Konkani

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit नहि (nahi). Cognate to Marathi नाही (nāhī) and Hindi नहीं (nahī̃). Doublet of ना (), न्हू (nhū), न्ही (nhī), and न्हों (nhõ)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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न्हय (nhay) (Latin script nhoi, Kannada script ನ್ಹಯ್)

  1. a no
    Synonym: उंहूं (uuhū̃)

Antonyms

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References

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  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[1]
  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)