હંસ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognate with Assamese হাঁহ (hãh), Bengali হাঁস (hãs) and Punjabi ہنس / ਹੰਸ (hansă). Wider cognates include Albanian gatë, English goose, Russian гусь (gusʹ) and Latvian zoss.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦəns/

Noun

હંસ • (hans) m

  1. swan
  2. goose
  3. (figurative) soul, spirit
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