gaṅgā

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, Ganges).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gaṅgā

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

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Pali

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Proper noun

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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

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Descendants

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