ganda

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ganda (third person singular past indicative gandaði, supine gandað)

1. to conjure, to bewitch, to jinx, to hex

• rúna

"ganda" at Sprotin.fo

ganda

1. indefinite accusative plural of gandur
2. indefinite genitive plural of gandur

From Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa, “whole cheek, side, joint”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanda/, [ˈɡan.da]
• Hyphenation: gan‧da

ganda (first-person possessive gandaku, second-person possessive gandamu, third-person possessive gandanya)

1. dual
2. double
3. fold

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandá, “scent, smell”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gandʰás (“smell”).

ganda (first-person possessive gandaku, second-person possessive gandamu, third-person possessive gandanya)

1. scent, smell.

   Synonym: bau

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ganda

1. dare to fight.
2. underestimate

• “ganda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• gande (e-infinitive)
• gainnj, gainn, gannj (palatalization)

Compare to Faroese ganda

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑndɑ/
• IPA^(key): /ɡɑɲː/ (Trøndelag dialect)

ganda (present tense gandar, past tense ganda, past participle ganda, passive infinitive gandast, present participle gandande, imperative ganda/gand)

1. to conjure
2. to use magic sending a sickness upon somebody

• gand
• gandfluge
• gandfugl

• “ganda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

ganda

1. village

Borrowed from Bengali গন্ডার (gonḍar), from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa).

ganda f (plural gandas)

1. (dated, India) rhinoceros

   Synonym: rinoceronte

Alteration of grande.

ganda m or f (plural gandas)

1. (Portugal, colloquial) large, big

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ganda (ma class, plural maganda)

1. skin
2. shell
3. peel

-ganda (infinitive kuganda)

1. to coagulate; freeze

   maziwa ya kuganda

   curdled milk

2. (of food) to spoil

• ganra — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandhá, “aroma, fragrance”) with semantic change (change of meaning), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gandʰás (“smell”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡanˈda/ [ɡɐnˈda]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: gan‧da

gandá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. beauty

   Synonyms: kagandahan, dilag, karilagan

2. splendor

   Synonyms: dikit, kariktan, dingal, karingalan

3. fineness; excellence; fine quality (of someone's work, etc.)

   Synonyms: husay, kahusayan

4. fineness; brightness (of weather)

   Synonyms: kaaliwalasan, kaliwanagan, kagandahan

Probably from Sanskrit कन्द (kanda, “garlic; bulbous plant”). Compare Cebuano ganda.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡanˈda/ [ɡɐnˈda]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: gan‧da

gandá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. garlic chive; Chinese chive

   Synonyms: kutsay, perero

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanda/ [ˈɡan.dɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: gan‧da

ganda (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. annual interest of a hundred percent on a loan

• takipan

• “ganda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN