List of names of fruits in Marathi

on May 21, 2013

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Interestingly even fruits have different genders in Marathi. And plural depends on gender. So mentioned that as well.

English	Marathi Name	Gender	Plural
Apple	सफरचंद (sapharachaMd )	Neuter	सफरचंदं (sapharachaMdM)
Apricot	जर्दाळू (jardALU )	Neuter	जर्दाळू (jardALU)
Banana	केळे (keLe)	Neuter	केळी (keLI)
Indian Black Berry / Jamun	जांभुळ (jAMbhuL )	Neuter	जांभळे (jAMbhaLe )
Chickoo sapota	चिक्कु (chikku )	Masculine	चिक्कु (chikku )
Custard apple	सिताफळ (sitAphaL)	Neuter	सिताफळे (sitAphaLe)
Dates	खजूर (khajoor)	Masculine	खजूर (khajoor)
Figs	अंजीर (aMjIr )	Neuter	अंजीरं (aMjIrM)
Grapes	द्राक्ष (drAkSha )	Neuter	द्राक्षं (drAkShaM )
Guavas	पेरू (perU )	Masculine	पेरू (perU)
Jackfruit	फणस (phaNas )	Masculine	फणस (phaNas )
Mango Ripe	आंबा (AMbA )	Masculine	आंबे (aMbe )
Mango Raw	कैरी (kairI )	Feminine	कैऱ्या (kairyA )
Muskmelon/ Cantalope	खरबूज (kharabUj )	Masculine	खरबूज (kharabUj )
Olive	ऑलिव्ह (~olivh)	Neuter	ऑलिव्ह (~olivh)
Orange	संत्रे (saMtre)	Neuter	संत्री (saMtrI)
Papaya	पपई (papaI)	Feminine	पपया (papayA)
Pear	नासपती (nAsapatI )	Feminine	नासपती (nAsapatI )
Plum	अलुबुखार (alubukhAr)	Neuter	अलुबुखार (alubukhAr)
Pineapple	अननस (ananas )	Masculine	अननस (ananas )
Pomogranate	डाळिंब (DALiMb )	Neuter	डाळिंबं (DALiMbM)
Sapodilla Chiku	चिक्कु (chikku )	Masculine	चिक्कु (chikku )
Watermelon	टरबूज (TarabUj ) कलिंगड (kaliMgaD)	Neuter	टरबूजे (TarabUje ) कलिंगडे (kaliMgaDe)
Wood Apple, Elephant Apple, Monkey Fruit , Curd Fruit	कवठ (kavaTh)	Neuter	कवठ (kavaTh)
Sweet lime	मोसंबे (mosaMbe)	Neuter	मोसंबे (mosaMbe)
Strawberry	स्ट्रॉबेरी(sTr~oberI)	Feminine	स्ट्रॉबेऱ्या (sTr~oberxyA)
Jujube	बोर (bor)	Neuter	बोरे(bore)
Peach	पीच (pIch)	Neuter	पीच (pIch)
Pear	पेर (per)	Neuter	पेर (per)

Fruits like करवंद(karavaMd) may not have English name because it does not grow in England. Similarly "Dragon fruit","Kiwi" may not have Marathi name because it did not grown in Maharashtra. It is recent addition to fruit market of India. So those fruits are called by same in name in Marathi as well. There will be some botanical/technical name but that is not used in day-to-day conversation.

Fruits which retain their non-Marathi name in Marathi

Dragon fruit

Kiwi

Avacado

Blueberry

Blackberry