Topic started by Dakshi (@ c-24-126-4-142.we.client2.attbi.com) on Mon May 13 14:30:31 .
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I figured the Tamil lit group might be the most knowledgeable of the lot. I need help. I need to know the English name of a flower known as 'Sevvanthi' or 'Sevandhi' in Tamil.

If you can give me a site where there is a picture, that would be much better.

Thanks for your time.

Responses:

• From: kp (@ eng5-dhcp205.bu.edu) on: Mon May 13 15:07:11
  
  I think it is the same flower that is known in the US as Chrysanthemum aka 'mums'
  
  
• From: Dakshi (@ c-24-126-4-142.we.client2.attbi.com) on: Mon May 13 19:45:31
  
  Actually Chrysanthemums are known as 'Samandhi' in Tamil. Are they one and the same then? Samandhi and Sevanthi?
  
  
• From: :) (@ d150-37-43.home.cgocable.net) on: Tue May 14 11:52:58
  
  Isn't samandhi marigold?
  
  
• From: selvam (@ palo15.pacific.net.sg) on: Sat May 18 10:26:05
  
  Sevvanthi and Samanthi are the same both refer to Chrysanthamun indicum. You should also check Tagetes erecta which is the yellow samanthi and Tagetes patula which is the red samanthi.
  
  
• From: spaceman_spiff (@ proxyle02.ext.ti.com) on: Mon May 20 11:14:30
  
  Selvam seems to be right:
  http://www.uni-koeln.de/cgi-bin/SFgateT?language=german&verbose=0&listenv=DL&application=%2fphil-fak%2findologie%2ftamil%2fotl&convert=&waisurl=%2Fvol%2Finfo%2Fwais%2Fdb%2Ftamil2%2Fotl/HTML/108/1=local;2=/vol/info/wais/db/tamil2/otl;3=5069915%205070023%20/vol/info/wais/data/.wais-data/tamil2/otl.txt;4=local;5=/vol/info/wais/db/tamil2/otl;6=5069915%205070023%20/vol/info/wais/data/.wais-data/tamil2/otl.txt;7=%00;
  
  
• From: selvam (@ cache138.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg) on: Mon May 20 13:27:04
  
  Chrysanthamun is the botanical name and marigold is the common name
  
  
• From: Mavalngkilli (@ wc05.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Sat Jun 1 13:31:29
  
  Samanthi and sevanthi are not same and there isn't a tranlation for every word in Thamizh in English since English only have couple of thousands of word. Compare to Thamizh. I'll find out the right word if i can it'll take 2 more days. Don't worry i'll give u the anwer in 2 days
  
  
• From: selvam (@ cache138.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg) on: Tue Jun 11 12:30:16
  
  Mavalngkilli
  Tamil classification of plants is indeed very advance. In English it is common name, botanical name and scientific name, but all can refer to the same plant. The scientific name for samanthi is Tagetes erecta, and sevanthi is Tagetes patula, the botanical name for both is Chrysanthamun indicum and the common name is marigold.
  
  
• From: dakshi (@ c-24-126-33-109.we.client2.attbi.com) on: Fri Jun 14 13:06:00
  
  Thank you all for doing so much research and giving me the answers! I nearly gave up and came back to check on this site after almost 2 weeks.
  
  
• From: prakash (@ 128.227.6.96) on: Mon Jul 1 16:55:35
  
  Can Anyone tell me? What is the Tamil Term for the english term "Slang".
  
  Prakash.
  
  
• From: vazhippokkan (@ cc2-24.217.119.158.charter-stl.com) on: Wed Jul 17 13:06:41
  
  I was thinking that sevanthi is marigold (genus: Tagetes or Calendula). It is also known as cAmanthi. sevanthi is a distorted form of sevvanthi---sev (sivappu or red) and anthi (the evening twilight time)-- meaning the red color of twilight. The western marigold is also known as thulukka camanthi in Tamil.
  
  
• From: vazhippokkan (@ cc2-24.217.119.158.charter-stl.com) on: Wed Jul 24 22:19:07
  
  Prakash:
  Since nobody answered yur question so far, I am going to venture. *Slang* can be equated to *kochchai* in Tamil. *kochchai* can also be called colloquial.
  
  
• From: gayathri (@ cache202.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg) on: Thu Apr 17 07:12:25
  
  i think its a chrysanthamum flower. it is used in prayers in indian temples.
  
  
• From: arun (@ ) on: Tue Jul 20 09:43:32
  
  can u tell me the botanical name of the tamil plant "aavaarai" (HINT : Has yellow flowers & it is often used during the PONGAL FESTIVAL )please...
  
  
• From: Nedunchezhiyan (@ cache-dtc-ae09.proxy.aol.com) on: Mon Aug 2 15:19:58 EDT 2004
  
  Sevvanthi is called as Chrysanthe or as mum, but I'm not sure how they call the 'eEkkuch sevvanthi'
  
  

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