सुणें
sunẽ
The Konkani word for dog is सुणें (sunẽ).
सुणें is the noun used to refer to the animal dog.
Meaning: animal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
sunẽ
Did you know?
- Depending on the social context in Goa or coastal Karnataka, the level of respect or familiarity shown when talking about an animal like a dog can change through subtle shifts in sentence structure.
- Because Konkani is spoken by both Hindu and Christian communities, the way you write सुणें can change entirely depending on whether you use the Devanagari script or the Roman script.
- The spelling of सुणें in Devanagari uses the letter 'ण' (ṇa), a retroflex nasal sound produced by curling the tongue back, which is distinct from the standard 'न' (na) used in many other Indian languages.
Example conversation
Rohan and Sneha are walking in a park.
- रोहन Rohanस्नेहा, तूं सुणें पळयली?Snehā, tū suṇẽ paḷaylī?Sneha, did you see the dog?
- स्नेहा Snehaना रोहन, खंय आसा सुणें?nā Rohan, khãy āsā suṇẽ?No Rohan, where is the dog?
- रोहन Rohanतिसून झाडाच्यानत सुणें आसा.tisūn zhāḍāchyānat suṇẽ āsā.The dog is there in the bushes.
- स्नेहा Snehaहें सुणें खूप गोंडस आसा!hẽ suṇẽ khūp gōṇḍas āsā!This dog is very cute!
