Alum. A preservative and firming agent used in South East Asian cooking.

Synonyms in other languages

Assamese

• guamoori

Bengali

• sulpha
• মৌরি (mauri)
• মৌরি (mouri)

Hindi

• aawonf
• badi
• badian
• badishep
• sonf
• बडी सौंफ (badi soppu)
• बडी सौंफ (badi sepi)
• बडी सौंफ (bari saunf)
• बडी सौंफ (badi saunf)
• मोटी सौंफ (moti saunf)
• सौंफ (saunf)

Kannada

• badi sopu
• dodda jeera
• sabbasige
• sompu

Konkani

• badisep

Latin names

• Aluminium potassium sulphate

Malayalam

• karim jeerakam

Marathi

• badisep
• sheopa
• shoap

Nepali

• madesi sauf
• saunf

Oriya

• pan mohuri

Punjabi

• badi saunf
• saunf

Sanskrit

• shatapushpa
• मधुरिका (madhurika)

Sinhala

• මාදුරු (maduru)

Tamil

• perun siragum
• sohikirai
• சோம்பு (sombu)
• சோம்பு (sompu)

Telugu

• peddajilakaramu
• pedha jilkara
• sompu
• sopu
• సోంప (somp)

Urdu

• badi saunf
• sonf

Countries

• India