Konda

Konda

See also: konda

English

Proper noun

Konda

1. A South Bird's Head language, the westernmost mainland Trans-New Guinea language.
2. A Telugu-Kui Dravidian language spoken in India.

Synonyms

• (South Bird's Head language): Ogit (rarely used), Yabin (rarely used)
• (Telugu-Kui language): Konda-Dora

Etymology 2

Various origins:

• Topographic surname borrowed from Telugu కొండ (koṇḍa, “hill, hillock”).
• Borrowed from Japanese 近田 (Konda).
• Borrowed from Slovene Konda, a diminutive of the personal name Konrad.

Proper noun

Konda (plural Kondas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Konda is the 35447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Konda is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (64.72%) and White (30.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Konda, knd ⁠ (South Bird's Head)
• Ethnologue entry for Konda, kfc ⁠ (Dravidian)
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Konda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334.

Anagrams

• Danko