𑀳𑀁𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀳𑀁𑀲 (haṃsa).

    Noun

    𑀳𑀁𑀲 (haṃsam (Devanagari हंस, Kannada ಹಂಸ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. goose

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀳𑀁𑀲 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁄 (haṃso) 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸 (haṃsā)
    Accusative 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀁 (haṃsaṃ) 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂 (haṃse) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸 (haṃsā)
    Instrumental 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀡 (haṃseṇa) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (haṃseṇaṃ) 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (haṃsehi) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (haṃsehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀅 (haṃsāa)
    Ablative 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀑 (haṃsāo) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀉 (haṃsāu) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸 (haṃsā) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (haṃsāhi) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (haṃsāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (haṃsassa) 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀡 (haṃsāṇa) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (haṃsāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (haṃsammi) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂 (haṃse) 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (haṃsesu) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (haṃsesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀳𑀁𑀲 (haṃsa) or 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸 (haṃsā) 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀸 (haṃsā)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani: hā̃s (obsolete)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “haṃsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “हंस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].