A History of Agriculture in India v2.c69.s1.1

v2.c69.s1.1

The Mango. The mango (ambah) is one of the fruits peculiar to Hindustan. Hindustanis pronounce the b in its name as though no vowel followed it; this being awkward to utter, some people call the fruit (P) naghsak as Khwaja Khusrau does: Naghsak-i-mā (var. khwash) naghs-kun-i-bustān, Naghstarin mewa (var. na’ mat)-i-Hindustan