My field work in Goa in Merces had shown that Mohombi was the original word as attested by the inhabitants. Grande and Pequeno was a Portuguese administrative order. That is what the people told me in 1991. W R Da Silva
On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 12:51 AM Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > > QUOTE > The Panaji copper plate reveals the grant of two villages -- Laghumuruambika > (modern Merces, later made of two revenue components) for the construction of > a masjid (mosque) and Sri Chaimulya (today, Chimbel) to Chhaddam or Saddam. > The name Laghumurumbika (Merces) is interpreted etymologically in the > following manner: 'Laghu' implying small; 'muru' signifying three (in > Kannada); and 'ambika' being the goddess. > To date, the village has three major divisions, Murumbin-o-grande, > Murumbin-o-pequen (laghu) and Murda. The Kannada word muru features in the > Portuguese version as murumbin. The word 'Merces' signifying an aard of a > grant in Portuguese records may allude to the munificient gift of land of > Merces village for the construction of a mosque along with that of Chimbel > village to his Arab prime minister." > UNQUOTE > > SOURCE: Pais, Sharmila and Sakhardande, Prajal. The Quest For Goa: History > and Heritage of Goa from Ancient Times to 2019. Goa,1556 2023. p.33. > > On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 at 22:12, John de Figueiredo <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Does anyone know the Konkani (pre-Portuguese) name of Mercês? Or was this >> name created by the Portuguese? >> John M. de Figueiredo >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 18, 2023, at 6:49 AM, Andrew Pereira <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Dear John, >> >> As far as I know, Morombi O Grande and Morombi O Pequeno are the comunidade >> villages in Merces. >> >> Regards, >> Andrew >> >> On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 11:23 AM John de Figueiredo >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I would be grateful if someone would clarify for me the relationship of >>> Morambi (Morambim) o Grande and Morambi (Morambim) o Pequeno to Mercês. Are >>> they the same village? >>> Thank you >>> John M. de Figueiredo >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/0716A92A-D292-440B-8B93-64110999287F%40sbcglobal.net. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAHtH-LCfEgEfexHwYjHGCLvgHmKrisu_qypvj69%3DXXsZ7uRq8g%40mail.gmail.com. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/40B475BA-9FEB-43E3-A6D6-D6522DA0678B%40sbcglobal.net. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53KJAo0Q-0pye23PxV1VYasEvzzrx_AoXas%3DfjuxXdWVfg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4KMeUrc%3D0PtLA%3DtVPG%2BB--WbJhAMf_zrVJwnnK6O2yBcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
