-सांव

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Konkani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese -ção.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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

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

References

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