# abanar
## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aβaˈnaɾ]

### Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)
* to fan
    Synonym: abanicar
* to wag, to shake
    Synonym: abalar
* to rock
    Synonym: arrolar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* abanear
* abanicar
* abano
* baneiro

### 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
* ↑ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “abanase”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎, A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “abanar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.baˈna(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.baˈna(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɐˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈnaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɐˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈnaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɐˈna.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɐˈna.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: a‧ba‧nar

### Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)
* to wag
* to fan

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abanar.

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abaˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞aˈnaɾ]
* Audio (Canary Islands):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧ba‧nar

### Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abané, past participle abanado)
* (obsolete) to fan
    Synonym: abanicar
* (Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) to fan a flame with a makeshift fan
* (Rioplatense, Chile, reflexive) to show off

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Related terms

* abanico
* abano

### 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