ganas

ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganar

ganas

1. plural of gana

ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganir

ganas

1. romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/

ganas

1. present of ganar

Inherited from Malay ganas.

• Semantic loan from Dutch maligne (“malignant”).^[1]

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/ [ˈɡa.nas]
• Rhymes: -anas
• Syllabification: ga‧nas

ganas (comparative lebih ganas, superlative paling ganas)

1. ferocious, fierce, savage
2. (pathology) virulent: of a disease or disease-causing agent: highly infectious, malignant, or deadly
3. (oncology) malignant^[1]

• “ganas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nas/
• Rhymes: -anas, -nas, -as

ganas (Jawi spelling ݢانس, comparative lebih ganas, superlative paling ganas)

1. ferocious, fierce

• Indonesian: ganas

• "ganas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

ganas

1. plural of gana

ganas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ganir

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanas/ [ˈɡa.nas]
• Rhymes: -anas
• Syllabification: ga‧nas

Plural of gana.

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.”)

   Tenía muchas ganas de conocerte. ― I was looking forward to meeting you. (literally, “I had many desires of meeting you.”)

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ganas

1. second-person singular present indicative of ganar

ganas

1. genitive plural of gan