Name in International Languages

Botanical Information

Botanical Name: Crocus sativus
Family: Iridaceae
Commercial Part: Stigma

Saffron Names Around the World

Botanical Name : Crocus Sativus | Commercial Part : Stigma
Family Name : Iridaceae | Arabic : Zafran
Bengali : Jafran | Chinese : Fan Hung-Hua
Dutch : Saffraan | French : Safran
German : Safran | Gujarati : Keshar
Hindi : Zaffran | Italian : Zafferano
Japanese : Safuran | Kannada : Kumnkuma , kesari
Kashmiri : Kong | Malayalam : Kunkumapoove
Marathi : Keshar, Kesara | Portuguese : Acofrao
Punjabi : Kesar, Zafran | Russian : Shafran
Sanskrit I : Keshara, Kunkuma | Sanskrit II : Aruna, Asra, Asrika
Spanish : Azafran | Swedish : Saffran
Tamil : Kungumapoo |Urdu : Zafran , Jafranekar

  • Arabic: Zafran
  • Bengali: Jafran
  • Chinese: Fan Hung-Hua
  • Dutch: Saffraan
  • French: Safran
  • German: Safran
  • Gujarati: Keshar
  • Hindi: Zaffran
  • Italian: Zafferano
  • Japanese: Safuran
  • Kannada: Kumnkuma, Kesari
  • Kashmiri: Kong
  • Malayalam: Kunkumapoove
  • Marathi: Keshar, Kesara
  • Portuguese: Açafrão
  • Punjabi: Kesar, Zafran
  • Russian: Shafran
  • Sanskrit: Keshara, Kunkuma; Aruna, Asra, Asrika
  • Spanish: Azafran
  • Swedish: Saffran
  • Tamil: Kungumapoo
  • Urdu: Zafran, Jafranekar