angan

See also: Angan, ångan, and aŋan

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• anganu, ngan, nganu, ngãnescu, nginescu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannō (“to trick, deceive, mock, ridicule”) (attested in a gloss), from Latin *ganno or ganniō. Compare Romanian îngâna, îngân (“imitate, mimic, parody; delude oneself, mix up”). The semantics of this verb have shifted far from the original meaning in Latin, and also further than in Daco-Romanian, where the primary sense is to imitate or mimic; presumably from Proto-Romanian, the it shifted to the specific sense of calling an animal within Aromanian.

Verb

angan first-singular present indicative (past participle angãnatã)

1. to call (an animal)

Related terms

• angãnari / angãnare
• angãnat

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈauŋkan/

Noun

angan f (genitive singular anganar, no plural)

1. pleasant scent, aroma

   Synonym: ilmur

Declension

Declension of angan (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	angan	anganin
accusative	angan	anganina
dative	angan	anganinni
genitive	anganar	anganarinnar

Related terms

• anga (“to smell pleasant”)
• angandi (“pleasant-smelling”)

Indonesian

Etymology

• Inherited from Malay angan (“wishful thinking; pipe dream”), from Old Javanese aṅĕn (“thoughts, considerations, reflections”).
• Learned borrowing from Old Javanese aṅĕn (“thoughts, considerations, reflections”).
• Semantic loan from Minangkabau angan (“thought, memory, intention”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋan/ [ˈa.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: a‧ngan

Noun

angan (plural angan-angan)

1. thought

   Synonym: pikiran

2. idea
3. opinion
4. reflection, meditation, pondering, musing, contemplation,
5. aspiration
6. intention, purpose, aim
7. hope

Derived terms

• angan-angan
• berangan-angan
• mengangan
• mengangan-angan
• mengangan-angankan
• mengangankan
• pengangan
• terangan-angan

Related terms

• kangen

Further reading

• “angan” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

angan

1. Romanization of ꦲꦔꦤ꧀

Malay

Noun

angan (plural angan-angan)

1. wishful thinking; daydreaming

Descendants

• > Indonesian: angan (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦲꦔꦤ꧀ (angan)

Further reading

• “angan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle Low German

Etymology

From an- +‎ gan.

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /anɣɒːn/

Verb

angân

1. to approach

Minangkabau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈŋan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: a‧ngan

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese aṅĕn (“thoughts, considerations, reflections”).

Noun

angan

1. thought
2. memory; reminiscence
3. intention; purpose; aim

Derived terms

• angan-angan
• barangan-angan
• maangan-angan
• maanganan
• paangan-angan
• taangan-angan

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

angan

1. to visit

Derived terms

• maangan

Further reading

• “ANGAN” in Gérard Moussay, Dictionnaire Minangkabau Indonésien Français, Paris: Editions L'Harmattan, 1995, →ISBN, page ⁠58–59.

Old English

Noun

angan

1. inflection of anga:
   1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Old Norse

Etymology

From anga (“to emit odour or fragrance”) +‎ -an.

Noun

angan f (genitive anganar, plural anganir)

1. sweet odour

   angan Friggjar

   the love of Frigg

Declension

Declension of angan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	angan	anganin	anganir	anganirnar
accusative	angan	anganina	anganir	anganirnar
dative	angan	anganinni	ǫngunum	ǫngununum
genitive	anganar	anganarinnar	angana	angananna

Related terms

• ang
• angi

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “angan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive