The name of Oudh (Agarwood) in different cultures:
- It is known as Oudh and Dehnal Oudh in the Middle Eastern countries such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar & Bahrain; Bakhoor in Kuwait.
- Chén-xīang in Chinese; "trầm hương" in Vietnamese, and Jin-koh in Japanese; most of these mean "sinking incense" and allude to Oudh’s high density.
- In Europe it was referred to as Lignum aquila (Eagle-wood) or Agilawood because of the similarity in sound of Agila to Gaharu. Many European branded perfume companies are using Agar wood extract oil to boost the quality of their own made perfumes.
- Another name is Lignum aloes or Aloeswood. The Aloes of the Old Testament and of the Hebrew Bible (ahalim in Hebrew) are believed to be Agarwood from Aquilaria Malaccensis.
- In Tibetan it is known as a-ga-ru. There are several varieties used in Tibetan Medicine: unique eaglewood: ar-ba-zhig; yellow eaglewood: a-ga-ru ser-po, white eaglewood: ar-skya, and black eaglewood: ar-nag.
- In Assamese it is called as "Pgoru".
- The Indonesian, Malaysia & Brunei name is "Gaharu".
- In Papua New Guinea it is called "Ghara".
- In Bangladesh & Hindi (India), it is known as "Agar", which is originally Sanskrit based.
- In Thai it is known as "Mai Kritsana or Mai Hom".
- In Laos it is known as "Mai Ketsana".
