Kon: सांकौले saṅkaulē
‘Shell Village’ – Town
From Mar: śaṅkha, ‘conch or other univalve shell’; and Kan: halli/valli →auli, ‘village’, ‘hamlet’.
Shells were a useful resource for limewash, made by crushing, burning, and mixing the shells with water to make a thin putty for treating and decorating walls [see also Sanquelim].
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Saúde, Sancoale RobertBarathian
