Fruits

1. আপেল

   Apel

   Apple

   Usage

   Borrowed from English apple. In Assam it mostly arrives from other states

   Grammar Note

   An English loanword written by sound in Assamese letters

2. কল

   Kol

   Banana

   Usage

   Banana. Grown in village gardens across Assam; the leaf (কলপাত) serves food and is used in offerings

   Grammar Note

   কল also means machine; context makes the fruit clear. The form কলা also occurs, but this card uses কল

3. কমলা

   Komola

   Orange

   Usage

   Orange. The same word also names the colour orange. Locally it is also called সুমথিৰা

   Grammar Note

   The word covers both fruit and colour; কমলা ৰং makes the colour sense explicit

4. আঙুৰ

   Angur

   Grape

   Usage

   Grape. Sold by the kilo in markets

   Grammar Note

   আঙুৰ is one word. When counting, a classifier is added, as in এটা আঙুৰ

5. ষ্ট্ৰবেৰী

   Stroberi

   Strawberry

   Usage

   An English loanword; the Assamese Wikipedia title uses this spelling

   Grammar Note

   ষ্ট is the conjunct that renders English st. Loanwords are spelled by sound in Assamese letters

6. তৰমুজ

   Toromuj

   Watermelon

   Usage

   Watermelon. Commonly sold in the hot season

   Grammar Note

   তৰমুজ is a dictionary word of the language, not borrowed from a neighbouring one

7. আনাৰস

   Anarox

   Pineapple

   Usage

   Pineapple. Grown in many parts of north-east India

   Grammar Note

   আনাৰস is a dictionary word. It looks like the Bengali one, but the ৰ is the Assamese letter

8. নাৰিকল

   Narikol

   Coconut

   Usage

   Coconut. Used in sweets such as pitha and in offerings

   Grammar Note

   ৰ is the letter Assamese uses for the r sound

9. নেমু

   Nemu

   Lemon / lime

   Usage

   Lemon or lime. Assam is known for its fragrant কাজী নেমু

   Grammar Note

   One word covers lemon and lime. It is also what you squeeze over a dish for sourness

10. আম

    Am

    Mango

    Usage

    Mango. Ripe in summer; green mango goes into pickles and sour dishes

    Grammar Note

    A short word. When counting, a classifier is added, as in এটা আম

11. অমিতা

    Omita

    Papaya

    Usage

    Papaya. The ripe fruit is eaten as fruit and the green one is cooked as a vegetable

    Grammar Note

    Assamese calls papaya অমিতা, not a form of the English word

12. লিচু

    Lisu

    Lychee

    Usage

    Lychee. A summer fruit

    Grammar Note

    লিচু has a close relative in Bengali, but it is a dictionary headword in Assamese too

13. কঁঠাল

    Kõthal

    Jackfruit

    Usage

    Jackfruit. The ripe fruit is eaten as fruit and the young one is cooked as a vegetable

    Grammar Note

    ঁ (candrabindu) marks a nasal sound

14. তেঁতেলী

    Tẽteli

    Tamarind

    Usage

    Tamarind. Its sour pulp is used in cooking

    Grammar Note

    তেঁতেলী is the dictionary spelling; it is sometimes written without the nasal mark as তেতেলী

15. মধুৰিআম

    Modhuriam

    Guava

    Usage

    Guava. A common backyard fruit

    Grammar Note

    মধুৰিআম is written as one word and has its own Assamese Wikipedia article

16. ডালিম

    Dalim

    Pomegranate

    Usage

    Pomegranate. The red seeds are eaten raw or pressed into juice

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists both ডালিম and আনাৰ; this card uses ডালিম, which is more common in text

17. খেজুৰ

    Khejur

    Date

    Usage

    Date. Dried dates are sold in markets

    Grammar Note

    খেজুৰ has its own Assamese Wikipedia article

18. জামু

    Jamu

    Jamun (Java plum)

    Usage

    A dark purple fruit that stains the tongue

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as the fruit of Syzygium cumini

19. বগৰী

    Bogori

    Indian jujube (ber)

    Usage

    A small round fruit eaten fresh

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as Ziziphus mauritiana. The ৰ in বগৰী is the Assamese letter

20. আমলখি

    Amolokhi

    Indian gooseberry (amla)

    Usage

    A sour and astringent fruit, also valued as medicine

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as Phyllanthus emblica

21. জলফাই

    Jolophai

    Ceylon olive (jolphai)

    Usage

    A sour fruit used in sour dishes and pickles

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as Elaeocarpus serratus and also lists it as olive

22. বেল

    Bel

    Bael

    Usage

    A hard-shelled fruit whose pulp is made into drinks

    Grammar Note

    বেল also means gullible in the dictionary, but the fruit sense is clear in context

23. আমৰা

    Amora

    Hog plum (amra)

    Usage

    A sour fruit used in sour dishes and pickles

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses it as a Spondias fruit. It looks like আমলখি but is a different fruit

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