"Ganges" meaning in English

See Ganges in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡænd͡ʒiz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-Ganges.ogg Forms: the Ganges [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Gangēs, from Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Gángēs), from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gáṅgā, literally “swift-goer”), from the verbal root गम् (gam, “to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come”) (whence Latin veniō, Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō), and English come). Doublet of Ganga. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{root|en|sa|गम्}}, {{bor+|en|la|Gangēs}} Borrowed from Latin Gangēs, {{der|en|grc|Γάγγης}} Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Gángēs), {{der|en|sa|गङ्गा|lit=swift-goer|tr=gáṅgā}} Sanskrit गङ्गा (gáṅgā, literally “swift-goer”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-|t=to come}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to come”), {{cog|la|veniō}} Latin veniō, {{cog|grc|βαίνω}} Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō), {{,}} ,, {{cog|en|come}} English come, {{dbt|en|Ganga}} Doublet of Ganga Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Ganges
  1. A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism Categories (place): Places in Bangladesh, Places in India, Rivers in Bangladesh, Rivers in India Synonyms: Ganga (english: in Indian English) Derived forms: Ganges River dolphin, Ganges shark Related terms: Gangean, Gangetic Translations (the river): Ganges (Afrikaans), Gangi (Albanian), ጋንግ ወንዝ (gang wänz) (Amharic), Γάγγης (Gángēs) (Ancient Greek), الْغَانْج (al-ḡānj) [masculine] (Arabic), الْكَنْك (al-kank) [masculine] (Arabic), الجانج (el-gāng) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), Գանգես (english: Ganges) (Armenian), গংগা (goṅga) (Assamese), Qanq (Azerbaijani), Ганг (Hanh) [masculine] (Belarusian), গঙ্গা (goṅga) (Bengali), Ганг (english: Gang) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဂင်္ဂါမြစ် (ganggamrac) (Burmese), ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga) (Burmese), Ґа́нґа (Gánga) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), Ganges (Catalan), 恆河 (Chinese Cantonese), 恒河 (english: hang⁴ ho⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 恆河 (Chinese Mandarin), 恒河 (Héng Hé) (Chinese Mandarin), 恆伽 (Chinese Mandarin), 恒伽 (Hénggā) (Chinese Mandarin), Ganga [feminine] (Czech), Ganges (Danish), ގަންގާ ކޯރު (gan̊gā kōru) (Dhivehi), Gango (Esperanto), Ganges (Estonian), Ganges (Finnish), Gange [masculine] (French), Ganxes [masculine] (Galician), განგი (gangi) (Georgian), Ganges [masculine] (German), Γάγγης (Gángis) (Greek), ગંગા (gaṅgā) [feminine] (Gujarati), גנגס (ganges) (Hebrew), गंगा (gaṅgā) [feminine] (Hindi), Gangesz (Hungarian), Ganges (Icelandic), Gangga (Indonesian), Ganga [feminine] (Irish), An Ghainséis (Irish), Gange (Italian), ガンジス川 (Ganjisu-gawa) (alt: ガンジスがわ) (Japanese), ガンジス (Ganjisu) (Japanese), ಗಂಗಾ (gaṅgā) (Kannada), Ганг (Gañ) (Kazakh), គង្គា (kŭəngkiə) (Khmer), គង្គ (kɔɔkŭəngkĕəʼ) (Khmer), 갠지스 (Gaenjiseu) (Korean), 갠지스강 (Gaenjiseugang) (Korean), Ганг (english: Gang) (Kyrgyz), ແມ່ນ້ຳຄົງຄາ (mǣ namkhong khā) (Lao), ຄົງຄາ (khong khā) (Lao), ກັງກາ (kang kā) (Lao), Gangēs [masculine] (Latin), Ganga [feminine] (Latvian), Ganga [feminine] (Lithuanian), Ганг (english: Gang) [masculine] (Macedonian), Gangga (Malay), ഗംഗാനദി (gaṅgānadi) (Malayalam), ഗംഗാ (gaṅgā) (Malayalam), गंगा (gaṅgā) (Marathi), Ганга (Ganga) (Mongolian), गंगा (gaṅgā) (Nepali), Ganges (Norwegian), ଗଙ୍ଗା (gaṅgā) (Odia), Gandis (Old English), Gand [masculine] (Old Irish), كنك (Geng) (Ottoman Turkish), گنگ (gang) (Persian), Ganges [masculine] (Polish), Ganges [masculine] (Portuguese), ਗੰਗਾ (gaṅgā) (Punjabi), Gange (Romanian), Ганг (english: Gang) [masculine] (Russian), गङ्गा (gaṅgā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), ᱜᱟᱝᱱᱟᱹᱭ (gaṅnăy) (Santali), Ганг [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Gang [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ගංගා (gaṁgā) (Sinhalese), Ganga [feminine] (Slovak), Ganges [masculine] (Slovene), Ganges [masculine] (Spanish), Ganges (Swedish), Ганг (english: Gang) (Tajik), கங்கை (kaṅkai) (Tamil), Ганг (Ğang) (Tatar), గంగా (gaṅgā) (Telugu), แม่น้ำคงคา (mɛ̂ɛ-náam kong-kaa) (Thai), คงคา (kong-kaa) (Thai), གླང་ཆེན་ཁ་བབས (glang chen kha babs) (Tibetan), Ganj (Turkish), Gang (Turkmen), Ганг (Hanh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), گنگا (gãṅgā) [feminine] (Urdu), گانگ (gan'g) (Uyghur), Gang (Uzbek), Hằng (alt: ) (Vietnamese), sông Hằng (Vietnamese), גאַנגעס (ganges) (Yiddish)
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Bangladesh",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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        {
          "word": "Ganges River dolphin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ganges shark"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1625, Samuel Purchas, Pvrchas His Pilgrimes, volume III, London, →OCLC, page 340:",
          "text": "...the Yellow Riuer... is the other famous Riuer of that Kingdome, in greatneſſe and note, which ariſesth without the Kingdome to the Weſt, out of the Hill Cunlun, conjectured to bee the ſame whence Ganges ariſeth, or one neere to it.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1968, Norman Mailer, “Nixon in Miami”, in Harper's, §6:",
          "text": "...their master... was no ad for anybody but the most arcane Black Power, he was an old prince of a witch doctor—insult him at your peril—but the other ten musicians with their trumpets and snares and assorted brass would prove no pull for Nixon on TV with any Black votes watching, for they were old and meek, naught but elderly Black Southern musicians, a veritable Ganges of Uncle Toms. They had disappeared with Tom Swift and Little Lord Fauntleroy.",
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        }
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        "A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism"
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      "id": "en-Ganges-en-name-fsHQcVak",
      "links": [
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
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        [
          "Bangladesh",
          "Bangladesh#English"
        ],
        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
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          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Gangean"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gangetic"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "in Indian English",
          "word": "Ganga"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gangi"
        },
        {
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "gang wänz",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ጋንግ ወንዝ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "al-ḡānj",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "الْغَانْج"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "al-kank",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "الْكَنْك"
        },
        {
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "el-gāng",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "الجانج"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "english": "Ganges",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Գանգես"
        },
        {
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "goṅga",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "গংগা"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Qanq"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Hanh",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "goṅga",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "গঙ্গা"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "english": "Gang",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ganggamrac",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ဂင်္ဂါမြစ်"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "gangga",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ဂင်္ဂါ"
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        {
          "code": "rue",
          "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
          "roman": "Gánga",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ґа́нґа"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "恆河"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "english": "hang⁴ ho⁴",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "恒河"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "恆河"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Héng Hé",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "恒河"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "恆伽"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Hénggā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "恒伽"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ganga"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
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          "code": "dv",
          "lang": "Dhivehi",
          "roman": "gan̊gā kōru",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ގަންގާ ކޯރު"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gango"
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        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gange"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganxes"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gangi",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "განგი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Gángis",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Γάγγης"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Gángēs",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Γάγγης"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ગંગા"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ganges",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "גנגס"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "गंगा"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gangesz"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gangga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "An Ghainséis"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gange"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ガンジスがわ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Ganjisu-gawa",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ガンジス川"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Ganjisu",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ガンジス"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ಗಂಗಾ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Gañ",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kŭəngkiə",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "គង្គា"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kɔɔkŭəngkĕəʼ",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "គង្គ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Gaenjiseu",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "갠지스"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Gaenjiseugang",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "갠지스강"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "english": "Gang",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mǣ namkhong khā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ແມ່ນ້ຳຄົງຄາ"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "khong khā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ຄົງຄາ"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kang kā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ກັງກາ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gangēs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganga"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganga"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "english": "Gang",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gangga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "gaṅgānadi",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ഗംഗാനദി"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ഗംഗാ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "गंगा"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "Ganga",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ганга"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "गंगा"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ଗଙ୍ଗା"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gandis"
        },
        {
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gand"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "Geng",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "كنك"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gang",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "گنگ"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ਗੰਗਾ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Gange"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "Gang",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "गङ्गा"
        },
        {
          "code": "sat",
          "lang": "Santali",
          "roman": "gaṅnăy",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ᱜᱟᱝᱱᱟᱹᱭ"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gang"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "gaṁgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "ගංගා"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ganges"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "english": "Gang",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "kaṅkai",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "கங்கை"
        },
        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "Ğang",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "Ганг"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "gaṅgā",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "గంగా"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mɛ̂ɛ-náam kong-kaa",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "แม่น้ำคงคา"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kong-kaa",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "คงคา"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "glang chen kha babs",
          "sense": "the river",
          "word": "གླང་ཆེན་ཁ་བབས"
        },
        {
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      "roman": "mǣ namkhong khā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "ແມ່ນ້ຳຄົງຄາ"
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      "sense": "the river",
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      "roman": "kang kā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "ກັງກາ"
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      "word": "ഗംഗാനദി"
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      "word": "गंगा"
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      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Ganga",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Ганга"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "gaṅgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "गंगा"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Ganges"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "gaṅgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "ଗଙ୍ଗା"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Gandis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gand"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "Geng",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "كنك"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gang",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "گنگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ganges"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ganges"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "gaṅgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "ਗੰਗਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Gange"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "Gang",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ганг"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "gaṅgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "गङ्गा"
    },
    {
      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "roman": "gaṅnăy",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "ᱜᱟᱝᱱᱟᱹᱭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ганг"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gang"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "gaṁgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "ගංගා"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ganga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ganges"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ganges"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Ganges"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "english": "Gang",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Ганг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kaṅkai",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "கங்கை"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Ğang",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Ганг"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gaṅgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "గంగా"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mɛ̂ɛ-náam kong-kaa",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "แม่น้ำคงคา"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kong-kaa",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "คงคา"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "glang chen kha babs",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "གླང་ཆེན་ཁ་བབས"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Ganj"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Gang"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Hanh",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ганг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "gãṅgā",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "گنگا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "gan'g",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "گانگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Gang"
    },
    {
      "alt": "恆",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Hằng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "sông Hằng"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "ganges",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "גאַנגעס"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ganges"
}

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