Dear Blasio,

Thanks for providing an interesting combination of English+Konkani word, 
"mankod." - 
man = human; kod = like. We look forward to learning more such combinations of 
English-Konkani words.

As far as I know, the Goan Konkani word for monkey is "makod". However, in 
Karnataka 
they call it "mankod." Hence, I wrote ..... we in Goa write it as "makod." The 
female monkey is known as "keldem."

Whenever we write Konkani on a public forum, let us keep in mind that there are 
scores of people, including Goans in foreign countries, who pick up what we 
write 
and learn from us. Therefore, we should write as accurately as possible rather 
than 
confuse and misguide them.

Thank you.

Moi-mogan,

Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201

>I think it works this way..
>
>Mankod = man + kod
>Where, man = human
>Kod = like (may be in some other language. A combo ? probably )
>
>Similarly makod = ma + kod
>
>Where ma = shortened version of man
>Kod = like
>
>Therefore, mankod = makod
>
>Blasio
>
>From: domval...@hotmail.com
> To: goa...@goanet.org
> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:21:43 +0530
> Subject: [Goanet]  Request for words for monkey in Konknni?>
>
> Hi Maurice, >
>
> Is the word "mankod" or "makod?" I am just curious because we in Goa >write 
> it as
"makod"
>
> Moi-mogan,
>
> Domnic Fernandes
> Anjuna, Goa
> Mob: 9420979201


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