Dear Fred,
The folowing are the coconut-related terms compiled in the "English - Konkani
vocabulary" to be published by Goa Konkani Akademi. Almost all are taken from
S.R. Dalgado's "Portuguese - Konknni Dictionary" (1905); some terms in use
outside Goa have been omitted. Singular and plural forms (when given) are
separated by a dash ( - ).
coconut : narl - narl
tender coconut : addsor - addsoram, xiallem - xiallim, girpallem - girpallim.
large coconut : xelanno - xelanne.
immature / unripe coconut : bonddo - bondde.
incipient (button): bonddi - bonddio.
empty / sterile coconut: vanz - vanzam.
coconut with water dried out : adduk addkam.
coconut with water dried up while on tree : moddko - moddke, moddkel’lo narl –
moddkel’le narl.
coconut dry and with kernel loosened from shell : guddguddo - guddgudde.
coconut seedling : biyaddok - biyaddok.
kernel of coconut : katolli, (tender) korkem, (soft layer) pillpo.
half of a coconut kernel : vollem - vollim.
grated kernel : sôy.
grated kernel mixed with jogree : churn.
coconut grater : kantonem - kantonim.
sun-dried kernel (copra) : khobrem.
endosperm or kernel of germinated coconut : morondd, murindd.
peduncle of coconut : chamfem chamfim.
hard shell of coconut : kortti - kortteo, (large) kortto - kortte.
entire shell without kernel : belko - belke, belo - bele.
laddle made of shell (in decreasing size) : dôy - doyo, dôvlo - dovle, dovli
- dovleo, poddki - poddkeo.
husk of coconut : soddnn - soddnnam.
coir : katho, kabllo.
coir rope : razu - razu, sumb - sumbam.
coconut milk : narlacho ros.
coconut oil : khobrel, narlel, avel.
coconut shell oil: kott’ttel.
coconut liquour : fenni, maddel.
coconut arrack (equivalent of cashew urrak i. e. single-distilled) : mollop.
coconut plucker : paddekar, paddeli, paddavi, paddavo.
coconut plucking : paddo - padde.
coconut tree : madd - madd.
tree producing coconuts : narl-madd.
tree being tapped for toddy : surê-madd, bandlolo madd.
old unproductive tree : zorddul - zorddulam.
young immature tree / sapling : kovatho - kovathe.
bunch of coconuts : manzôr – manzri / manzoreo, penddhi - penddheo.
canopy / crown : kovoll.
spathe : pôy - poyo.
spadix (the stalk from which a bunch hangs): xevok - xevkam, xelkem - xelkim.
frond (leaf) : chuddit - chuddttam.
tendermost, unopened (apical) frond : xivddi - xivddeo, ram’ – ram’.
leaf bud : kunvllo - kunvlle, kunvallo - kunvalle.
stalk (petiole) of frond : pirddo - pirdde.
fibre-web (ligule) of frond-stalk : pisondori - pisndoreo.
leaflet of a frond : chuddtti - chuddtteo.
midrib (petiole) of leaflet : hir - hir, vhir - vhir.
marginal fibre of leaflet : vavlli.
woven mat of frond : morl - morlam.
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