gaṅgā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɡa
  • Hyphenation: gaṅ‧gā

Noun

gaṅgā

  1. river
    Synonyms: baṅawan, gaṅgā, gĕṅga, kali, kaweri, loh, lwah, nadī, prawāha, saraswat, sarit, sindhu, suṅe, suṅhe, suṅeṅ, suṅhay, suṅi

Alternative forms

  • gĕṅga

Derived terms

  • agaṅgā

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀕𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • गङ्गा (Devanagari script)
  • গঙ্গা (Bengali script)
  • ගඞ‍්ගා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဂင်္ဂါ or ၷင်္ၷႃ or ၷင်ၷႃ (Burmese script)
  • คงฺคา or คังคา (Thai script)
  • ᨣᩘᨣᩤ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຄງ຺ຄາ or ຄັງຄາ (Lao script)
  • គង្គា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄉𑄋𑄴𑄉𑄂 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

gaṅgā f

  1. Ganges
    • By first century BC, Vinaya: Bhesajjakkhandhako: Sunidhavassakāravatthu, Sangha:
      Atha kho bhagavā yena gaṅgā nadī tenupasaṅkami.
      Then the Fortunate One went to the river Ganges.

Declension

Declension table of "gaṅgā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)gaṅgā
Accusative (second)gaṅgaṃ
Instrumental (third)gaṅgāya
Dative (fourth)gaṅgāya
Ablative (fifth)gaṅgāya
Genitive (sixth)gaṅgāya
Locative (seventh)gaṅgāya or gaṅgāyaṃ
Vocative (calling)gaṅge

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga)
  • → Khmer: គង្គា (kŭəngkiə)
  • → Lao: ກັງກາ (kang kā)
  • → Thai: คงคา (kong-kaa)
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