ဟင်္သာ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Pali haṃsa, from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: ဟင်းသာ
- IPA(key): /hɪ́ɴθà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hangsa • ALA-LC: haṅʻsā • BGN/PCGN: hin:tha • Okell: hìñtha
Noun[edit]
ဟင်္သာ • (hangsa) (classifier ကောင်)
- Brahminy duck; ruddy shelduck
- swan
- (mythology) hamsa
Descendants[edit]
- → Shan: ႁင်းသႃႇ (háng sàa)
References[edit]
- “ဟင်္သာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.