anka

See also: Anka, -anka, and änka

Japanese

Romanization

anka

1. Rōmaji transcription of あんか

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese anca.

Noun

anka

1. hip (upper part of the leg)

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Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ankas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂onk-, from *h₂enk-. Cognate with Lithuanian ánka (“loop, ring”), Proto-Slavic *ǫkotь, Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos), Latin uncus, Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅká).

Noun

añka ? (^??? please provide the declension type!)

1. rope used to fasten a sail to a mast

References

• Derksen, Rick (2015) “anka”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 56

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ankas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos.

Noun

ánka f (plural ánkos) stress pattern 1

1. (dialectal) loop, ring

   Synonyms: kilpa, grandis, ąsa

Declension

Declension of ánka

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	ánka	ánkos
genitive (kilmininkas)	ánkos	ánkų
dative (naudininkas)	ánkai	ánkoms
accusative (galininkas)	ánką	ánkas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	ánka	ánkomis
locative (vietininkas)	ánkoje	ánkose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	ánka	ánkos

Further reading

• “anka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• Derksen, Rick (2015) “anka”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 56

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Quechua

Noun

anka

1. eagle
2. (Cuzco) bird of prey

   Synonym: aqchi

Declension

declension of anka

	singular	plural
nominative	anka	ankakuna
accusative	ankata	ankakunata
dative	ankaman	ankakunaman
genitive	ankap	ankakunap
locative	ankapi	ankakunapi
terminative	ankakama	ankakunakama
ablative	ankamanta	ankakunamanta
instrumental	ankawan	ankakunawan
comitative	ankantin	ankakunantin
abessive	ankannaq	ankakunannaq
comparative	ankahina	ankakunahina
causative	ankarayku	ankakunarayku
benefactive	ankapaq	ankakunapaq
associative	ankapura	ankakunapura
distributive	ankanka	ankakunanka
exclusive	ankalla	ankakunalla

possessive forms of anka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	ankay	ankaykuna
accusative	ankayta	ankaykunata
dative	ankayman	ankaykunaman
genitive	ankaypa	ankaykunap
locative	ankaypi	ankaykunapi
terminative	ankaykama	ankaykunakama
ablative	ankaymanta	ankaykunamanta
instrumental	ankaywan	ankaykunawan
comitative	ankaynintin	ankaykunantin
abessive	ankayninnaq	ankaykunannaq
comparative	ankayhina	ankaykunahina
causative	ankayrayku	ankaykunarayku
benefactive	ankaypaq	ankaykunapaq
associative	ankaypura	ankaykunapura
distributive	ankayninka	ankaykunanka
exclusive	ankaylla	ankaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	ankayki	ankaykikuna
accusative	ankaykita	ankaykikunata
dative	ankaykiman	ankaykikunaman
genitive	ankaykipa	ankaykikunap
locative	ankaykipi	ankaykikunapi
terminative	ankaykikama	ankaykikunakama
ablative	ankaykimanta	ankaykikunamanta
instrumental	ankaykiwan	ankaykikunawan
comitative	ankaykintin	ankaykikunantin
abessive	ankaykinnaq	ankaykikunannaq
comparative	ankaykihina	ankaykikunahina
causative	ankaykirayku	ankaykikunarayku
benefactive	ankaykipaq	ankaykikunapaq
associative	ankaykipura	ankaykikunapura
distributive	ankaykinka	ankaykikunanka
exclusive	ankaykilla	ankaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	ankan	ankankuna
accusative	ankanta	ankankunata
dative	ankanman	ankankunaman
genitive	ankanpa	ankankunap
locative	ankanpi	ankankunapi
terminative	ankankama	ankankunakama
ablative	ankanmanta	ankankunamanta
instrumental	ankanwan	ankankunawan
comitative	ankanintin	ankankunantin
abessive	ankanninnaq	ankankunannaq
comparative	ankanhina	ankankunahina
causative	ankanrayku	ankankunarayku
benefactive	ankanpaq	ankankunapaq
associative	ankanpura	ankankunapura
distributive	ankaninka	ankankunanka
exclusive	ankanlla	ankankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	ankanchik	ankanchikkuna
accusative	ankanchikta	ankanchikkunata
dative	ankanchikman	ankanchikkunaman
genitive	ankanchikpa	ankanchikkunap
locative	ankanchikpi	ankanchikkunapi
terminative	ankanchikkama	ankanchikkunakama
ablative	ankanchikmanta	ankanchikkunamanta
instrumental	ankanchikwan	ankanchikkunawan
comitative	ankanchiknintin	ankanchikkunantin
abessive	ankanchikninnaq	ankanchikkunannaq
comparative	ankanchikhina	ankanchikkunahina
causative	ankanchikrayku	ankanchikkunarayku
benefactive	ankanchikpaq	ankanchikkunapaq
associative	ankanchikpura	ankanchikkunapura
distributive	ankanchikninka	ankanchikkunanka
exclusive	ankanchiklla	ankanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	ankayku	ankaykukuna
accusative	ankaykuta	ankaykukunata
dative	ankaykuman	ankaykukunaman
genitive	ankaykupa	ankaykukunap
locative	ankaykupi	ankaykukunapi
terminative	ankaykukama	ankaykukunakama
ablative	ankaykumanta	ankaykukunamanta
instrumental	ankaykuwan	ankaykukunawan
comitative	ankaykuntin	ankaykukunantin
abessive	ankaykunnaq	ankaykukunannaq
comparative	ankaykuhina	ankaykukunahina
causative	ankaykurayku	ankaykukunarayku
benefactive	ankaykupaq	ankaykukunapaq
associative	ankaykupura	ankaykukunapura
distributive	ankaykunka	ankaykukunanka
exclusive	ankaykulla	ankaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	ankaykichik	ankaykichikkuna
accusative	ankaykichikta	ankaykichikkunata
dative	ankaykichikman	ankaykichikkunaman
genitive	ankaykichikpa	ankaykichikkunap
locative	ankaykichikpi	ankaykichikkunapi
terminative	ankaykichikkama	ankaykichikkunakama
ablative	ankaykichikmanta	ankaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	ankaykichikwan	ankaykichikkunawan
comitative	ankaykichiknintin	ankaykichikkunantin
abessive	ankaykichikninnaq	ankaykichikkunannaq
comparative	ankaykichikhina	ankaykichikkunahina
causative	ankaykichikrayku	ankaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	ankaykichikpaq	ankaykichikkunapaq
associative	ankaykichikpura	ankaykichikkunapura
distributive	ankaykichikninka	ankaykichikkunanka
exclusive	ankaykichiklla	ankaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	ankanku	ankankukuna
accusative	ankankuta	ankankukunata
dative	ankankuman	ankankukunaman
genitive	ankankupa	ankankukunap
locative	ankankupi	ankankukunapi
terminative	ankankukama	ankankukunakama
ablative	ankankumanta	ankankukunamanta
instrumental	ankankuwan	ankankukunawan
comitative	ankankuntin	ankankukunantin
abessive	ankankunnaq	ankankukunannaq
comparative	ankankuhina	ankankukunahina
causative	ankankurayku	ankankukunarayku
benefactive	ankankupaq	ankankukunapaq
associative	ankankupura	ankankukunapura
distributive	ankankunka	ankankukunanka
exclusive	ankankulla	ankankukunalla

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Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-ânka (infinitive kwânka, perfective -ânse)

1. (Kirundi) hate, dislike
2. (Kirundi) reject, refuse

Synonyms

• -anga (Rwanda)

Derived terms

• umwansi (“enemy”)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin anas, anatis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (“duck”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋˌka/

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anka

Noun

anka c

1. domesticated duck

Declension

Declension of anka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	anka	ankan	ankor	ankorna
Genitive	ankas	ankans	ankors	ankornas

Descendants

• → Finnish: ankka

See also

• Kalle Anka
• and
• kvack

Further reading

• anka in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• kana

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English anchor.

Noun

anka

1. anchor

Verb

anka

1. to anchor