sanha
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese assanhar.
Verb
sanha
- to swell
Occitan
Etymology
From Gaulish *sagna (“marshy ground”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sanha f (plural sanhas)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*sagna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 11: S–Si, page 71
Portuguese
Etymology
Probably inherited from Latin saniēs, Late Latin sania interpreted as the base of īnsānia (“unsoundness of mind”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [ˈsɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsa.ɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: sa‧nha
Noun
sanha f (plural sanhas)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*saniēs”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 11: S–Si, page 184