-सांव
Konkani edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese -ção.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-सांव • (-sāuva) (Latin script -saom, Kannada script -ಸಾಂವ್)
- attached to nouns mainly borrowed from Portuguese, Persian, and Arabic
References edit
- Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)