| Plant name | hiṅgu | | Language | Sanskrit | | Latin name | Ferula asafoetida L. - please click to view full record | | Latin name (synonyms) | Ferula asa-foetida Spreng. | | Sanskrit name | hiṅgu | | Hindi name | hiṃg, hiṃgu, hīṃg | | Bengali name | hiṅ, hiṃ | | Tamil name | peruṅkāyam, kāyam | | Malayalam name | kāyam, peruṅkāyam, karikkāyam | | English name | Asafoetida, Asafetida, Devil's dung, Stinking gum, Giant fennel | | Search occurrence | hiṅgu, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts | Encyclopedias & Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1298) hiGgu m. Ferula Asa Foetida Buddh. BhP.; n. a fluid or resinous substance prepared from the roots of the Asa Foitida (used as a medicine or for seasoning) MBh. Hariv. Suśr. &c.
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