Showing posts with label Konkani names for fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Konkani names for fish. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Konkani names for fish

Hey friends most of us might know only few fish names in our own mother tongue. Hope even you might have gone to fish market and found most of them. I'm a FULL-To Sea food lover!!! Lets check if you can figure-out few of the below names in konkani.
 
Horse mackeral - Hado bangdo

Indian Mackeral - Bangdo

King fish/ King Mackeral – Viswon/ Eson/ Iswaan

 
Cat fish – Sangot
SARDINES ARE OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES:
  • Round bellied sardines - Tarsulo/ tarlo 
  • Railbow sardines - Krishranchi peddi

Hilsa ilisha – Peddi

Long fin cavalla – Koncar
 Gold spoted anchovy - Capsali Mandli


Indian Salmon - Raus/ rams


Reef cod – Gobro
Pearl spot – Kalundar

Whip fin majarra – Shetki

Butter fish – Saudalo
Dhoma / Croakar - Dodyaro (Hodki)

Common pony fish – Khampi

Mangrove red snapper – Tamoshi


Mullet - Shevtali / Shevto
Japanese thread fin bream – Rano

Black Pompret - Sagoti (Kayi) /Halwa

Hilsa species – Vonog


Indian dog shark - Mori
Sole – Lep
 
Kite or Ray fish – Waghole
 Anchovy or silver belly – Velli
Promfret - Pomplet


Lady fish – Mudoshi

Perch – Palu


Rock bream – Haddo

Barracuda - Tonki


Seer fish – Surmai


Black tip shark – Pilo

Bombay duck – Bombil

Ribbon fish – Bale


Silver bar – Korli

Ghol (Jew fish) – Ghol


Giant sea perch – Chonak

Naked head glassy perchlet - Buranto