Meanings
konkan1
- alternativeuncountablecard gamesAlternative form of conquian
To help wile away the hours, Sharif taught them an elaborate card game called konkan and a form of backgammon called taweah.
1994, Kathryn Meyer Griffith, The Calling, page 203
Konkan2
- alternativeuncountablecard gamesAlternative form of conquian
That Christmas, Mama Evelyn had taught me how to play Konkan, an Iraqi variant of gin rummy that covertly doubles as a way to teach kids arithmetic.
2018, Mona Hanna-Attisha, What the Eyes Don't See, A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, page 8
Konkan3
Origin
- Sanskritकोङ्कण
- EnglishKonkan
Ultimately from Sanskrit कोङ्कण (koṅkaṇa).
More words from Sanskrit
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Bengali কোঙ্কণ
- কোঙ্কণ (kōṅkon)a rugged section of the western coastline of India
Hindi कोंकण
- कोंकण (kõkaṇ)a rugged section of the western coastline of India
Portuguese Concão
- Concãoa rugged section of the western coastline of India
Punjabi ਕੋਂਕਣ, کونکَن
- ਕੋਂਕਣ (koṅkaṇ)a rugged section of the western coastline of India
- کونکَن (konkan)a rugged section of the western coastline of India
Tamil கொங்கண்
- கொங்கண் (koṅkaṇ)a rugged section of the western coastline of India
Urdu کونکَن
- کونکَنa rugged section of the western coastline of India
Cite this entry
konkan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/konkan
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