हाँस

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás
    Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa)
    Prakrit 𑀳𑀁𑀲 (haṃsa)
    Hindi हाँस (hā̃s)

    Inherited from Prakrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, swan”). Doublet of हंस (hans). Cognate to Punjabi ਹੰਸ (hans), Bengali হাঁস (hãs), and Burmese ဟင်္သာ (hangsa), and more distantly with Old English gōs (whence English goose) and Lithuanian žąsi̇̀s.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɑ̃ːs/, [ɦä̃ːs]

    Noun

    हाँस • (hā̃s) m (Urdu spelling ہانس)

    1. obsolete form of हंस (hans)

    Declension

    Declension of हाँस (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct हाँस
    hā̃s     		हाँस
    hā̃s
    oblique हाँस
    hā̃s     		हाँसों
    hā̃sõ
    vocative हाँस
    hā̃s     		हाँसो
    hā̃so

    References

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