Hans: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Hans means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Hans has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Hamsa.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Hans in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a swan, goose; noble/liberated soul; the sun; ~[gati] gifted with a swan-like gait, walking gracefully; ~[gamana] graceful gait as that of a swan; ~[gamini] (a woman) blessed with a graceful (swan-like) gait; ~[pamkti] see ~[mala; ~pada] a script-mark to denote interposition of a word, letter or a symbol in intervening space; ~[mala] a row of swans; ~[yana/vahana] the god Brahma: (supposed to have a swan for his vehicle); ~[vahini] the goddess Saraswati:; —[shreni] see ~[mala; -uda jana] the soul to leave the body, the soul to be liberated of earthly bonds..—hans (हंस) is alternatively transliterated as Haṃsa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Hans is another spelling for हंस [haṃsa].—n. 1. → हाँस [hāṃsa ] swan; goose; duck; flamingo; 2. fig. soul; spirit; 3. Mythol. the supreme soul; Brahma; 4. consciousness; 5. Mythol. one of the twenty-four incarnations of Vishnu; 6. the Sun; 7. an ascetic of a particular order;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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