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

• aṅsa

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.