ဟင်္သာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali haṃsa, from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဟင်းသာ
• IPA^(key): /hɪ́ɴθà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hangsa • ALA-LC: haṅʻsā • BGN/PCGN: hin:tha • Okell: hìñtha

Noun

ဟင်္သာ • (hangsa) (classifier ကောင်)

1. Brahminy duck; ruddy shelduck
2. swan
3. (mythology) hamsa

Descendants

• → Shan: ႁင်းသႃႇ (háng sàa)

References

• “ဟင်္သာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.