haṅsa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hansa"

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(h)aŋ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Homophones: aṅsa, aṅśa
  • Hyphenation: haṅ‧sa

Noun

haṅsa

  1. goose, gander
  2. swan
  3. flamingo

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • mithunāṅsa

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa), ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)
  • → Balinese: ᬳᬗ᭄ᬲ (angsa)

Further reading
  • "haṅsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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