Catalan edit

Etymology edit

From earlier Old Catalan guadanyar~guasanyar~guaanyar, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre a borrowing from Germanic. Cognate with Occitan ganhar (medieval gazanhar, gaaigniar), French gagner, Italian guadagnare; cf. also Spanish ganar.

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guanyar (first-person singular present guanyo, first-person singular preterite guanyí, past participle guanyat)

  1. (transitive) to win (gain a prize by succeeding)
  2. (intransitive) to win (achieve victory)
  3. (transitive) to earn (receive payment for work)

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