sanha

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese assanhar.

Verb

sanha

to swell

Occitan

Etymology

From Gaulish *sagna (“marshy ground”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsaɲo]
Audio (Languedocien) (file)

Noun

sanha f (plural sanhas)

marsh, swamp

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*sagna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 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)

rage, infuriation, anger

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*saniēs”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 184

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