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ganga

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India/ɡəŋˈɡaː/

ganga noun: the sandgrouse. Also the obsolete spelling of ganja.

Noun

ganga (plural gangas)

  1. (dated) The sandgrouse.

Proper noun capitalized: Ganga

Ganga

  1. (India) The river Ganges, especially as a deity.
  2. (India) A female given name from Sanskrit.

Also used as

ganga is also the obsolete spelling of ganja.

Forms of ganga

pluralgangas

Origin of ganga

From French ganga, from Catalan ganga.

Transliteration of Hindi गंगा (gaṅgā) or Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā). Doublet of Ganges.

Phrases with ganga

Questions about ganga

What does ganga mean?
Ganga means the sandgrouse.
What part of speech is ganga?
Ganga can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ganga?
Ganga is pronounced /ɡəŋˈɡaː/ (India).
What is the plural of ganga?
The plural of ganga is gangas.

Words near ganga in the dictionary

  1. gang-raped
  2. gang-rapes
  3. gang-raping
  4. gang-rider
  5. gang-riders
  6. ganga
  7. Ganga jal
  8. Ganga jala
  9. Gangadhar
  10. Gangajal
  11. Gangajala

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