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गंगा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəŋ.ɡɑː/, [ɡɐ̃ŋ.ɡäː]

Proper noun

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गंगा (gaṅgāf (Urdu spelling گنگا)

  1. Ganges, Ganga (a major river in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, India; major river in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal Divisions, Bangladesh)

Declension

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā).

Proper noun

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गंगा (gaṅgāf

  1. the Ganges (river)

Sanskrit

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Proper noun

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गंगा (gaṃgāf

  1. Alternative spelling of गङ्गा (gaṅgā, Ganges)

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of गंगा
singular dual plural
nominative गंगा (gáṃgā) गंगे (gáṃge) गंगाः (gáṃgāḥ)
vocative गंगे (gáṃge) गंगे (gáṃge) गंगाः (gáṃgāḥ)
accusative गंगाम् (gáṃgām) गंगे (gáṃge) गंगाः (gáṃgāḥ)
instrumental गंगया (gáṃgayā)
गंगा¹ (gáṃgā¹)
गंगाभ्याम् (gáṃgābhyām) गंगाभिः (gáṃgābhiḥ)
dative गंगायै (gáṃgāyai) गंगाभ्याम् (gáṃgābhyām) गंगाभ्यः (gáṃgābhyaḥ)
ablative गंगायाः (gáṃgāyāḥ)
गंगायै² (gáṃgāyai²)
गंगाभ्याम् (gáṃgābhyām) गंगाभ्यः (gáṃgābhyaḥ)
genitive गंगायाः (gáṃgāyāḥ)
गंगायै² (gáṃgāyai²)
गंगयोः (gáṃgayoḥ) गंगानाम् (gáṃgānām)
locative गंगायाम् (gáṃgāyām) गंगयोः (gáṃgayoḥ) गंगासु (gáṃgāsu)
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