Konkani

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India/ˈkɔŋkəni/India/ˈkoːŋkəni/UK/ˈkɒŋkəni/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounKonkani (plural Konkanis or Konkani)

plural Konkanis

  1. A member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan coast of India.
proper noun
  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India.

Origin

  1. Hindiकोंकणी
  2. EnglishKonkani

From Marathi and Hindi कोंकणी (kõkṇī).

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Translations

Arabic لُغَة الكُونْكَانِيَّة
  • لُغَة الكُونْكَانِيَّة (luḡat al-konkaniyya)language
Catalan konkani
  • konkanilanguage
Chinese Mandarin 孔卡尼語 /孔卡尼语
  • 孔卡尼語 /孔卡尼语 (Kǒngkǎní-yǔ)language
Finnish konkani
  • konkanilanguage
French konkani, konkani
  • konkaniperson
  • konkanilanguage
Hebrew קונקאני
  • קונקאניlanguage
Hindi कोंकणी, कोंकणी
  • कोंकणी (kõkṇī)person
  • कोंकणी (kõkṇī)language
Irish Concáinis
  • Concáinislanguage
Japanese コンカニ語
  • コンカニ語 (Konkani-go)language
Korean 콘칸어
  • 콘칸어 (Konkan-eo)language
Persian زبان کونکَنی
  • زبان کونکَنیlanguage
Portuguese concani, concani
  • concaniperson
  • concanilanguage
Punjabi ਕੋਂਕਣੀ
  • ਕੋਂਕਣੀ (koṅkṇī)language
Russian конка́ни
  • конка́ни (konkáni)language
Tamil கொங்கணி
  • கொங்கணி (koṅkaṇi)language
Urdu کونکنی
  • کونکنی (koṅknī)language
Cite this entry
APA

Konkani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konkani

MLA

“Konkani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konkani. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Konkani,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konkani.

Source: Konkani on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.