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List of Fruits found in Assam with their English Names


Here is a list of fruits found in Assam with their English names. 

Assamese Name = English Name 

  1. Kordoi (āĻ•ā§°āĻĻৈ) = Starfruit (Scientific name : Averrhoa carambola)
  2. Lichu (āĻ˛িāĻšু) = Litchi (Scientific name : Litchi chinensis)
  3. Matikothal (āĻŽাāĻŸিāĻ•āĻ াāĻ˛) = Pineapple (Scientific name : Ananas comosus)
  4. Komola (āĻ•āĻŽāĻ˛া) = Orange 
  5. Noga Tenga (āĻ¨āĻ—া āĻŸেāĻ™া) = Rhus srmialata
  6. Ahom Bogori = Peach (Scientific name : Prunus persica)
  7. Kothal (āĻ•āĻ াāĻ˛) = Jackfruit (Scientific name : Artocarpus heterophyllus)
  8. Siral (āĻšিā§°াāĻ˛) = Mouse Melon (Scientific name : Melothria scabra)
  9. Torbuj (āĻ¤ā§°āĻŦুāĻœ) = Watermelon (Scientific name : Citrullus lanatus)
  10. Bogori (āĻŦāĻ—ā§°ী) = Jujube ( Scientific name :  Zizyphus jujuba)
  11. Modhuri (āĻŽāĻ§ুā§°ী) = Guava 
  12. Jamuk (āĻœাāĻŽুāĻ•) = Malabar Plum, Java Plum or Black Plum (Scientific name : Syzygium cumini)
  13. Aam (āĻ†āĻŽ) = Mango 
  14.  Mouchumi (āĻŽৌāĻšুāĻŽি) = Sweet Lime (Scientific name : Citrus limetta)
  15. Lataku (āĻ˛েāĻ¤েāĻ•ু) = Baccurea (Scientific name : Baccurea sapida)
  16. Dalim (āĻĄাāĻ˛িāĻŽ) = Pomegranate (Scientific name : Punica granatum)
  17. Kol (āĻ•āĻ˛) = Banana 
  18. Narikol (āĻ¨াā§°িāĻ•āĻ˛) = Coconut (Scientific name : Cocos nucifera)
  19. Omita (āĻ…āĻŽিāĻ¤া) = Papaya (Scientific name : Carica papaya)
  20. Robab Tenga (ā§°āĻŦাāĻŦ āĻŸেāĻ™া) = Pomelo (Scientific name : Citrus Maxima)
  21. Bael (āĻŦেāĻ˛) = Wood Apple (Scientific name : Aegle marmelos)
  22. Nora Bogori (āĻ¨ā§°া āĻŦāĻ—ā§°ী) = Plum (Scientific name : Prunus domestica)
  23. Mirika Tenga (āĻŽিā§°িāĻ•া āĻŸেāĻ™া) = Rasiflora Edulis 
  24. Bor Thekera (āĻŦā§° āĻĨেāĻ•েā§°া) = Garcinia pedunculata 
  25. Kuji Thekera (āĻ•ুঁāĻœি āĻĨেāĻ•েā§°া) = Garcinia cydia 
  26. Rupohi Thekera (ā§°ূāĻĒāĻšী āĻĨেāĻ•েā§°া) = Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb   
  27. Jolphai (āĻœāĻ˛āĻĢাāĻ‡) = Indian Olive (Scientific name : 
  28. Ou Tenga (āĻ” āĻŸেāĻ™া ) = Elephant Apple (Scientific name : Dillenia indica)
  29. Bolimbi (āĻŦিāĻ˛āĻŽ্āĻŦি āĻŸেāĻ™া) =
  30.  Aamlokhi (āĻ†āĻŽāĻ˛āĻ–ি) = Indian Gooseberry (Scientific name : Phyllanthus emblica)
  31. Amora (āĻ…āĻŽā§°া) = Hog Plum (Scientific name : Spondius mangifera)
  32. Ponial (āĻĒāĻ¨িā§ŸāĻ˛) = Indian coffee plum or Scramberry (Scientific name : Flacourtia jangomas)
  33. Silikha (āĻļিāĻ˛িāĻ–া) = black- or chebulic myrobalan (Scientific name : Terminalia chebula)
  34. Kuhiyar (āĻ•ুঁāĻšীā§Ÿাā§°) = Sugarcane (Scientific name : Saccharum officinarum)
  35. Nemu (āĻ¨েāĻŽু) = Lemon 

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  1. UnknownApril 25, 2021 at 1:00 AM

    Great

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  2. RaaajJuly 30, 2021 at 10:27 AM

    thank you

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  3. UnknownOctober 18, 2021 at 9:04 AM

    Nice information collection

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  4. Couponkoz.inMay 12, 2022 at 2:46 AM

    Thank you for sharing this post and I hope keep posting.

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  5. AnonymousMay 29, 2022 at 8:51 PM

    Thank you, great work

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  6. AnonymousJuly 10, 2022 at 12:22 AM

    Please write the Assamese name of the fruit with proper spelling, so that we can learn the spelling also

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    1. Rumi Mahanta DuttaJuly 10, 2022 at 2:59 AM

      Thank you for visiting my blog. Please correct me where I made the mistake. I'll be very grateful to you.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 10, 2022 at 8:40 PM

      Nice Rumi ji 😍

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2022 at 7:08 AM

    Thanks

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