Meaning of ਹੰਸ in English
- Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.
- Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose.
- A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose.
- A silly creature; a simpleton.
- A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
- Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
- Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.
- The constellation Cygnus.
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