gana

See also: Gana, ganá, gaña, ganā, Gāna, and ga na

Asturian

Verb

gana

1. third-person singular present indicative of ganar
2. second-person singular imperative of ganar

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Breton

Verb

gana

1. Soft mutation of kana.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.na/

Noun

gana f (plural ganes)

1. hunger (desire for food)
2. (especially in the plural) desire to do something

Synonyms

• (hunger): fam

Further reading

• “gana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gana.

Noun

gana

1. Appetite.
2. Desire.

Verb

gana

1. To work.
2. To start up.

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Gamilaraay

Etymology

Compare Wiradhuri ganang.

Noun

gana

1. liver

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Hiligaynon

Noun

gana

1. appetite, desire

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Latvian

Adverb

gana

1. enough

Noun

gana m

1. genitive singular form of gans

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish gana.

Noun

gana

1. desire
2. wish
3. appetite

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

gana f (plural ganas)

1. zest; enthusiasm

Synonyms

• entusiasmo

Etymology 2

Verb

gana

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of ganir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of ganir
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of ganir
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of ganir

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Noun

gana

1. song

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Spanish gana.

Noun

gana

1. desire

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Unknown, maybe related to Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ganan, “to covet”)

Noun

gana f (plural ganas)

1. desire to do something.

   Tengo ganas de irme.

   I've got an urge to leave.

   Lo que me da la gana.

   Whatever I feel like doing.

Related terms

• dar ganas
• tener ganas
• desganarse
• desganado

Etymology 2

Verb

gana

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ganar, Win! Gain! Earn!
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ganar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ganar, it wins; it gains; it earns.

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Volapük

Noun

gana

1. genitive singular of gan

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡana/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːna/, /ˈɡana/

Verb

gana

1. Soft mutation of cana.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cana	gana	nghana	chana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

• gãnna

Etymology

Compare Ngiyambaa kanaa.

Noun

gana

1. shoulder
   • 1892, James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wirradhuri, in John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language

     Gãnna—the shoulder.