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From Sanskrit কণ্টফল (kaṇṭaphala, “literally, thorny fruit”).
কণ্ঠাল (koṇṭhalo)
- (fruit) jackfruit
14th century, Madhav Kandali,
Saptakanda Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda:
- দেখ দেখ সীতা আম জাম পনিয়াল । তাম্বুল কণ্ঠাল নাৰিকল নানা ফল ॥
- dekho dekho sīta amo jamo poniyalo , tambulo koṇṭhalo narikolo nana pholo .
- Look, Sita, mangoes, java plums, Indian plums,
arecanuts, jackfruits, coconuts, various fruits.
- (tree) jackfruit tree