शिगमो

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀕𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀅 (sugimhaa), from Sanskrit सुग्रीष्मक (sugrīṣmaka), from सु- (su-, “good”) + ग्रीष्म (grīṣma, “summer”) + -क (-ka). Compare Kannada ಸುಗ್ಗಿ (suggi, name of a spring harvest festival), a borrowing from Indo-Aryan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiɡ.mo/

Proper noun

शिगमो • (śigmo) (Latin script Xigmo, Kannada script ಶಿಗಮೊ)

1. A Hindu spring festival celebrated in Goa in the month of Phalguna of the Hindu calendar