Konkani >>> English Dictionay

​

A--C  / D-F  / G-J   / K-M  / N-P   / R-S   / T-V   /   W-Z  

​

kabar (adj) finished, complete        
kabar kor = finish
kabar za = get over
kabay, -ye (f) long tunic [used formerly]
kadd (tv) take, pick, pluck,        
kaddun di = (lit. pick+give) pick out
kaddunk yenaslo = could not take        
kadern, -rna (m) notebook
kafi, -fie (f) coffee
kafie rong = coffee colour
kagod, -gda (m) paper, (n) letter
kai boro = splendid (lit. how nice)
kaido, -dea (m) law
kail, -li (f) frying pan
kaim (adj) some, a little
kaim (indef.pn) anything
kaim nozo = does not matter
kaim vell = some times
kaim zonnam = some people
kakullt, -ti (f) pity, mercy        
kal (adv) yesterday        
kalchi koddi = [condensed] curry from yesterday
kalling, kanllga (n) watermelon
kalliz, -llza (n) heart [originally liver]
kallo (adj) black
kallundor, -ra (n) flat, grey river fish
kalsanv, -va (n) trousers, pants
kalum, -lva (n) oyster        
kam’, -ma (n) work, job
kamar, -ra (m) blacksmith        
kamgar, -ra (m) worker        
kampinn, -pinni (f) hand bell        
kan, -na (m) ear
kanantlem, -lea (n) ear-ring        
kando, -dea (m) onion        
kankonn, -knna (n) bangle
kanni, -nnie (f) story
kansar, -ra (m) tinsmith        
kant (tv) grate [coconut]
kantar, -ra (n) song, hymn
kantoyl'lo (adj) carved
kantto, -ttea (m) thorn, quill, fish bone
kantto, -ttea (m) fork
kap (tv) cut
kap, -pa (n) slice
kapodd, -dda (n) homely saree
kapot, -ti (f) raincoat
karddam (n.pl) playing cards
karkhano, -nea (m) factory
karonn, -nna (n) reason
karyakrom’, -ma (m) programme
karyavoll, -lli (f) programme
katho, -thea (m) coconut fibre
kator (tv) cut        
kator, -tri (f) scissors
kaxtti, -tte (f) G-string like rustic wear
kazar, -ra (n) wedding, marriage
kazu, -zva (m) cashew        
kednaim (adv) occasionally, sometimes        
kednam (adv) when
kednam kednam (adv) sometimes
kedo (adj, adv) how big
kell, -lli (f) banana tree        
kellem, -llea (n) banana        
kendr, -dra (n) centre
kens mar = cut hair
kestanv, -va (n) quarrel, fight        
kha (tv) eat
khadd, -dda (n) beard        
khali (adj) empty
khann, -nna (n) food        
khanvchem pan = betel leaf        
kharem (n) dry or salt fish
kharvi (adj) fisherman’s, fishing
kharvi, -vea (m) fisherman
khatem, -tea (n) department
khatir (pp) for the sake of
khatri, -tre (f) certainty        
khatt, -tti (f) cot, bedstead        
khavpak (n) eatables, snacks
khaxeleponn, -nna (n) speciality
khaxelo (adj) special, peculiar to
khedde ganv = village        
khell (iv,tv) play        
khêll,-lla (m) game
khêllgoddi, -ddea (m) player
khellnnem, -llnnea (n) toy
khêll-tiatr, -tra (m) musical play
kherit (adj) special, distinct
khêtt, -tti (f) congestion, crowding
khichddi, -dde (f) hotchpotch
khobor ghe = enquire about        
khobor na = do not know        
khobor, -bre (f) knowledge, news, information
khobrel, -la (n) coconut oil        
khobrem, -brea (n) copra        
khobrepotr, -tra (n) newspaper
khoddop, -ddpa (n) rock        
khoim (adv) where
khoim (part.) it seems, they say
khoinchean (adv) from where        
kholli, -llie (f) ditch
khomis, -msa (n) shirt
khômp, -pi (f) hut
khônk (iv) cough
khont, -ti (f) sadness        
khontt, -tte (f) heel
khop (iv) sell, be sold
khor (adj) stiff, strict
khorch, -cha (m) expense
khorddo, -ea (m) list
khorem mhollear = in truth
khorem, -rea (n) spade, mattock
khorench (adv) truly        
khorkhor (iv) screech
khoro (adj) true, genuine
khotkhot (iv) boil (i.e. be very hot)
khottpott (f) eager efforts        
khub (adj) a lot, plenty        
khub (adv) much/very, plentiful
khubo, -bea (m) ankle
khubo, -bea (m) mussle
khunna, -nne (f) sign, symbol        
khuxal (adj) content, happy
khuxi (adj) happy        
khuxi, -xe (f) happiness, willingness
kijil, -la (n) quarrel, tiff
killonch, -che (f) scream        
kir, -ra (m) parrot, parakeet
kiriad, -da (n) servant girl        
kirkoll (adj) small, sundry
kirlo- (iv) sprout        
kiteak (adv) why        
kiteak (conj) because, for
kiteim (pn) something or the other        
kitem (pn,adj) what         
kitem tori = certainly something
kitleank (adv) at what time        
kitlo (adj) how much
kobi, -bi (m) cabbage        
kochkochit (adj) jingling, abundant
kochro (m) litter
kodde (pp) near, towards, by [the place]
koddi, -ddie (f) curry        
koddo, -ddea (m) granary        
koddok (adj) strong
koddoy (tv) melt
kodel, -la (n) /-li (f) chair
koiti, -te (f) sickle
koito, -tea (m) chopper, big sickle
kola, -le (f) art, skill
koll (tv) come to know
kollav, -va (m) delay        
kolloy (tv) inform
kollso, -llxea (m) water pitcher
kolo, -lea (m) jackal, fox
koloy kadd = tin a metal vessel
kombi, -bie (f) hen
komes kor = start, begin
komes za = commence, begin        
komoll, -lla (n) lotus
kompas petti (f) compass box
konn (pn) who
konnos, -nnsa (n) ear of corn
kon’so, -n’xea (m) corner
kont sarkem za = account balances
kont, -ta (n) account
kop, -pa (n) cup
kopam-piri = cups and saucers
kopdde (m.pl) clothes        
kopddo, -ddea (m) cloth
kopel, -la (n) chapel
kopit, -ta (m) captain
kopol, -la (n) forehead        
kor (tv) do, make, perform
kôr, -ra (m) colour
korar, -ra (m) solemn agreement
korezm, -ma (n) season of Lent
korl, -la (n) peel
kormonnuk, -ke (f) entertainment
korno, -nea (m) megaphone, trumpet
korpo- (iv) be burnt
korta = expletive just to amplify, e.g. To yeta korta.
korum naka = do not
kos (tv) plough
koslo (adj) what sort of
koso, koxi, koxem (adv) how
kosoll (iv) collapse, tumble down
kott, -tta (n) fort        
kotthinn (adj) hard, difficult, severe
kovddo, -ddea (m) turtle dove
kovllo, -llea (m) roll, bundle
koxei bhaxen = by any means        
koxeim korun = somehow, anyhow        
koxtt, -tta (m) pains, trouble
krim’, -ma (n) cream
krim’, -mi (f) crime
kritik, -ka (n) criticism, appreciation
kudd, -dda (n) room
kudd, -ddi (f) body
kudd, -ddi (f) room        
kuddko, -kea (m) piece
kudoll, -dlli (f) pickaxe
kujin, kuzna (n) kitchen        
kuler, -ra (n) spoon        
kullagor, -ra (n) plantation/grove
kuniad, -da (m) brother-in-law
kunkodd, -kdda (n) chicken/poultry
kunsvar, -ra (m) Christmas sweets
kurli, -le (f) crab        
kus, -kuxi (f) side
kustar (adj) difficult
kuttumb, -ba (n) family
kuxik (pp) by the side of        
kuxin (pp) by the side of        
laddu, -ddva (m) a round sweetmeat        
lag (iv) be stuck, begin
lagim (adv,pp) near, beside, close by
lagsar (adv,pp) nearby, (m) vicinity
lagun (pp) due to, because of        
lagxilo (adj) one from closeby, closely related one
laitt, -tti (f) electricity
laitti saman = electrical goods        
lak, -ke (f) sealing wax
lakhamni = by the lakh
lamb (adj) tall, long
lankudd, -kdda (n) wood
laranj,-ja (n) pomelo, grapefruit
las (iv,tv) burn        
lat (n) tin, can
lat-bhor = tinful
lay (tv) attach, apply, stick, fix        
lay (tv) feed [baby]
lay (tv) light [candle, lamp]
lay (tv) plant
legit (pp) even, also
legun (pp) even, also        
lens, -sa (m) kerchief
lhan (adj) small
lhanponn, -nna (n) childhood
lhan-so (adj) somewhat small        
lhar, -ra (n) wave
lhenv (tv) lick
lhonv, -ve (f) wool
lig, -ga (n) hairgrip, clip
lisanv, -va (n) lesson, lecture
logn (n) wedding
logn-potrika (f) wedding invite        
lok (iv) tilt, sway
lôk, -ka (m) people
lokonndd, -dda (n) iron
lokx, -xa (n) attention        
londdri, -ri (f) laundry
lonnchem, -nnchea (n) pickle
lonni, -nnia (n) butter
lugott, -gtta (n) cloth
lunvnni, -nne (f) harvest
luranv, -va (n) semolina
lutt, -tti (f) rush        
machul, -la (n) palanquin        
madd, -dda (m) coconut palm        
madheom’, -ma (n) medium
madheomik (adj) middle
madr, -ri (f) [religious] sister        
mag (tv) pray
magir (adv) afterwards        
magnnem, -nnea (n) prayer
magnni, -nne (f) demand        
magoy (tv) ask to bring
mahiti, -ti (f) information        
makn, -kna (n) machine        
makn, -kna (n) [sewing] machine
makodd, -kdda (m) monkey
mall (tv) wear [in the hair]
mall, -lle (f) garland, chaplet
mam’, -ma (m) [maternal] uncle        
mamebhav, -va (m) maternal uncle's son
mami, -mie (f) maternal ucle’s wife
Mammi, Mammi (f) Mummy
man, -na (m) honour
man, -ni (f) bamboo
mandd (tv) arrange, set up, organise
manddi, -ddie (f) lap
manddo, -ddea (m) type of Goan song/ dance
map, -pa (n) measure
mar (tv) kill, strike
mar, -ra (m) stroke
mar bos = be destroyed        
marog, -rga (m) road, street
marfim, -fi (m) ivory
Mars, -sa (m) March
mas, -sa (n) meat        
mas-bis = bis is echoic particle
maslli, -slle (f) fish
mat (adv) only, just        
mathem, -thea (n) head
mati, -tie (f) soil, mud
matiecho (adj) earthen        
matso (adj) a little
matso (adv) a little, just, somewhat        
mattolli, -lle (f) small pavilion
mattov, -ttva (m) pandal, pavilion
mavxebhoinn,-nni (f) maternal cousin
mavxi, -xe (f) [maternal] aunt
May, -ya (m) [month of] May        
mazor, -zra (n) cat
mekllo (adj) open, free
mell (iv) find, get, be available        
mell (iv) meet, come across        
menn, -nna (n) wax
meren (pp) till, up to
merum, -va (n) deer
mest, -sta (m) 1. cook, 2. carpenter
mestri, -ri (m) sacristan-cum- teacher
mey, -ya (m) sock, stocking
mêz (tv) count
mez, -za (n) table
mez mandd = set the table
mhal gaddi ,-ie (f) goods truck/train
mhalo, -lea (m) barber        
mharog (adj) costly
mhatari, -re (f) old woman        
mhataro (adj) old, aged
mhataro, -rea (m) old man
mhoino, -nea (m) month
mhonn (conj) because, that        
mhonnosor (pp) till
mhonntana (conj) since, because
mhor mar = stamp
mhôr, -ri (f) seal
mhotv, -va (n) importance
mhozo (pn.poss) my        
mhunnosor (adv) till        
Milagr = O.Lady of Miracles
milagr, -ri (f) miracle
min, -na (n) mine, ore
minut, -ta (n) minute        
mirmirit (adj) minty
mirsang, -ge (f) chilli        
mirvel, -li (f) pepper creeper/plant
Mis, -sa (n) holy Mass        
mitt, -tta (n) salt
mitt lay = salt [fish and the like]
mittak lay = salt [fish]        
mitt-mirsang = masala for fish
mixin, -na (n) machine
mochi, -chia (m) cobbler
mocho, -chea (m) shoe
môd, -di (f) style, fashion
modd (iv) be broken
môdd (tv) break
môdd (tv) spend [money]
môdd, -ddi (f) change [money]
moddvoll, -lla (m) washerman
modem (adv) in the middle
modem (pp) among, between
modlo (adj) one in the middle
modon, -ni (f) godmother
môg (m) love
mogrim, abolim, xinvtim = names of Goan flowers
moidan, -na (n) field, playground        
môk (tv) throw/shoot off
mokhor, -ra (n) decorated stand
mol, -la (n) price
môl, -li (f) fish preserve        
mollnni, -nne (f) threshing of paddy        
mon, -na (n) mind
mon’xam (n.pl) people, staff, workers
mon’zat, -ti (f) animal
monant dhor = keep in mind
Mongllar, -ra (m) Tuesday
monis, -mon’xa (m) a human, man
monni, -nnia (m) bead
mor, me- (iv) die
môr, -ra (m) peacock
mori, -rie (f) shark        
moriad, -di (f) decency, good name        
moronn, -rnna (n) death, funeral
mosala dosa = pancake with masala
mot, -ta (n) opinion, vote
motto (adj) fat, stout, big
mottor gaddi = motor car        
mottvo (adj) short
moza mar = enjoy oneself        
moza, -moje (f) fun, merriment
mu = interrogative particle
mud’dom’ (adv) on purpose        
mudd’ddi (tv) squeeze
mudd’ddoxi, -xe (f) lady fish
mudi, -die (f) ring/wedding band
muhurt, -ta (m) auspicious time
mukhar (adv) ahead, further
mukhar (pp) in front of, before        
mukhel (adj) main, chief
mulakhot, -ti (f) interview
mull (adj) original
mull, -lla (n) root, base
mulla / mullak (pp) below, under        
mullavo (adj) elementary, basic
mullo, -llea (m) radish
murt, -ti (f) image, effigy
mutt, -tti (f) fist        
mutt-bhor (adj) fistful        
muy, -ye (f) ant