ganas

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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

Verb

ganas

  1. present of ganar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ganas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • 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

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Adjective

ganas (Jawi spelling ݢانس)

  1. ferocious, fierce

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ganas

Further reading

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/
  • 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”)
  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

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
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