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 \ Number	Singular
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)