इस्तिमासांव

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese estima + -सांव (-sāuva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [istimɑːsɑ̃ːʋ]

Noun

इस्तिमासांव • (istimāsāuva) (Latin script istimasão, Kannada script ಇಸ್ತಿಮಾಸಾಂವ್)

1. esteem
2. affection

References

• Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)