gadañu

== Asturian == === Etymology === Masculinization of gadaña. Probably from Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, forage”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”). Compare Galician gadaña, Portuguese gadanha, Spanish guadaña. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈdaɲu/ [ɡaˈð̞a.ɲu] Rhymes: -aɲu Syllabification: ga‧da‧ñu === Noun === gadañu m (plural gadaños) small scythe Synonym: gadaña === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “gadañu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “gadañu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN