gansa

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

gansa (plural gansas)

  1. Alternative form of ganza (“kind of wild goose”)

References

Etymology 2

Noun

gansa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”)

Anagrams

Asi

Noun

gansa

  1. goose

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish gansa, feminine of ganso, from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Doublet of hansa. See also Tagalog gansa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gan‧sa

Noun

gansa

  1. a goose

French

Pronunciation

Verb

gansa

  1. third-person singular past historic of ganser

Hiligaynon

Noun

gansa

  1. gander, goose

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

gansa

  1. goose

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

gansa f (plural gansas)

  1. female equivalent of ganso

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡansa/
  • Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: gan‧sa

Noun

gansa f (plural gansas)

  1. female equivalent of ganso
  2. goose (female in contrast with male gander)

Adjective

gansa f

  1. feminine singular of ganso

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay gangsa, variant of angsa (“goose”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Compare Kapampangan galsa, Bikol Central gangsa, Waray-Waray gangsa, Tausug angsa', Malay angsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa), Burmese ဟင်္သာ (hangsa), and Hindi हंस (hans). Some sources think it is from Spanish gansa (“female goose”), but this is rejected by Potet (2016) and Zorc (1982).

Pronunciation

Noun

gansâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. goose; gander
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay gangsa (“bell-metal; bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Compare Kankanaey gangsa, Tausug gangsa', Indonesian kangsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa) and Balinese ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

gansa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜐ) (music)

  1. Ifugao brass gong with convex side and forked stick as a handle

Further reading

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