Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Fruits

  • Apple (Malus domestica) - Kumali pazham / Arathi pazham
  • Pear (Genus Pyrus) - Berikkai
  • Grapes (Genus Vitis) - Dratchai
  • Banana (Genus Musa) - Vazhai pazham
  • Palm / Palmyra fruit - Nongu
  • Custard apple / Sweet sop / Sugar apple (Annona squamosa) - Seetha pazham
  • Sour sop (Annona muricata) - Mutcitamaram / Pulippala
  • Papaya (Carica papaya) - Pappali pazham
  • Pineapple (Ananas comosus) - Annasi pazham
  • Pomegranate / Chinese apple (Punica granatum) - Madulam pazham
  • Plum / Gage / Plum (Prunus domestica) - Aalpagoda
  • Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) - Sappotta / Seemai iluppai
  • Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) - Nellikkai
  • Otaheite gooseberry / Star gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) - Arainelli
  • Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) - Pala pazham
  • Guava (Genus Psidium) - Koyya pazham
  • Orange / Sweet Orange / Chinese apple (Citrus sinensis) - Kamala orange
  • Mangosteen / Purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) - Mangusthan pazham
  • Orange / Common orange - Kamala orange
  • Sweet lime / Sweet lemon (Citrus limetta) - Sathukudi / Musambi
  • Lemon (Citrus limon) - Elumicham pazham
  • Citron (Citrus medica) - Narthangai
  • Pomelo / Chinese grapefruit / Lusho Fruit / Jabong / Pompelmous / Shaddock (Citrus maxima) - Bumblimaas
  • Grapefruit / Forbidden fruit of Barbados (Citrus paradisi) - Seemai Bumblimaas
  • Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus / Citrullus vulgaris) - Darboos
  • Colocynth / Bitter apple / Bitter cucumber / Egusi / Vine of Sodom (Citrullus colocynthis) - Kumatti / Peikumatti / Kaatuvelleri
  • Musk melon (Cucumis melo) - Mulam pazham / Kirni pazham
  • Avocado / Butter pear / Alligator pear (Persea americana) - Vennai pazham
  • Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) - Sarkarai badami
  • Star fruit / Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) - Vilimbi pazham / Tamarattai
  • Strawberry / Garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) - Semputru pazham
  • Peach (Prunus persica) - Kuzhiperi
  • Kiwi / Chinese gooseberry (Actinidia deliciosa) - Pasali pazham
  • Lychee (Litchi chinensis) - Vlachi pazham
  • Quince (Cydonia oblonga) - Seemai maadulai
  • Wood apple / Stone apple / Bael fruit (Aegle marmelos) - Vilva pazham
  • Wood-apple / Elephant-apple / Monkey fruit / Curd fruit (Limonia acidissima) - Vlam pazham / Kapittam
  • Java plum / Jambul / Jamun (Syzygium cumini) - Naaga pazham / Naaval pazham
  • Malabar plum / Plum rose / Rose apple / Water apple (Syzygium jambos - Pale yellow or Pinkish white fruits) - Peru naaval / Champakka (Malayalam)
  • Jujube / Chinese date / Red date (Ziziphus zizyphus) - Elanthai pazham
  • Wild cherry / Sweet cherry / Gean / Mazzard (Prunus avium) - Sela pazham
  • Durian (Durio zibethinus) - Mulnaari pazham
  • Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) - Kodiththodai pazham
  • Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) - Seemai panichai

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