हंस

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See also: हँस, हस, हस्, हँसी, हिंसा, and हाँसो

Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá). Doublet of हाँस (hā̃s).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦəns/,
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Noun

हंस • (hans) m (Urdu spelling ہنس)

  1. swan
  2. goose
  3. Brahminy duck, Tadorna ferruginea

Declension

Declension of हंस (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हंस
hans 		हंस
hans
oblique हंस
hans 		हंसों
hansõ
vocative हंस
hans 		हंसो
hanso

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

हंस • (hausa) m

  1. swan
  2. goose

Pali

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Noun

हंस m

  1. Devanagari script form of haṃsa (“swan”)

Declension

Declension table of "हंस" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)हंसो (haṃso)हंसा (haṃsā)
Accusative (second)हंसं (haṃsaṃ)हंसे (haṃse)
Instrumental (third)हंसेन (haṃsena)हंसेहि (haṃsehi) or हंसेभि (haṃsebhi)
Dative (fourth)हंसस्स (haṃsassa) or हंसाय (haṃsāya) or हंसत्थं (haṃsatthaṃ)हंसानं (haṃsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)हंसस्मा (haṃsasmā) or हंसम्हा (haṃsamhā) or हंसा (haṃsā)हंसेहि (haṃsehi) or हंसेभि (haṃsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)हंसस्स (haṃsassa)हंसानं (haṃsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)हंसस्मिं (haṃsasmiṃ) or हंसम्हि (haṃsamhi) or हंसे (haṃse)हंसेसु (haṃsesu)
Vocative (calling)हंस (haṃsa)हंसा (haṃsā)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Latin ānser, Latvian zoss, German Gans, Old Irish géiss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë (“heron”), Old English gōs (whence English goose).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    हंस • (haṃsá) stem, m

    1. a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage)
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.78.1:
        हंसाव्इव पततमा सुताँ उप ॥
        haṃsāviva patatamā sutām̐ upa.
        Like wild geese, fly here to the soma-pressings.
    2. sometimes a mere poetical or mythical bird, said in Rigveda to be able to separate Soma from water, when these two fluids are mixed, and in later literature, milk from water when these two are mixed
    3. the soul or spirit (typified by the pure white colour of a goose or swan, and migratory like a goose)
    4. sometimes "the Universal Soul or Supreme Spirit", identified with Virāj, Nārāyaṇa, Vishnu, Shiva, Kāma, and the Sun
    5. (in the dual) "the universal and the individual Spirit"
    6. a kind of ascetic
    7. a man of supernatural qualities born under a particular constellation
    8. an excellent draught-ox (according to some, a buffalo)
    9. a temple of a particular form
    10. a kind of mantra or mystical text
    11. name of two metres
    12. (music) a kind of measure
    13. a mystical name of the letter 'h'
    14. a spiritual preceptor

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of हंस (haṃsá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative हंसः
    haṃsáḥ     		हंसौ / हंसा¹
    haṃsaú / haṃsā́¹     		हंसाः / हंसासः¹
    haṃsā́ḥ / haṃsā́saḥ¹
    Vocative हंस
    háṃsa     		हंसौ / हंसा¹
    háṃsau / háṃsā¹     		हंसाः / हंसासः¹
    háṃsāḥ / háṃsāsaḥ¹
    Accusative हंसम्
    haṃsám     		हंसौ / हंसा¹
    haṃsaú / haṃsā́¹     		हंसान्
    haṃsā́n
    Instrumental हंसेन
    haṃséna     		हंसाभ्याम्
    haṃsā́bhyām     		हंसैः / हंसेभिः¹
    haṃsaíḥ / haṃsébhiḥ¹
    Dative हंसाय
    haṃsā́ya     		हंसाभ्याम्
    haṃsā́bhyām     		हंसेभ्यः
    haṃsébhyaḥ
    Ablative हंसात्
    haṃsā́t     		हंसाभ्याम्
    haṃsā́bhyām     		हंसेभ्यः
    haṃsébhyaḥ
    Genitive हंसस्य
    haṃsásya     		हंसयोः
    haṃsáyoḥ     		हंसानाम्
    haṃsā́nām
    Locative हंसे
    haṃsé     		हंसयोः
    haṃsáyoḥ     		हंसेषु
    haṃséṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Descendants

    Borrowed Terms

    Proper noun

    हंस • (haṃsá) stem, m

    1. name of a Deva-gandharva
    2. name of a Dānava
    3. name of a son of Brahmā
    4. name of a son of Vasu-deva
    5. name of a son of A-riṣṭā
    6. name of a son of Brahma-datta and general of Jarā-saṃdha
    7. name of various authors etc.
    8. name of one of the Moon's horses
    9. name of a mountain
    10. name of the Brahmans in Plakṣa-dvīpa

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “haṃsá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 799

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