anka

See also: Anka, -anka, and änka

Japanese

Romanization

anka

1. Rōmaji transcription of あんか

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese anca.

Noun

anka

1. hip (upper part of the leg)

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 f (4th declension)

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

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, 1941–2025
• 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

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

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-ânka (infinitive kwânka, perfective -ânse)

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

Synonyms

• -anga (Rwanda)

Derived terms

• umwansi (“enemy”)

Swedish

Etymology

From earlier Old Swedish and-kona (“duck-woman”); see and (“wild duck”) and kona (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋˌka/

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anka

Noun

anka c

1. domesticated duck
2. Synonym of tidningsanka

Declension

Declension of anka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	anka	ankas
	definite	ankan	ankans
plural	indefinite	ankor	ankors
	definite	ankorna	ankornas

Descendants

• → Finnish: ankka

See also

• Kalle Anka
• and
• kvack

References

• anka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• anka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• anka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kana

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English anchor.

Noun

anka

1. anchor

Verb

anka

1. to anchor