ਹੰਸ

Punjabi

ਹੰਸ (hans) at Chandigarh Bird Park

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦəns/
• Rhymes: -əns

Noun

ਹੰਸ • (hansă) m (female equivalent ਹੰਸਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling ہنس)

1. a swan
2. a goose
3. (figurative) soul, spirit

Derived terms

• ਹੰਸਾ (hansā, “(poetic) a gander”)

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਹੰਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਹੰਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026