फलानि

Fruits Names in Sanskrit

20 fruits words in Sanskrit, each in Devanagari with transliteration and its Hindi and English meaning.

Fruits in Sanskrit (फलानि)

SanskritTransliterationHindiEnglish
आम्रम्āmramआमmango
कदलीफलम्kadalīphalamकेलाbanana
सेवम्sevamसेबapple
नारङ्गम्nāraṅgamसंतराorange
द्राक्षाdrākṣāअंगूरgrapes
दाडिमम्dāḍimamअनारpomegranate
नारिकेलम्nārikelamनारियलcoconut
पनसम्panasamकटहलjackfruit
जम्बूफलम्jambūphalamजामुनjamun (Indian blackberry)
बदरीफलम्badarīphalamबेरjujube (ber)
आमलकम्āmalakamआँवलाIndian gooseberry
जम्बीरम्jambīramनींबूlemon
खर्जूरम्kharjūramखजूरdate
पेरुकम्perukamअमरूदguava
मधुकर्कटीmadhukarkaṭīपपीताpapaya
अनानसम्anānasamअनानासpineapple
कालिन्दम्kālindamतरबूज़watermelon
बिल्वम्bilvamबेलbael (wood apple)
कपित्थम्kapitthamकैथelephant apple
तिन्तिडीकम्tintiḍīkamइमलीtamarind

About these words

Most fruit names are neuter (ending in -म्): आम्रम्, दाडिमम्. The word फलम् can be added to almost any tree name to mean its fruit: कदली (banana plant) → कदलीफलम् (banana). Names like सेवम्, पेरुकम् and अनानसम् are later or modern words used in Sanskrit textbooks.

Frequently asked questions

What is mango called in Sanskrit?

आम्रम् (āmram). The tree is आम्रः or रसालः.

What is apple in Sanskrit?

सेवम् (sevam), also सेवफलम्.

What is banana in Sanskrit?

कदलीफलम् (kadalīphalam).