Thursday, April 15, 2010

Want to name daughter keya meaning a flower in bengali.. but couldnt find a picture?

Can anyone named keya give a more detailed meaning of the word and the botanical name or the picture of the flower.

Want to name daughter keya meaning a flower in bengali.. but couldnt find a picture?
It is a shrub with fragrant flowers. See this source for picture:


http://www.abasar.net/FlowerKetakee.htm


See this source for a lei picture:


http://karen.mkmiller.org/learningtour/p...





The flower is mentioned in the Brahma's story as the cursed flower. It is also known as keora (keura or keori) or keya (kia).





It is used as perfume. aromatic oil (kevda oil) and fragrant distillation (otto) called "keorra-ka-arak". These are stimulant and antispasmodic and are used in headache and rheumatism. The flowers are also used to flavour food.





Following are the local names in Indian Languages Assamese - Keteki Bengali - Ketaky Gujarathi - Ketaky Hindi - Kevadaa; Keora Kannada Tale hoovu; Kedige Konkani - Bonnong; Kegdi Malayalam - Kaitha; Thaazha Mahrathi - Kevadaa Oria - Kia Punjabi - Keora Sanskrit - Kaethakee Tamil - Thazhai Telegu - Mogil Tulu - Kaedai






Reply:go to google images and type this in.


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