গাঙ্গ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• গাং (gaṅ)
• গাঙ (gaṅ)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸 (gaṃgā), which is from Proto-Indo-Aryan [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo). Doublet of গঙ্গা (goṅga).

Noun

গাঙ্গ • (gaṅgo) (objective গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo) or গাঙ্গকে (gaṅgoke), genitive গাঙ্গের (gaṅger), locative গাঙ্গে (gaṅge))

1. river, stream

   Synonym: দরিয়া (doriẏa)

   বান্দরের ও ভালুকের খুনে বহে গাঙ্গ।

   bandôrer o bhaluker khune bôhe gaṅg.

   The river flows with the blood of monkeys and bears.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “গাং, গাঙ, গাঙ্গ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸 (gaṃgā), from Sanskrit গঙ্গা (gáṅgā, “the Ganga”). Cognate with Bengali গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo).

Noun

গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo)

1. river

   বানৰৰ ভালুকৰ তেজে বহে গাঙ্গ।

   banororo bhalukoro teje bohe gaṅgo,

   The river flows with the blood of monkeys and bears.

Descendants

• Assamese: গাং (gaṅ)