হাঁস

See also: হাসা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আঁস (aś) — Vanga

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognate with Assamese হাঁহ (hãh).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hãʃ/, [hãʃ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /haʃ/, [haʃ]

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Noun

হাঁস • (hãs)

1. duck, goose