Peanuts in Hindi (moongfali): groundnut names in Indian languages

Peanuts in Hindi is moongfali — the IFCT 2017 names list prints it Moog phali, and moongfali and mungfali are everyday spellings of the same word, as the table notes below record. Punjabi and Urdu share the same name, Moog phali.

Outside Hindi, the names spread wide: Gujarati Singdana, Marathi Bhui mug, Bengali and Odia China badam, Assamese Badam, Kannada Kadale kayi, Telugu Verusenaga, Tamil Verkadalai and Malayalam Nilakkadalai. That is 13 names in all — the English Ground nut plus 12 Indian languages — with Sanskrit left blank in the same list.

One caution with these spellings: IFCT transliterates each name once, and everyday writing often varies — moongfali versus mungfali versus Moog phali is one word in three spellings, not three nuts. The table keeps IFCT's spelling and notes the common variants under it.

Source: IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN) local-names list. — means no name recorded in the source.

Hindi ‘Moongfali’: spelling variant of the IFCT 2017 name ‘Moog phali’. Hindi ‘Mungfali’: spelling variant of the IFCT 2017 name ‘Moog phali’. Kannada ‘Kadalekayi’: spelling variant of the IFCT 2017 name ‘Kadale kayi’.

Moongfali in English is the groundnut, also called the peanut — two English names, one nut. IFCT 2017 prints the English name as Ground nut, and the botanical name behind both is Arachis hypogaea. COWBERRY lists its product as Organic Groundnuts (Peanuts). So is a peanut the same as a groundnut? Exactly the same nut; groundnut and peanut are two English words for it, and moongfali is the Hindi one.

For the numbers behind the name, the peanut nutrition per 100 g page carries the full per-100 g table, and the nut's oil is the subject of the cold-pressed groundnut oil page.

North: Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu all share the name Moog phali, so the one spelling covers three languages.

West: peanuts in Gujarati is singdana — moongfali in Gujarati is the same nut under IFCT's name, Singdana. Marathi's name is Bhui mug.

East: Bengali and Odia share China badam, and Assamese uses Badam.

South: Kannada uses Kadale kayi (kadalekayi in everyday spelling), Telugu Verusenaga, Tamil Verkadalai and Malayalam Nilakkadalai.

IFCT's list carries no Sanskrit name for the groundnut.

Peanuts versus groundnuts is a one-line answer: the same nut. IFCT prints Ground nut as the English name, the everyday English word is peanut, and COWBERRY lists its product as Organic Groundnuts (Peanuts). There is no difference between peanuts and groundnuts to shop for.

Moongfali versus singdana is the same answer in two languages: singdana is the Gujarati name IFCT prints for the nut Hindi calls moongfali. The two words meet in the oil aisle too — mungfali ka tel is groundnut oil, and IFCT's names list for the oil gives Moongphali ka tel in Hindi and Shengdana tel in Marathi.

And moongfali versus badam? IFCT records Badam as the Assamese name of the groundnut itself, so the two words meet only there; in Hindi, badam is the everyday word for the almond, a different nut from moongfali.

The peanut is an important crop grown worldwide, a 2016 review records, and COWBERRY's groundnuts come from Saurashtra (Gujarat) and Andhra Pradesh, grown with cow-based natural methods, without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, and handpicked and sun-dried — the same nut as in the table above, whether you call it moongfali, peanut or groundnut. Cook them as moongfali chutney, and the groundnut hub ties names, nutrition and eating together.

What is moongfali called in English?

Groundnut, or peanut — IFCT 2017 prints the English name Ground nut, and peanut is the everyday English word. Both name the same nut, Arachis hypogaea, which COWBERRY lists as Organic Groundnuts (Peanuts). Moongfali is the Hindi word for it.

What is peanuts in Hindi?

Moongfali. IFCT 2017 prints the Hindi name as Moog phali, and moongfali and mungfali are everyday spellings of the same word; Punjabi and Urdu share the name too. In English the nut is the groundnut or peanut.

Difference between peanuts and groundnuts?

None — two English names for one nut. IFCT prints Ground nut as the English name; peanut is the everyday word, and COWBERRY lists its product as Organic Groundnuts (Peanuts). The Hindi name is moongfali.

What is mungfali ka tel?

Groundnut oil — oil pressed from the groundnut. IFCT's names list for the oil records Moongphali ka tel in Hindi and Shengdana tel in Marathi. The same nut that becomes moongfali chutney becomes the cooking oil.

What is moongfali?

The groundnut, Arachis hypogaea — the Hindi name for the nut English calls groundnut or peanut. IFCT 2017 prints its names across 12 Indian languages, from Singdana in Gujarati to Verkadalai in Tamil, and the ICMR-NIN guidelines say roasted or boiled peanuts can serve as nutritious snack options.

Are there organic peanuts?

Yes. COWBERRY's Organic Groundnuts are grown in Saurashtra (Gujarat) and Andhra Pradesh with cow-based natural farming, without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, handpicked and sun-dried after harvest; it is India Organic, USDA & EU certified.