Benaulim

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proper noun

A village in Goa, India.

OriginPortuguese Benaulim ← kok बाणावली ← Kannada ಬಾಣಹಳ್ಳಿ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Goa, India.

Origin

  1. Kannadaಬಾಣಹಳ್ಳಿ“village of arrows”
  2. kokबाणावली
  3. PortugueseBenaulim
  4. EnglishBenaulim

From Portuguese Benaulim, from Konkani बाणावली (bāṇāvlī), from Kannada ಬಾಣಹಳ್ಳಿ (bāṇahaḷḷi, “village of arrows”).

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