See also: gängan

English

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Etymology

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From Yoruba gángan.

Noun

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gangan (plural gangans)

  1. (music) A talking drum of West Africa.

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧ngan

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gangan

  1. (chiefly Southern Leyte) wild hops (Flemingia strobilifera)

French

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Etymology

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Imitative of its call.

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gangan m (plural gangans)

  1. (Antilles) mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
    Synonym: coulicou manioc

Icelandic

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Noun

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gangan

  1. definite nominative singular of ganga

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gangan. Cognate with Old Frisian ganga, Old Saxon gangan, Old Dutch *gangan, Old High German gangan, Old Norse ganga, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.ɡɑn/, [ˈɡɑŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

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gangan

  1. to go, walk
  2. to turn out

Usage notes

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The past tense forms of this word were only used in poetry. In prose the past tense of gān was used.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: gangen, gongen

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gangan.

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gangan

  1. to go, walk

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
  2. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gangan.

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gangan

  1. to go

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Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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From Kongo nganga (spiritual Priest).

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gangan

  1. magician

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Possibly reduplication of gan, from English gone.

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gangan

  1. (informal) old man, old woman

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gangan

  1. old-fashioned

Yoruba

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Ìlù gángan

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Onomatopoeic

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gángan

  1. (music) A common type of talking drum and a subfamily of drums in the dùndún family of drums