haṃsa 1.1 · haṃsa 2.1
Haṃsa 1 [from haṃsati] bristling: see lomahaṃsa Snp 270 etc. Haṃsa 2 [cf. Sanskrit haṃsa = Latin (h)anser "goose," Greek χήν = Anglo-Saxon gōs = English goose, German gans] 1. a water-bird, swan S I 148; Snp 221, 350, 1134; Dhp 91, 175; Dhp-a II 170; Ja II 176 f.; Pj II 277; Pv II 12 3 ; III 3 4 . Considered as (suvaṇṇa-) rāja-haṃsa ("golden royal swan") to be king of the birds: Ja I 207; II 353; Vism 650. — At Pj II 277 Buddhaghosa gives various kinds of haṃsa's, viz. harita°, tamba°, khīra°, kāḷa°, pāka°, suvaṇṇa°. — pāka° a species of water bird Ja V 356; VI 539; Pj II 277. — feminine haṃsī Dāṭh V 24 (rāja°). 2. a kind of building Ja I 92. -potaka a young swan Vism 153 (in simile); -rāja the king of swans Vv 35 8 ; Vin IV 259.
【陽】 天鵝。~potaka,【陽】 小天鵝。
(masc, masc) swan; goose; flamingo; water bird swan
(masc, masc, in comps, from haṃsati) (of hair) bristling; standing up; standing erect bristling Construction: √haṃs + a