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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -ɡa
- Hyphenation: gaṅ‧gā
Noun
gaṅgā
- river
- Synonyms: baṅawan, gaṅgā, gĕṅga, kali, kaweri, loh, lwah, nadī, prawāha, saraswat, sarit, sindhu, suṅe, suṅhe, suṅeṅ, suṅhay, suṅi
Derived terms
Further reading
- "gaṅgā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Proper noun
gaṅgā f
- 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)
Descendants