For some Goanetters who feel disappointed that I did not mention his/her
native village name in my previous three posts on the above topic, here
below is the list of remaining villages.
Bardez: Anjuna, Assagao, Baga ( Calangute ), Britona, Carona, Moira,
Nachinola, Nagoa (Arpora), Nerul , Oxel,
Dear Mr Menezes
What about my village of Borda in
Salcete what does it mean a
border in Portuguese, and what was it
called before the Portuguese i am not
saying the original name was changed.
And what about my Mum's village
of Comba or Mungul or Seraulim
near Colva. Any explanation would
be
Dear Ignatius,
Your query (Dec 18) is most welcome. I do not claim to possess knowledge of
the Sanskrit language, leave alone of Kanada but I shall answer you to the
best of knowledge.
Seraulim is known as Sural'le in konkani language but the Konkan railway
station has already been sanskritized
Miguel said
It is said that Siolim was Shiva halli or Shivoli
Benaulim was Bann-a- halli
Vanelim was Vana halli
while Panjim was Panjak halli.
Miguel please confirm,
There was nothing like panji or panaji in 1750 or before...
in 1850 city of panaji came to existance...due to plague
All
Gilbert Lawrence ( Dec 13 ) asks:: ''Do we know the original names of the
villages prior to the arrival of the Portuguese and the changes in their
names ? '' Response: It is quite a valid point. I think I should not have
used the word 'change' though I had subsequently corrected myself by saying
Dear Antonio,
The book written by Fr Joseph Vellinkar (he's at St Xavier's College
Bombay), on the origin of Goan village names, makes for an interesting
read.
From the little I remember, the 'lim' ending you mention, is the
abbreviated form of the Sanskrit 'halli', meaning hamlet.
Regards,
or
evenKadambas of Banavasi, near Sirsi.
Mog asundi
Miguel
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:02:40 +0530
From: reena.martins reena.mart...@abp.in
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan village names
Message-ID: 49437328.6060...@abp.in
Dear Antonio,
the 'lim' ending you mention, is the abbreviated form of the
Sanskrit 'halli
Hi Antonio,
Do we know the original names of the villages prior to the arrival of the
Portuguese and the changes in their names?
Thanks in anticipation
Regards, GL
- Antonio Menezes
The arrival of the Portuguese in Goa in 1510 was also accompanied by change
in the names of
The arrival of the Portuguese in Goa in 1510 was also accompanied by change
in the names of villages throughout Goa. In keeping with the traditions of
their language having words which often ended in nasal syllables, they
altered Goan village names to suit their own palate to say the least.
