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Konkani
Konkani comes from Hindi कोंकणी, from Konkani कोंकण ‘Konkan, coastal region of western India’, and ultimately from Sanskrit कोङ्कण.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकोङ्कण‘the people of the Konkan coast’
- Maharastri Prakritmodern𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡
- Konkanimodernकोंकणkoṅkaṇ‘Konkan, coastal region of western India’
- Konkani, derivedmodernकोंकणी
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formkõkṇī
- EnglishtodayKonkani
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकोङ्कण‘the people of the Konkan coast’
- Maharastri Prakritmodern𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡
- Konkanimodernकोंकणkoṅkaṇ‘Konkan, coastal region of western India’
- Konkani, derivedmodernकोंकणी
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formkõkṇī
- EnglishtodayKonkani
Every English word from Sanskrit कोङ्कण
Today it means
noun A member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan coast of India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit कोङ्कण / Konkani