) as it is called in Kodava parlance ("Aati > Soppu" in Kannada). > ... http://www.kodagucommunity.com/2008/08/today-is-kakkada-padhinutt.html > > > Thus, > ... would *madd* be: > 1) ಮಡ್ಡ > 2) ಮದ್ದ > 3) yet different than the above > > > ... would *toppu* be: > 1) ಟೊಪ್ಪು > 2) ತೊಪ್ಪು > 3) yet different than the above > > ... would *aati* be: > 1) ಆಟಿ > 2) ಆತಿ > 3) yet different than the above > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & > 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 5000 species) > > > >
