abanar

Etymology

Attested, in Latin local documents, since before 1200.^[1] From Latin ad- + Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβaˈnaɾ]

Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)

1. to fan

   Synonym: abanicar

2. to wag, to shake

   Synonym: abalar

3. to rock

   Synonym: arrolar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abanar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abanar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abanar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *evannāre or *advannāre, from *vannāre from Latin vannere.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧nar

Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)

1. to wag
2. to fan

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician or Portuguese abanar. Cognate with English fan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞aˈnaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧nar

Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abané, past participle abanado)

1. (obsolete) to fan

   Synonym: abanicar

2. (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, reflexive) to show off

Further reading

• “abanar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10