คงคา
Thai

the river Ganges

the goddess Gaṅgā
Etymology
From Pali gaṇgā or Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, literally “one who goes swiftly; one who flows rapidly”). Cognate with Khmer គង្គ (kŭəngkɔɔ), គង្គា (kŭəngkiə); Lao ຄົງຄາ (khong khā), ກັງກາ (kang kā); Burmese ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | คงคา g ŋ g ā | |
| Phonemic | คง-คา g ŋ – g ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kong-kaa |
| Royal Institute | khong-kha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰoŋ˧.kʰaː˧/ | |
Proper noun
คงคา • (kong-kaa)
Noun
คงคา • (kong-kaa)
- (literary, poetic) (พระ~, พระแม่~, แม่~, แม่น้ำ~, แม่พระ~) river; stream; water.
- (by extension) (พระ~, พระแม่~, แม่~, แม่พระ~) river deity; water deity.
- (ท่อ~) still: distilling apparatus.
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