ဂင်္ဂါ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali gaṇgā or Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, literally “one who goes swiftly; one who flows rapidly”). Cognate with Khmer គង្គ (kŭəngkɔɔ), គង្គា (kŭəngkiə); Lao ຄົງຄາ (khong khā), ກັງກາ (kang kā); Burmese คงคา (คงคา).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɪ̀ɴɡà/

Romanization: MLCTS: gangga • ALA-LC: gaṅ‘gā • BGN/PCGN: gin-ga • Okell: giñga

Proper noun

ဂင်္ဂါ • (gangga)

Ganges

Derived terms

ဂင်္ဂါမြစ် (gangga-mrac)

References

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

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