-सांव

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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)