gangan

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See also: gängan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧ngan

Noun

gangan

  1. (chiefly Southern Leyte) wild hops (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)

French

Etymology

Imitative of its call.

Pronunciation

Noun

gangan m (plural gangans)

  1. (Antilles) mangrove cuckoo(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (Coccyzus minor)

Synonyms


Icelandic

Noun

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  1. definite nominative singular of ganga

Old English

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ganganą. Cognate with Old Frisian ganga, Old Saxon gangan, Old Dutch *gangan, Old High German gangan, Old Norse ganga, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.ɡɑn/, [ˈɡɑŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

gangan

  1. to go, walk
  2. to turn out

Conjugation

Usage notes

The past tense forms of this word were only used in poetry. In prose the past tense of gān was used.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: gangen

Old High German

Verb

gangan

  1. to go, to walk,

Conjugation

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
  2. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ganganą.

Verb

gangan

  1. to go

Conjugation


Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From Kongo nganga (spiritual Priest)

Noun

gangan

  1. magician

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français