(1) I am surprised why my reply to the earlier thread on "Concani" / Konkani" did not get through. My response was to Domnic Pereira who raised this issue. Even though the Portuguese language does not use the letter K, which is not included in its alphabet, S.R. Dalgado, internationally acclaimed Goan linguist, who lived many years and died in Portugal, published his classical dictionary of Konkani in 2 vols. The first volume was published in Bombay in 1893 and the 2nd volume in Lisbon in 1905. He wrote "Diccionario Komkani-Portuguez" / Diccionario Portuguez-Komkani" (with anushwar or diacritical dot on M to indicate nasal sound, as required by the Jonesian system of transliteration).
(2) In the context of the new thread on the origin of "udok", we are already told by Santosh that it is a Sanskrit word. We are also informed that it could be the same word variant in "sam+udra" (ocean). More interesting was Tony Correia-Afonso's info that the word "udok" is found in Basque language! St. Francis Xavier may have quenched his thirst better in Goa that way! Our old folks who tilled lands were familiar with "udraka" as a category of land. From my readings of old village community records of the 17th-18th centuries, and from personal knowledge of lands my grandparents and parents cultivated, "udraka" lands almost always had a well to water the "tennlim, rompe, piau, and other types of agricultural products they grew there. I wish someone could come with more info. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
