Common Names
The carambola is known under different names in different countries. It should not be confused with the closely related bilimbi, with which it shares some common names.
- Assamese - kordoi (কৰ্দৈ) / rohdoi (ৰহদৈ)
- Telugu - ambanamkaya (అ౦బాణ౦కాయ)
- Bengali - kamranga (কামরাঙ্গা)
- Sinhala - kamranga
- Malayalam - Caturappuli
- Marathi & Konkani- karambal
- English - carambola, starfruit
- Filipino - balimbíng, saranate
- Hindi & Gujarati - kamrakh
- Tamil - thambaratham (தம்பரத்தம்)
- Indonesian & Malay - belimbing
- Seychellois Creole and Mauritian Creole - karanbol
- Sylheti - khafrenga
- Jamaican - star fruit, jimbilin
- Vietnamese - khế
- Cambodian - plae speu (ផ្លែស្ពឺ)
- Kannada - karambal-drakshi
- Tulu - bimbli
- Guyana - Five Finger
- Trinidad and Tobago - five finger
- Thai - ma fueang (มะเฟือง)
- Suriname - Fransman birambi
- Oriya language - karmanga
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