ganas

See also: ganás, and gañas

Asturian

Verb

ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganar

Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

ganas

1. plural of gana

Etymology 2

Verb

ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganir

Gothic

Romanization

ganas

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/

Verb

ganas

1. present of ganar

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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nas/
• Rhymes: -anas, -nas, -as

Adjective

ganas (Jawi spelling ݢانس)

1. ferocious, fierce

Derived terms

• pengganas

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: ganas

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

ganas

1. plural of gana

Etymology 2

Verb

ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/ [ˈɡa.nas]
• Rhymes: -anas
• Syllabification: ga‧nas

Etymology 1

Plural of gana.

Noun

ganas f pl (plural only)

1. plural of gana
2. desire, wish, want

   Synonym: deseo

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

   Tenía muchas ganas de conocerte. ― I was looking forward to meeting you. (literally, “I had many desires of meeting you.”)

3. enthusiasm

   Synonym: entusiasmo

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

4. lust (chiefly when preceded by compound verb traerle o tener)

   Synonym: lujuria

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

Volapük

Noun

ganas

1. genitive plural of gan