गंगा

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəŋ.ɡɑː/,

Proper noun

गंगा (gaṅgāf (Urdu spelling گنگا)

  1. Ganges, Ganga (a major river in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, India; major river in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal Divisions, Bangladesh)

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā).

Proper noun

गंगा (gaṅgāf

  1. the Ganges (river)

Sanskrit

Proper noun

गंगा (gaṃgāf

  1. Alternative spelling of गङ्गा (gaṅgā, Ganges)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गंगा (gáṃgā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गंगा
gáṃgā
गंगे
gáṃge
गंगाः
gáṃgāḥ
Vocative गंगे
gáṃge
गंगे
gáṃge
गंगाः
gáṃgāḥ
Accusative गंगाम्
gáṃgām
गंगे
gáṃge
गंगाः
gáṃgāḥ
Instrumental गंगया / गंगा¹
gáṃgayā / gáṃgā¹
गंगाभ्याम्
gáṃgābhyām
गंगाभिः
gáṃgābhiḥ
Dative गंगायै
gáṃgāyai
गंगाभ्याम्
gáṃgābhyām
गंगाभ्यः
gáṃgābhyaḥ
Ablative गंगायाः / गंगायै²
gáṃgāyāḥ / gáṃgāyai²
गंगाभ्याम्
gáṃgābhyām
गंगाभ्यः
gáṃgābhyaḥ
Genitive गंगायाः / गंगायै²
gáṃgāyāḥ / gáṃgāyai²
गंगयोः
gáṃgayoḥ
गंगानाम्
gáṃgānām
Locative गंगायाम्
gáṃgāyām
गंगयोः
gáṃgayoḥ
गंगासु
gáṃgāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas