હંસ

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás
    Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa)
    Prakrit 𑀳𑀁𑀲 (haṃsa)
    Gujarati હંસ (hãs)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀁𑀲 (haṃsa), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, swan”). Cognate with Assamese হাঁহ (hãh), Bengali হাঁস (hãs), Punjabi ਹੰਸ / ہنس (hansă).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    હંસ • (hans) m

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

    Declension

    Declension of હંસ
    singular plural
    nominative હંસ (hãs) હંસો (hãso)
    oblique હંસ (hãs) હંસો (hãso)
    vocative હંસ (hãs) હંસો (hãso)
    instrumental હંસે (hãse) હંસોએ (hãsoe)
    locative હંસે (hãse) હંસોએ (hãsoe)

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