Konkani

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Etymology

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From Portuguese João.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Usage notes

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  • Used by Konkani Catholics.

References

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