List of loanwords in Konkani



The Konkani language spoken in the Indian state of Goa has loanwords from multiple languages, including Arabic, Portuguese, English and Kannada. This is a list of loanwords in the Konkani language.

Portuguese words in Konkani
For references see

French words in Konkani
• lafaddem – affair (from l'affair)

• cartus – cartridge

• parval – parole

• tamret – stool

• bankh -bench

• voltaire – rocking chair (from the French writer Voltaire)

Kannada words in Konkani
• Aapa – Father from Kannada appa

• Aaka – Sister from Kannada akka

• Duddu – Money

• Rokhdo – Quick

• Poiso addko – Wealth

• Hallsande/alsando – Kind of Bean

• Tantim – Eggs

• Kempu – Precious stone, red

• Modd – Cloud / Storm

• Bagil – Door

• Chilki – Latch

• Bodi – Stick, or to beat up

• Bhenn – Back (from Kannada bennu)

• Koyto – sickle from Kannada koy, to chop or cut

• Miravanuk – Procession from miravanige

• Veergal – Hero stone from veerakallu

• Got'tu na – Don't know from gottu illa

• Angadd – Shop from angadi

• Mando – Head

Arabic / Persian words in Konkani
• fasal - crop

• jawab - answer

• kabul - agree

• karz - debt

• chabuk - whip

• chugli - gossip

• dang - engrossed

• hak - right

• had'd - boundary

• hairan - harassed

• fakt - only

• dusman - enemy

• akkal - intelligence

• bhogos - pardon

• bandar - port

• barik - thin

• nazuk - delicate

• baag - garden

• arz - request

• ajap - wonder

• xar - city

• khuni - murderer

• nadar - glance

• saitan - satan

• hajir - present

• garib - poor

• goroz - necessity

• virasat - heritage

• sahib - master (originally means companions of the prophet Muhammad)

• tazviz - arrangement

• guneanv - crime

• buniad - foundation

• zap - answer

• khobor - news

• xivai - without

• vogot - time

• forok - difference

• abru - respect

• ondu/avndu - this year

• bejar - harassed

• noxib - fate

• taktik - urgency

• iad - remember

• farik - repay

• maja - joy

• umed - enthusiasm

• bazar - market

• tarikh - date

• murvat - respect

• badal - change

Some words are also used wherein the original meaning has been changed or distorted:
 * Mustaiki (clothes) from mustaid = ready
 * bekar bahas (idle talk) gives bhikar bhaso (useless philosophising)
 * kapan khairo - eater of one's own shroud  - miser

English words

 * spanner- pan'no
 * false - phaals (could be of Portuguese origin too)
 * washer (ring between two joining surfaces or between a nut and a bolt) - vicer
 * shock absorber - chak'up'ser
 * cleaner (assistant to a bus driver) -- kilinder