haṃsa

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “swan”).

Noun

haṃsa m[1]

  1. swan, goose[1]

Declension

Declension table of "haṃsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)haṃsohaṃsā
Accusative (second)haṃsaṃhaṃse
Instrumental (third)haṃsenahaṃsehi or haṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)haṃsassa or haṃsāya or haṃsatthaṃhaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)haṃsasmā or haṃsamhā or haṃsāhaṃsehi or haṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)haṃsassahaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)haṃsasmiṃ or haṃsamhi or haṃsehaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)haṃsahaṃsā

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 151.
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