ganas
See also: ganás and gañas
Asturian
Verb
ganas
- second-person singular present subjunctive of ganar
Galician
Noun
ganas
- plural of gana
Gothic
Romanization
ganas
- Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡanas/
Verb
ganas
- present of ganar
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ganas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡanas]
- Hyphenation: ga‧nas
Adjective
ganas
- ferocious, fierce, savage
- (pathology) virulent: of a disease or disease-causing agent: highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
- (oncology) malignant
Derived terms
- keganasan
- mengganas
- pengganas
- seganas
Further reading
- “ganas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Adjective
ganas (Jawi spelling ݢانس)
- ferocious, fierce
Descendants
- Indonesian: ganas
Further reading
- “ganas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Noun
ganas
- plural of gana
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡanas/ [ˈɡa.nas]
- Rhymes: -anas
- Syllabification: ga‧nas
Etymology 1
Plural of gana.
Noun
ganas f pl (plural only)
- desire, wish, want
- Tengo ganas de un helado
- I fancy an ice cream
- (literally, “I have desire of an ice cream”)
- enthusiasm
- Esto se debe hacer con ganas
- This must be done enthusiastically
- (literally, “This must be done with enthusiasm”)
- lust (chiefly when preceded by compound verb traerle)
- plural of gana
Related terms
- dar ganas
- echarle ganas
- llover con ganas
- tener ganas
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ganas
- second-person singular present indicative of ganar
Volapük
Noun
ganas
- genitive plural of gan