saña

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Crimean Tatar

Pronoun

saña

  1. (to) you

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably inherited from Latin saniēs, Late Latin sania interpreted as the base of īnsānia (unsoundness of mind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɲa/
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ña

Noun

saña f (plural sañas)

  1. anger
  2. hatred
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 405:
      ca as cõpañas erã grãdes de todas partes et auj́ãsse grã desamor et grã saña
      because the armies were large in both sides, and they had great unlove and great hatred for each other
  3. cruelty, brutality, viciousness

References

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sen.

Pronoun

saña

  1. to you

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “saña”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

Spanish

Etymology

Probably inherited from Latin saniēs, Late Latin sania interpreted as the base of īnsānia (unsoundness of mind), Spanish ensañar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɲa/
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: sa‧ña

Noun

saña f (plural sañas)

  1. furor, rage
    Synonyms: furor, rabia
  2. malice, viciousness
    Synonym: malicia
  3. cruelty
    Synonym: crueldad

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