Konkani edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese -ção.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

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

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

References edit

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