Hi Fred, Please check the spelling of some of the Konkani words which you have included in your message. The dictionary seems to give the old spelling, which is no longer used in the Konkani written nowadays. Moreover, we have been using "k" instead of "c".
Regards. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > Learn one (or more) Konkani word today: > > DOUDIRO, -I, -EM unfortunate, unhappy DOLLDIRO > > DOUDIRPON, n. misfortune DOLLDIRPONN > > DOULLO agitator, critic, intriguer > > DOULLUNC to mix, to turn DOULLUNK/DOVLLUNK > > DOULO, VO DOI f. a large spoon made of cocoanut (sic) shell > > DOULOT wealth, substance, riches > > DOUM DOULLUNC to weaken, to lose firmness or consistency > > DOUNC to grind > > DOUNDOLLIT irresolute, lacking character > > DOUNDOUNC to shake, to excite > > DOUNDOUNEM shake, jerk, alteration > > DOURUNC to keep, to preserve, to save DOVRUNK > > [Source: Konkani-English Pocket Dictionary/Concanim-Inglez Dicionar. > First published in 1930. Republished in 1991 and 1999 by the Asian > Educational Services, Rs 195 in India.] > Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 >
