Konkani edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese João.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

जुआंव (juā̃v) (Latin script Zuanv, Kannada script ಜುಆಂವ್)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Usage notes edit

  • Used by Konkani Catholics.

References edit

  • Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei (1883) An English-Konkani Dictionary: And A Konkani-English Dictionary[1], Mangalore: Basel Mission Press