The Konkani language spoken in the Indian state of Goa has words from multiple languages, including Arabic, Portuguese, English and Sanskrit. Here are a list of words and their meaning.
25 Words ending in ‘li’
Today’s Quiz, Guess “Amchigele shabdu”, ending with ‘Li ‘…eg..kali.
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English Word – Konkani Word
- Sweet made on leaf. – Patoli
- Coconut scrape. – Katoli
- Raw mango – Ambuli
- Pancake – Surnali
- Pinch – Janguli
- Navel – Bombli
- Millipede – Gontarli
- Garden lizard – Parli
- Dragon fly. – Girgitli
- Festival – Deepavali
- savoury – Chakkuli
- Tickling – Kachkuli
- coin – Pavli
- Chain – Sarpali #Metal Chain, like to tie outside house
- Blanket – Warli
- Scented – Porumbali
- Lamp. – Divli
- Jute yarn – Suthali
- Kolam – Rangoli?
- Frying vessel – Kaili
- Sit -out. – Jagli
- A.toy used during Ashtami. – Petnoli
- Morning Raga – Bhupali?
- Konkani woman. – Amchigeli
- creeper. – Vaali
Other Links
Konkani Language – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_language
Konkani Loan Words – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_loanwords_in_Konkani
