कोकण

See also: कोंकण

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘻𑘎𑘜𑘰 (kokaṇā), 𑘎𑘻𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘰 (koṃkaṇā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡 (koṃkaṇa), from Sanskrit कोङ्कण (koṅkaṇa). Compare Gujarati કોંકણ (koṅkaṇ), Hindi कोंकण (kõkaṇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.kəɳ/

Proper noun

कोकण • (kokaṇ) n

1. Konkan (a region in states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, India)

Derived terms

• कोकणी (kokṇī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कोकण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोंकण,_कोकण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कोंकण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṅkaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press