Days of the week in Konkani
The following table shows the aamci [1] for days of the week. The translation for day of the week is vaaru . Each day is named after a different celestial body (those are the Vedic names - see here for more information).
Day |
Konkani |
Named after |
---|---|---|
Sunday |
aaitaaru or ravivaaru |
ravi (Sun) |
Monday |
sawmaaru |
soma (Moon) |
Tuesday |
mangLaaru |
mangaLu (Mars) |
Wednesday |
budhuaaru |
budhu (Mercury) |
Thursday |
brastaaru or guruvaaru |
brahaspati (Jupiter) |
Friday |
shukraaru |
shukru (Venus) |
Saturday |
shanvaaru |
shani (Saturn) |
To say on a particular day, replace the -u ending with -aa . So aaitaaraa means on Sunday, and so on.
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