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Konkani

UK/ˈkɒŋkəni/

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India/ˈkɔŋkəni/

Konkani noun: a member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan coast of India.

Noun

Konkani (plural Konkanis or Konkani)

  1. A member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan coast of India.

Proper noun

Konkani

  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India.

Konkani meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Konkani in Hindi

person
कोंकणी kõkṇī
language
कोंकणी kõkṇī

Konkani in Tamil

language
கொங்கணி koṅkaṇi

Konkani in Marathi

language
कोंकणी koṅkṇī

Konkani in Urdu

language
کونکنی koṅknī
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Konkani in Telugu
కొంకణి భాష koṅkaṇi bhāṣa
Konkani in Malayalam
കൊങ്കണി koṅkaṇi
Konkani in Kannada
ಕೊಂಕಣಿಗ koṅkaṇiga, ಕೊಂಕಣಿ koṅkaṇi
Konkani in Punjabi
ਕੋਂਕਣੀ koṅkṇī
Konkani in Assamese
কোংকণী küṅkoni
Konkani in Arabic
لُغَة الكُونْكَانِيَّة luḡat al-konkaniyya
Konkani in Persian
زبان کونکَنی

Forms of Konkani

pluralKonkanis
pluralKonkani

Origin of Konkani

From Marathi and Hindi कोंकणी (kõkṇī).

Questions about Konkani

What does Konkani mean?
Konkani means a member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan coast of India.
What is Konkani in Hindi?
Konkani in Hindi is कोंकणी (kõkṇī). See Konkani meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Konkani?
Konkani can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Konkani?
Konkani is pronounced /ˈkɔŋkəni/ (India).
What is the plural of Konkani?
The plural of Konkani is Konkanis.

Words near Konkani in the dictionary

  1. Konjengbam
  2. Konjščina
  3. konk
  4. konk out
  5. konkan
  6. Konkani
  7. Konkanis
  8. konked
  9. konked out
  10. konkee
  11. Konkel

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Konkani (page history and authors); কোংকণী (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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