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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”).
Pronunciation
Noun
haṅsa
- goose, gander
- swan
- flamingo
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "haṅsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.