Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

konkan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: konkan
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of conquian

Uncountable

name

A rugged section of the western coastline of India, including the districts of Maharashtra and Goa.

noun

Alternative form of conquian

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That Christmas, Mama Evelyn had taught me how to play Konkan, an Iraqi variant of gin rummy that covertly doubles as a way to teach kids arithmetic."
"To help wile away the hours, Sharif taught them an elaborate card game called konkan and a form of backgammon called taweah."

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कोङ्कण (koṅkaṇa).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कोङ्कण

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Cokun (alternative) Cuncan (alternative) Cunkan (alternative) Kokan (alternative)

Questions

What does konkan mean?: Alternative form of conquian
Where does konkan come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce konkan

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