Sunday, September 6, 2009

Other Name for Kaffir Lime

Kaffir lime( Citrus x hystrix L.)is the original plant in Southeast Asia, it is known by various names according it cultivated.

Burma: shauk-nu, shauk-waing
Cambodia: krauch soeuch
China: (檸檬葉) ning meng ye (Mandarin), fatt-fung-kam (Cantonese), Thài-kok-kam (Hokkien/Min Nan)
India: kolumichai ('கொலுமிச்சை' in Tamil)
Indonesia: jeruk purut, jeruk limo, jeruk sambal
Laos: makgeehoot
Malaysia: limau purut
Philippines: Kubot, Kabuyaw, per-res (Sagada)
Reunion Island: combava
Sri Lanka: kahpiri dehi, odu dehi, kudala-dehi
Thailand: makrud (มะกรูด), som makrud

reference:wikipedia

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