sanka

See also: Sanka, sánka, and sänka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sanka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ćanka, possibly borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ḱanku-. May be related to Erzya сянго (śango).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): san‧ka

Noun

sanka

1. a handle for carrying, particularly one that is relatively thin but stiff, e.g. made of metal wire or another similar material
2. (usually in the plural) temple, arm of spectacles

   Synonym: silmälasinsanka

Declension

Inflection of sanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		sanka	sangat
genitive		sangan	sankojen
partitive		sankaa	sankoja
illative		sankaan	sankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sanka	sangat
accusative	nom.	sanka	sangat
	gen.	sangan
genitive		sangan	sankojen sankain rare
partitive		sankaa	sankoja
inessive		sangassa	sangoissa
elative		sangasta	sangoista
illative		sankaan	sankoihin
adessive		sangalla	sangoilla
ablative		sangalta	sangoilta
allative		sangalle	sangoille
essive		sankana	sankoina
translative		sangaksi	sangoiksi
abessive		sangatta	sangoitta
instructive		—	sangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sankani sankani accusative nom. sankani sankani gen. sankani genitive sankani sankojeni sankaini rare partitive sankaani sankojani inessive sangassani sangoissani elative sangastani sangoistani illative sankaani sankoihini adessive sangallani sangoillani ablative sangaltani sangoiltani allative sangalleni sangoilleni essive sankanani sankoinani translative sangakseni sangoikseni abessive sangattani sangoittani instructive — — comitative — sankoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sankasi sankasi accusative nom. sankasi sankasi gen. sankasi genitive sankasi sankojesi sankaisi rare partitive sankaasi sankojasi inessive sangassasi sangoissasi elative sangastasi sangoistasi illative sankaasi sankoihisi adessive sangallasi sangoillasi ablative sangaltasi sangoiltasi allative sangallesi sangoillesi essive sankanasi sankoinasi translative sangaksesi sangoiksesi abessive sangattasi sangoittasi instructive — — comitative — sankoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sankamme sankamme accusative nom. sankamme sankamme gen. sankamme genitive sankamme sankojemme sankaimme rare partitive sankaamme sankojamme inessive sangassamme sangoissamme elative sangastamme sangoistamme illative sankaamme sankoihimme adessive sangallamme sangoillamme ablative sangaltamme sangoiltamme allative sangallemme sangoillemme essive sankanamme sankoinamme translative sangaksemme sangoiksemme abessive sangattamme sangoittamme instructive — — comitative — sankoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sankanne sankanne accusative nom. sankanne sankanne gen. sankanne genitive sankanne sankojenne sankainne rare partitive sankaanne sankojanne inessive sangassanne sangoissanne elative sangastanne sangoistanne illative sankaanne sankoihinne adessive sangallanne sangoillanne ablative sangaltanne sangoiltanne allative sangallenne sangoillenne essive sankananne sankoinanne translative sangaksenne sangoiksenne abessive sangattanne sangoittanne instructive — — comitative — sankoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sankansa sankansa accusative nom. sankansa sankansa gen. sankansa genitive sankansa sankojensa sankainsa rare partitive sankaansa sankojaan sankojansa inessive sangassaan sangassansa sangoissaan sangoissansa elative sangastaan sangastansa sangoistaan sangoistansa illative sankaansa sankoihinsa adessive sangallaan sangallansa sangoillaan sangoillansa ablative sangaltaan sangaltansa sangoiltaan sangoiltansa allative sangalleen sangallensa sangoilleen sangoillensa essive sankanaan sankanansa sankoinaan sankoinansa translative sangakseen sangaksensa sangoikseen sangoiksensa abessive sangattaan sangattansa sangoittaan sangoittansa instructive — — comitative — sankoineen sankoinensa

Derived terms

• sangallinen
• sangaton
• sanko

 

compounds

• kattilansanka
• sankalasit
• sankaluuri
• sankavehnänen
• sarvisankainen

 

See also

• ohimo
• sankaluuri

Further reading

• “sanka”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kansa, kasan, sakan

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sán.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sáŋ.káː]

Noun

sankā f (plural sankā̀yē, possessed form sankar̃)

1. bunch of tobacco leaves

Japanese

Romanization

sanka

1. Rōmaji transcription of さんか

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sanket

Verb

sanka

1. inflection of sanke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish anca and Portuguese anca and Kabuverdianu anka in the meaning of "hip".

Noun

sanka

1. (vulgar) butt, buttocks
2. (vulgar) bottom, bum
3. (vulgar) ass

Somali

Noun

sanka

1. the nose

Swedish

Adjective

sanka

1. inflection of sank:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural