लेंव्चे

Konkani

Alternative forms

• ल्हेव्चे (lhêvce), ल्हेंव्चे (lhễvce)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇 (lihaï), from Sanskrit लिहति (lihati, “to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognate with Kalasha ḷíik, Persian لیسیدن (lisidan), Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ), English lick.

Verb

लेंव्चे • (lễvce) (Latin script levnche, Kannada script ಲೆಂವ್ಚೆ)

1. to lick, caress with the tongue

   Synonym: चाटप (tsāṭap)