Konkani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀆 (dhūā), from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ, daughter), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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धूव (dhūvf (Latin script duv, Kannada script ಧೂವ್)

  1. daughter
    Synonyms: चली (calī), चेडूं (ceḍū̃), बाय (bāy), चेरडूं (cerḍū̃)
    Coordinate term: पूत (pūt)

References

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  • Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei (1883) An English-Konkani Dictionary: And A Konkani-English Dictionary[1], Mangalore: Basel Mission Press
  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[2]