gangan

See also: gängan

French

Etymology

Imitative of its call.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃.ɡɑ̃/

Noun

gangan m (plural gangans)

  1. (Antilles) mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)

Synonyms

  • coulicou manioc

Icelandic

Noun

gangan

  1. definite nominative singular of ganga

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑŋɡɑn/

Verb

gangan

  1. to go
    • Genesis A
      Gewit þu nu mid hiwum on þæt hof gangan, gasta werode.
      Depart now with thy household into the Ark, with the multitude of dependent things
  1. to turn out

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Old High German

Verb

gangan

  1. to go, to walk,

Conjugation

References

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

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganganą.

Verb

gangan

  1. to go

Conjugation

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From Kongo nganga (spiritual Priest)

Noun

gangan

  1. magician

Reference

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