Assam
/æˈsæm/
Assam proper noun: a state in northeastern India. Capital: Dispur. Largest city: Guwahati. Also the ellipsis of Assam tea.

Proper noun
Assam
Also used as
Assam is also the ellipsis of Assam tea.
Assam meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Assam in Hindi
- state in northeastern India
- आसाम āsām, असम asam
Assam in Tamil
- state in northeastern India
- அசாம் acām
Assam in Marathi
- state in northeastern India
- आसाम āsām
Assam in Urdu
- state in northeastern India
- آسام āsām
More languagesFewer languages
- Assam in Bengali
- আসাম aśam, অসম ośom
- Assam in Telugu
- అసోం asōṁ
- Assam in Malayalam
- ആസാം āsāṁ
- Assam in Kannada
- ಅಸ್ಸಾಂ assāṃ
- Assam in Punjabi
- ਅਸਾਮ asām
- Assam in Gujarati
- આસામ āsām
- Assam in Odia
- ଆସାମ āsāma
- Assam in Assamese
- অসম oxom
- Assam in Arabic
- أَسَام ʔasām
- Assam in Persian
- آسام âsâm
- Assam in Thai
- อัสสัม àt-sǎm
- Assam in Myanmar
- အာသံ asam
- Dhivehi
- އާސާމު āsāmu
Synonyms of Assam
Origin of Assam
Borrowed from Assamese অসম (oxom), of unclear origin, but generally agreed to be related to Ahom. More at Etymology of Assam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Words formed from Assam
- Assamese
- Assam silk
- Assam tea
Phrases with Assam
Words that rhyme with Assam
47 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about Assam
- What does Assam mean?
- Assam means a state in northeastern India. Capital: Dispur. Largest city: Guwahati.
- What is Assam in Hindi?
- Assam in Hindi is आसाम (āsām), असम (asam). See Assam meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Assam?
- Assam is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Assam?
- Assam is pronounced /æˈsæm/.
Words near Assam in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Assam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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