がな

Also written がなあ

Meanings

1. Particle particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.) (at sentence-end) See also: もがな.
2. emphatic particle (at sentence-end)
3. particle adding uncertainty (often associated with an interrogative)

Words containing がな

• にがな Ixeris dentata (species of the daisy family)
• いわにがな creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera)
• 知らんがな (しらんがな) how should I know?

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