gansa

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== gansa (plural gansas) Alternative form of ganza (“kind of wild goose”). ==== References ==== “gansa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== gansa (uncountable) Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”). === Anagrams === Agans, Angas, Nāgas, Sagan, Sanga, nagas, nāgas, sagan, sanga == Asi == === Noun === gansa goose == Cebuano == === Alternative forms === gangsa === Etymology === From Spanish gansa, feminine of ganso, from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Doublet of hansa. See also Tagalog gansa. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gan‧sa === Noun === gansa a goose == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃.sa/ === Verb === gansa third-person singular past historic of ganser == Hiligaynon == === Noun === gansa gander, goose == Isnag == === Noun === gansa a shallow hand-held copper or brass gong, extensively used in dances == Northern Catanduanes Bikol == === Noun === gansa goose == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ Hyphenation: gan‧sa Homophone: gança === Noun === gansa f (plural gansas) female equivalent of ganso == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡansa/ [ˈɡãn.sa] Rhymes: -ansa Syllabification: gan‧sa === Noun === gansa f (plural gansas) female equivalent of ganso goose (female in contrast with male gander) === Adjective === gansa f feminine singular of ganso === Further reading === “ganso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Malay gangsa, variant of angsa (“goose”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Compare Kapampangan galsa, Central Bikol gangsa, Waray-Waray gangsa, Tausug angsa', Malay angsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa), Burmese ဟင်္သာ (hangsa), and Hindi हंस (hans). Some sources think it is from Spanish gansa (“female goose”) (also related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns), but this is rejected by Potet (2016) and Zorc (1982). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡanˈsaʔ/ [ɡɐn̪ˈsaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: gan‧sa ==== Noun ==== gansâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜐ) goose; gander ===== Alternative forms ===== gangsa — obsolete ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡansa/ [ˈɡan̪.sɐ] Rhymes: -ansa Syllabification: gan‧sa ==== Noun ==== gansa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜐ) alternative form of gangsa === Further reading === “gansa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “gansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier., page 120: “GANGSA. pc. ganso.” San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 328: “Ganſo) Gangſa [(pc)] C. grande [que los] traen [de china]” Zorc, David Paul (1982), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 133 Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 282 === Anagrams === agnas, angas, sanga