kanki

See also: kaŋkɨ

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kanki. Cognate with Estonian kang, Ingrian kanki, Karelian kanki, Livvi kangi and Veps kang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋki/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋki
• Syllabification^(key): kan‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧ki

Noun

kanki

1. bar, stick (long piece of metal or wood, especially one used as a lever)
2. long piece of some solid material

   Synonym: tanko

3. rod (straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine)

Declension

Inflection of kanki (Kotus type 7*G/ovi, nk–ng gradation)
nominative		kanki	kanget
genitive		kangen	kankien
partitive		kankea	kankia
illative		kankeen	kankiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kanki	kanget
accusative	nom.	kanki	kanget
	gen.	kangen
genitive		kangen	kankien
partitive		kankea	kankia
inessive		kangessa	kangissa
elative		kangesta	kangista
illative		kankeen	kankiin
adessive		kangella	kangilla
ablative		kangelta	kangilta
allative		kangelle	kangille
essive		kankena	kankina
translative		kangeksi	kangiksi
abessive		kangetta	kangitta
instructive		—	kangin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kanki (Kotus type 7*G/ovi, nk–ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kankeni kankeni accusative nom. kankeni kankeni gen. kankeni genitive kankeni kankieni partitive kankeani kankiani inessive kangessani kangissani elative kangestani kangistani illative kankeeni kankiini adessive kangellani kangillani ablative kangeltani kangiltani allative kangelleni kangilleni essive kankenani kankinani translative kangekseni kangikseni abessive kangettani kangittani instructive — — comitative — kankineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kankesi kankesi accusative nom. kankesi kankesi gen. kankesi genitive kankesi kankiesi partitive kankeasi kankiasi inessive kangessasi kangissasi elative kangestasi kangistasi illative kankeesi kankiisi adessive kangellasi kangillasi ablative kangeltasi kangiltasi allative kangellesi kangillesi essive kankenasi kankinasi translative kangeksesi kangiksesi abessive kangettasi kangittasi instructive — — comitative — kankinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kankemme kankemme accusative nom. kankemme kankemme gen. kankemme genitive kankemme kankiemme partitive kankeamme kankiamme inessive kangessamme kangissamme elative kangestamme kangistamme illative kankeemme kankiimme adessive kangellamme kangillamme ablative kangeltamme kangiltamme allative kangellemme kangillemme essive kankenamme kankinamme translative kangeksemme kangiksemme abessive kangettamme kangittamme instructive — — comitative — kankinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kankenne kankenne accusative nom. kankenne kankenne gen. kankenne genitive kankenne kankienne partitive kankeanne kankianne inessive kangessanne kangissanne elative kangestanne kangistanne illative kankeenne kankiinne adessive kangellanne kangillanne ablative kangeltanne kangiltanne allative kangellenne kangillenne essive kankenanne kankinanne translative kangeksenne kangiksenne abessive kangettanne kangittanne instructive — — comitative — kankinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kankensa kankensa accusative nom. kankensa kankensa gen. kankensa genitive kankensa kankiensa partitive kankeaan kankeansa kankiaan kankiansa inessive kangessaan kangessansa kangissaan kangissansa elative kangestaan kangestansa kangistaan kangistansa illative kankeensa kankiinsa adessive kangellaan kangellansa kangillaan kangillansa ablative kangeltaan kangeltansa kangiltaan kangiltansa allative kangelleen kangellensa kangilleen kangillensa essive kankenaan kankenansa kankinaan kankinansa translative kangekseen kangeksensa kangikseen kangiksensa abessive kangettaan kangettansa kangittaan kangittansa instructive — — comitative — kankineen kankinensa

Derived terms

• kangeta

compounds

• kankikuolain
• kankipalmikko
• kankirauta
• kankiteräs
• kankivasara
• kiertokanki
• nostokanki
• puukanki
• rautakanki
• viertokanki
• vääntökanki

Related terms

• kankea

Further reading

• “kanki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• -kkain, kakin, kikan, nakki, nikka

Hausa

Kankī̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kán.kìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kɛ́ɲ.cìː]

Noun

kankī̀ m (possessed form kankìn)

1. western hartebeest

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kanki. Cognates include Finnish kanki and Estonian kang.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋki/, [ˈkɑŋkʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋki/, [ˈkɑŋɡ̊i]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkʲ, -ɑŋki
• Hyphenation: kan‧ki

Noun

kanki

1. bar, rod

Declension

Declension of kanki (type 5/lehti, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kanki	kanget
genitive	kangen	kankiin, kankiloin
partitive	kankia	kankija, kankiloja
illative	kankee	kankii, kankiloihe
inessive	kangees	kangiis, kankilois
elative	kangest	kangist, kankiloist
allative	kangelle	kangille, kankiloille
adessive	kangeel	kangiil, kankiloil
ablative	kangelt	kangilt, kankiloilt
translative	kangeks	kangiks, kankiloiks
essive	kankenna, kankeen	kankinna, kankiloinna, kankiin, kankiloin
exessive1)	kankent	kankint, kankiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kangeta
• puukanki

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 134

Japanese

Romanization

kanki

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんき

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkankʲi/, [ˈkaŋʲkʲi]

Noun

kanki

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

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian kanki or Finnish kanki.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋki/, [ˈkɑŋkʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋki
• Hyphenation: kan‧ki

Noun

kanki

1. wooden rod, stick, cane, club

Inflection

Declension of kanki (type VII/nimi, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kanki	kangõd
genitive	kangõ	kankijõ
partitive	kankia	kankiit
illative	kankõ, kankõsõ	kankiisõ
inessive	kangõz	kankiiz
elative	kangõss	kankiiss
allative	kangõllõ	kankiillõ
adessive	kangõll	kankiill
ablative	kangõlt	kankiilt
translative	kangõssi	kankiissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Declension of kanki (type II/võrkko, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kanki	kangid
genitive	kangi	kankijõ
partitive	kankia	kankiit
illative	kanki, kankisõ	kankiisõ
inessive	kangiz	kankiiz
elative	kangiss	kankiiss
allative	kangillõ	kankiillõ
adessive	kangill	kankiill
ablative	kangilt	kankiilt
translative	kangissi	kankiissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kanki”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn
• Rozhanskiy, Fedor, Markus, Elena, editors (2026), “kanki”, in VoticDict 1.0 - Morphological dictionary of Votic‎^[3] (computer program)