ganas

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See also: ganás and gañas

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

ganas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganar

Galician[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganas

  1. plural of gana

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ganas

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃

Ido[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ganas

  1. present of ganar

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay ganas.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ganas (Jawi spelling ݢانس‎)

  1. ferocious, fierce

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: ganas

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganas

  1. plural of gana

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Plural of gana.

Noun[edit]

ganas f pl (plural only)

  1. desire, wish, want
    Synonym: deseo
    Tengo ganas de un helado
    I fancy an ice cream
    (literally, “I have desire of an ice cream”)
  2. enthusiasm
    Synonym: entusiasmo
    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 o tener)
    Synonym: lujuria
  4. plural of gana
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

ganas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of ganar

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganas

  1. genitive plural of gan
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