Dariaveler or dariadeger, (seaside) as mentioned in Gurunath Kelekar's English Konkani dictionary would also do. However in practice most people simply say 'beach'! As in "Arre beachir ia re?" Borrowing words from other languages is quite a legitimate way to enrich a language.
I think that the Brahminical urge to make the language 'pure' will only make the language poor. Augusto Joel DS <[email protected]> wrote: In Konkani, nowadays, we generally say/write "Vello". Previously, we used to say "praieo/praio" (from Portuguese "praia"). On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 7:42 PM, rosarioabel fernandes < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Goanetter > > Can someone be kind enough to give me the word for "Beaches" > in konkani ?
