คงคา
Thai
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the river Ganges
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the goddess Gaṅgā
Etymology
From Pali gaṅgā or Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, literally “one who goes swiftly; one who flows rapidly”). Cognate with Khmer គង្គ (kŭəngkĕəʼ), គង្គា (kŭəngkiə); Lao ຄົງຄາ (khong khā), ກັງກາ (kang kā); Burmese ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | คงคา g ŋ g ā | |
Phonemic | คง-คา g ŋ – g ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kong-kaa |
Royal Institute | khong-kha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰoŋ˧.kʰaː˧/(R) |
Proper noun
คงคา • (kong-kaa)
Noun
คงคา • (kong-kaa)
Derived terms
- คงคาเดือด
- คงคาลัย
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