-सांव

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese -ção.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑ̃ːʋ]

Suffix

-सांव • (-sāuva) (Latin script -saom, Kannada script -ಸಾಂವ್)

1. attached to nouns mainly borrowed from Portuguese, Persian, and Arabic

References

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