ganas

See also: ganás and gañas

Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganar

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Galician

Noun

ganas

1. plural of gana

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Gothic

Romanization

ganas

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/

Verb

ganas

1. present of ganar

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ganas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡanas]
• Hyphenation: ga‧nas

Adjective

ganas

1. ferocious, fierce, savage
2. (pathology) virulent: of a disease or disease-causing agent: highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
3. (oncology) malignant

Derived terms

• keganasan
• mengganas
• pengganas
• seganas

 

Further reading

• “ganas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Adjective

ganas (Jawi spelling ݢانس)

1. ferocious, fierce

Descendants

• Indonesian: ganas

Further reading

• “ganas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Portuguese

Noun

ganas

1. plural of gana

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/ [ˈɡa.nas]

Etymology 1

Plural of gana.

Noun

ganas f pl (plural only)

1. desire, wish, want

   Tengo ganas de un helado ― I want an ice cream (literally, “I have desire of an ice cream”)

2. enthusiasm

   Esto se debe hacer con ganas ― This must be done enthusiastically (literally, “This must be done with enthusiasm”)

3. lust (chiefly when preceded by compound verb traerle)
4. plural of gana

Related terms

• dar ganas
• echarle ganas
• llover con ganas
• tener ganas

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ganas

1. second-person singular present indicative of ganar

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Volapük

Noun

ganas

1. genitive plural of gan