As a Hindi name
गाना · masculine
song
गाना
to sing
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit गान — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit गान (gāna). Cognate with Assamese গান (gan), Bengali গান (gan), Gujarati ગાણું (gāṇũ), Marathi गाणे (gāṇe), Punjabi ਗਾਣਾ (gāṇā). Doublet of गान (gān), a tatsama.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
gāna n. singing, song, KātyŚr.; Lāṭy. i, vii; Hariv. 11793; Śiś. ix, 54
a sound, L. (cf. araṇya-, ūha-, ūhya-.)
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit गायति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit गायति (gāyati), from the root गै (gai, “to sing”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. gaṅgā), being in or on the Ganges, coming from or belonging or relating to the Ganges, (hrada, ), &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
gāṅga mf(ī)n. (fr. gaṅgā), being in or on the Ganges, coming from or belonging or relating to the Ganges, MBh. (hrada, v, 996), R.; Kum. v, 37 &c.
gāṅga m. (g. śivādi) metron. of Bhīṣma (cf. gāṅgāyani), Hariv. 1824
of Skanda or Kārttikeya, L.
gāṅga n. (scil. ambu) rain-water of a peculiar kind (supposed to be from the heavenly Ganges), Suśr. i, 45, 1, 1
gāṅga mfn. (-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) Belonging or relating to the river Ganges. m. (-ṅgaḥ) 1 A name of KĀRTTIKEYA. 2 A name of BHĪṢMA. E. gaṅgā the GAṄGĀ, aṇ aff.
Alternative readings
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