Cardamom, whether green, white or brown. The name usually refers to green cardamom.

Synonyms in other languages

Bengali

• এলাচ (elaichi)
• এলাচ (elach)
• ছোটো এলাচ (choto elach)

Gujarati

• ailchino jhar
• alechi
• elaichi
• illachi
• lila alchi

Hindi

• chhoti elaichi
• lachee
• इलाइचि (elaichi)
• इलाइचि (ilaichi)
• चॊटी इलाइचि (choti elaichi)

Kannada

• ellakki
• yelakkai

Konkani

• yal

Latin names

• Elettaria cardamomum

Malayalam

• aleyekkay
• elathari
• ellakkaya

Marathi

• hirvi welchi
• velachi
• velchi
• veldola
• welchi

Nepali

• alaichi
• sukumel

Oriya

• alaichi

Sinhala

• එනසාල් (enasal)

Tamil

• ellakai
• ஏலக்காய் (yelakkai)

Telugu

• ellakkayi

Urdu

• elichi

Countries

• Bangladesh
• India

Regions

• West Bengal