माकड
mākaḍ
The Konkani word for monkey is माकड (mākaḍ).
The word माकड is used to refer to a primate.
Meaning: primate (noun)
Which one should you use?
The formal word for monkey is Vānara.
How do you pronounce it?
mākaḍ
Did you know?
- The script used to write माकड is Devanagari, but Konkani was historically written in several different scripts including Roman and Kannada.
- In Goan Konkani culture, monkeys are often viewed as mischievous tricksters, and calling someone a माकड can be a playful way to describe a naughty child.
- While माकड is the common word for monkey, the formal term Vānara is shared with Sanskrit and is famously used to describe the monkey army in the epic Ramayana.
Examples in context
- त्या झाडाचेर एक माकड बसला.tyā jhāḍācher ek mākaḍ baslā.A monkey is sitting on that tree.
- तूं त्या माकडांक पळयला?tūṃ tyā mākaḍāṅk paḷaylā?Did you see those monkeys?
Example conversation
Nisha and Rohan are visiting a temple and see a monkey nearby.
- निशा Nishaरोहन, हांगा एक माकड पळय!Rohan, hāngā ēk mākōḍ paḷay!Rohan, look at a monkey here!
- रोहन Rohanहोय, ते माकड आमची पिशवी घेतलें.Hōy, tē mākōḍ āmcī piśvī ghēt lēm.Yes, that monkey took our bag.
- निशा Nishaमाकडाक काय खावन दिव.Mākōḍāk kāy khāvan div.Give the monkey something to eat.
- रोहन Rohanहांव केळान दितां.Hānv kēḷān ditām.I will give it a banana.
