ဟင်္သာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali haṃsa, from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဟင်းသာ
  • IPA(key): /hɪ́ɴθà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hangsa • ALA-LC: haṅʻsā • BGN/PCGN: hin:tha • Okell: hìñtha

Noun

ဟင်္သာ • (hangsa) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. Brahminy duck; ruddy shelduck
  2. swan
  3. (mythology) hamsa

Descendants

  • Shan: ႁင်းသႃႇ (háng sàa)

References

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