gaṅgā

gaṅgā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀕𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• गङ्गा (Devanagari script)
• গঙ্গা (Bengali script)
• ගඞ‍්ගා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂင်္ဂါ (Burmese script)
• คงฺคา or คังคา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩘᨣᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄງ຺ຄາ or ຄັງຄາ (Lao script)
• គង្គា (Khmer script)

Proper noun

gaṅgā f

1. Ganges
   • By first century BC, Vinaya: Bhesajjakkhandhako: Sunidhavassakāravatthu, Sangha:

     Atha kho bhagavā yena gaṅgā nadī tenupasaṅkami.

     Then the Fortunate One went to the river Ganges.

Declension

Declension table of "gaṅgā" (feminine)

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

Descendents

• → Burmese: ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga)
• → Khmer: គង្គា (kŭəngkiə)
• → Lao: ກັງກາ (kang kā)
• → Thai: คงคา (kong-kaa)