गङ्गा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• gaṅgā (Latin script)
• 𑀕𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• গঙ্গা (Bengali script)
• ගඞ‍්ගා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂင်္ဂါ or ၷင်္ၷႃ or ၷင်ၷႃ (Burmese script)
• คงฺคา or คังคา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩘᨣᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄງ຺ຄາ or ຄັງຄາ (Lao script)
• គង្គា (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄋𑄴𑄉𑄂 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

गङ्गा f

1. Devanagari script form of gaṅgā (“Ganges”)

Declension

Declension table of "गङ्गा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	गङ्गा (gaṅgā)
Accusative (second)	गङ्गं (gaṅgaṃ)
Instrumental (third)	गङ्गाय (gaṅgāya)
Dative (fourth)	गङ्गाय (gaṅgāya)
Ablative (fifth)	गङ्गाय (gaṅgāya)
Genitive (sixth)	गङ्गाय (gaṅgāya)
Locative (seventh)	गङ्गाय (gaṅgāya) or गङ्गायं (gaṅgāyaṃ)
Vocative (calling)	गङ्गे (gaṅge)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• গঙ্গা (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬗ᭄ᬕᬵ (Balinese script)
• গঙ্গা (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဂင်္ဂါ (Burmese script)
• ગઙ્ગા (Gujarati script)
• ਗਙ੍ਗਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦔ꧀ꦒꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಙ್ಗಾ (Kannada script)
• គង្គា (Khmer script)
• ຄງ຺ຄາ (Lao script)
• ഗങ്ഗാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢛᡤᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘒𑘿𑘐𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢊᠺᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑦲𑧠𑦰𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐒𑑂𑐐𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଗଙ୍ଗା (Odia script)
• ꢔꢖ꣄ꢔꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆕𑇀𑆓𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ගඞ‍්ගා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩠 𑪙𑩞𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚎𑚶𑚌𑚭 (Takri script)
• க³ங்க³ா (Tamil script)
• గఙ్గా (Telugu script)
• คงฺคา (Thai script)
• ག་ངྒཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨏𑩇𑨍𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

• गंगा (gaṃgā)

Etymology

Literally "swift-goer", from verbal root गच्छति (gacchati, “to go”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Proper noun

गङ्गा • (gáṅgā) f

1. the river Ganges
2. Ganges river personified as the goddess, Ganga
   • RV 10.75.5

     इमं मे गङगे यमुने सरस्वति शुतुद्रि सतेमं सचता परुष्ण्या |

     असिक्न्या मरुद्व्र्धे वितस्तयार्जीकीये शर्णुह्यासुषोमया ||

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     Favour ye this my laud, O Gaṅgā, Yamunā, O Sutudri, Paruṣṇī and Sarasvatī:

     With Asikni, Vitasta, O Marudvrdha, O Ārjīkīya with Susoma hear my call.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गङ्गा (gáṅgā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गङ्गा gáṅgā	गङ्गे gáṅge	गङ्गाः gáṅgāḥ
Vocative	गङ्गे gáṅge	गङ्गे gáṅge	गङ्गाः gáṅgāḥ
Accusative	गङ्गाम् gáṅgām	गङ्गे gáṅge	गङ्गाः gáṅgāḥ
Instrumental	गङ्गया / गङ्गा¹ gáṅgayā / gáṅgā¹	गङ्गाभ्याम् gáṅgābhyām	गङ्गाभिः gáṅgābhiḥ
Dative	गङ्गायै gáṅgāyai	गङ्गाभ्याम् gáṅgābhyām	गङ्गाभ्यः gáṅgābhyaḥ
Ablative	गङ्गायाः / गङ्गायै² gáṅgāyāḥ / gáṅgāyai²	गङ्गाभ्याम् gáṅgābhyām	गङ्गाभ्यः gáṅgābhyaḥ
Genitive	गङ्गायाः / गङ्गायै² gáṅgāyāḥ / gáṅgāyai²	गङ्गयोः gáṅgayoḥ	गङ्गानाम् gáṅgānām
Locative	गङ्गायाम् gáṅgāyām	गङ्गयोः gáṅgayoḥ	गङ्गासु gáṅgāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Γάγγης (Gángēs)
  • Greek: Γάγγης (Gángis)
  • → Latin: Ganges
    • → English: Ganges
    • → Old English: Gandis
    • → Old Irish: Gand
    • French: Gange
• • Old Awadhi: 𑂏𑂰𑂀𑂏 (gā̃g)
• → Assamese: গংগা (goṅga)
• → Bengali: গঙ্গা (goṅga)
• → Czech: Ganga
• → Dhivehi: ގަންގާ (gan̊gā)
• → Gujarati: ગંગા (gaṅgā)
• → Hindi: गंगा (gaṅgā)
• → Kannada: ಗಂಗಾ (gaṅgā)
• • Early Assamese: গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo)
    • Assamese: গাং (gaṅ)
  • Bengali: গাং (gaṅ)
  • Sylheti: ꠉꠣꠋ (gaṅ)
• → Malayalam: ഗംഗാ (gaṅgā)
• → Marathi: गंगा (gaṅgā)
• → Middle Chinese: 恆伽 (MC hong gja)
  • Chinese: 恆伽／恒伽 (Hénggā)
  • → Japanese: 恒河 (こうが, kōga)
  • → Korean: 항하 (恒河, hangha)
  • → Vietnamese: Hằng
• → Middle Persian:
  • Persian: گنگ (gang)
  • → Arabic: الْغَانْج (al-ḡānj)
    • → Turkish: Ganj
• → Old Javanese:
  • Javanese: ꦒꦁꦒ (gangga)
• → Old Tamil:
  • Tamil: கங்கை (kaṅkai)
• → Odia: ଗଙ୍ଗା (gaṅgā)
• Pali: gaṅgā
  • → Burmese: ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga)
  • → Khmer: គង្គា (kŭəngkiə)
  • → Lao: ກັງກາ (kang kā)
  • → Thai: คงคา (kong-kaa)
• → Punjabi: ਗੰਗਾ (gaṅgā)
• → Sinhalese: ගංගා (gaṁgā)
• → Telugu: గంగా (gaṅgā)