How to Say "Papaya" in Marathi

पपई

papaī

The English word papaya is पपई (papaī) in Marathi.

पपई is the noun used to refer to the papaya fruit.

Meaning: fruit (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

papaī

In Maharashtra, raw पपई is often grated and mixed with lime and salt to create a popular street-side salad called 'papaya koshimbir'.
In some traditional Maharashtrian households, पपई is not just food but is used as a natural meat tenderizer due to the enzyme papain.
In traditional Maharashtrian home remedies, the seeds of the पपई are sometimes used as a natural treatment for digestive issues.

तू आंबे, सफरचंद आणि पपई घेशील का?
Would you like mango, apples and papaya?
This sentence shows how to list पपई alongside other fruits in a question.
Tatoeba #13707777 by sabretou, translation #910749 by shekitten
एकत्र धरून, भारत व ब्राझिल जगातला अर्धी पपई उत्पन्न करतात.
Between them, India and Brazil produce over half the world's papaya.
This sentence illustrates how पपई is used when discussing global production statistics.
Tatoeba #4731638 by sabretou, translation #4728982 by Vanilla
मला पपई आवडते.
I like papaya.
मला पपईचा रस द्या.
Give me papaya juice.
पपई खूप गोड आहे.
papayaī khūp gōḍ āhē.
The papaya is very sweet.
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At a fruit stall in a local market.

राहुल Rahul

सायली, तुला पपई हवी आहे का?
Sāyalī, tula papayaī havī āhī kā?
Sayali, do you want a papaya?
सायली Sayali

हो, मला एक पपई द्या.
Hō, malā ēk papayaī dyā.
Yes, please give me one papaya.
राहुल Rahul

ही पपई ताजी आहे.
Hī papayaī tājī āhē.
This papaya is fresh.
सायली Sayali

ठीक आहे, धन्यवाद राहुल.
Ṭhīk āhē, dhan'yavāda Rāhula.
Okay, thank you Rahul.

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