𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀡 (kuṃkaṇa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कोङ्कण (koṅkaṇa).

Noun

𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡 (koṃkaṇa) m (Devanagari कोंकण, Kannada ಕೋಂಕಣ) (Maharastri)

1. an inhabitant of the Konkan region

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁄 (koṃkaṇo)	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸 (koṃkaṇā)
Accusative	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀁 (koṃkaṇaṃ)	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂 (koṃkaṇe) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸 (koṃkaṇā)
Instrumental	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂𑀡 (koṃkaṇeṇa) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (koṃkaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (koṃkaṇehi) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (koṃkaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀅 (koṃkaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀑 (koṃkaṇāo) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀉 (koṃkaṇāu) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸 (koṃkaṇā) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (koṃkaṇāhi) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (koṃkaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (koṃkaṇassa)	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀡 (koṃkaṇāṇa) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (koṃkaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (koṃkaṇammi) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂 (koṃkaṇe)	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (koṃkaṇesu) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (koṃkaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡 (koṃkaṇa) or 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸 (koṃkaṇā)	𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀸 (koṃkaṇā)

Proper noun

𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡 (koṃkaṇa) m (Devanagari कोंकण, Kannada ಕೋಂಕಣ) (Maharastri)

1. Konkan (a region in states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, India)

Derived terms

• 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡𑀅 (koṃkaṇaa)
  • Old Marathi:

    Modi script: 𑘎𑘻𑘎𑘜𑘰 (kokaṇā), 𑘎𑘻𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘰 (koṃkaṇā)

    Devanagari script: कोकणा (kokaṇā), कोंकणा (koṃkaṇā)

Descendants

• Konkani:

  Devanagari script: कोंकण (koṅkaṇ)

  Kannada script: ಕೊಂಕಣ್ (koṅkaṇ)

  Latin script: Konkann

  • → Portuguese: Concão
• Old Marathi:

  Modi script: 𑘎𑘻𑘎𑘜 (kokaṇa), 𑘎𑘻𑘽𑘎𑘜 (koṃkaṇa)

  Devanagari script: कोकण (kokaṇa), कोंकण (koṃkaṇa)

  • Marathi: कोकण (kokaṇ)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “कोंकण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 261.
• Mohanlal Mehta with K. Rishabh Chandra (1970) Āgamic Index: Prakrit Proper Names, page 201
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṅkaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press