kanka

See also: kånka and kaňka

Japanese

Romanization

kanka

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんか

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

kana +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanka/, [ˈkaŋka]

Noun

kanka f

1. diminutive of kana

Declension

Declension of kanka

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kanka	kance	kanki
Genitive	kanki	kankowu	kankow
Dative	kance	kankoma	kankam
Accusative	kanku	kance	kanki
Instrumental	kanku	kankoma	kankami
Locative	kance	kankoma	kankach

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Krajna) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋ.ka/

Noun

kanka f

1. (Krajna) tin milk container

Further reading

• Karol Malczewski (2024) “kanka”, in Słownik Gwary Krajeńskiej [A dictionary of the Krajna dialect]

Quechua

Adjective

kanka

1. roasted, toasted

Noun

kanka

1. roast, roasted meat

Declension

declension of kanka

	singular	plural
nominative	kanka	kankakuna
accusative	kankata	kankakunata
dative	kankaman	kankakunaman
genitive	kankap	kankakunap
locative	kankapi	kankakunapi
terminative	kankakama	kankakunakama
ablative	kankamanta	kankakunamanta
instrumental	kankawan	kankakunawan
comitative	kankantin	kankakunantin
abessive	kankannaq	kankakunannaq
comparative	kankahina	kankakunahina
causative	kankarayku	kankakunarayku
benefactive	kankapaq	kankakunapaq
associative	kankapura	kankakunapura
distributive	kankanka	kankakunanka
exclusive	kankalla	kankakunalla

possessive forms of kanka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	kankay	kankaykuna
accusative	kankayta	kankaykunata
dative	kankayman	kankaykunaman
genitive	kankaypa	kankaykunap
locative	kankaypi	kankaykunapi
terminative	kankaykama	kankaykunakama
ablative	kankaymanta	kankaykunamanta
instrumental	kankaywan	kankaykunawan
comitative	kankaynintin	kankaykunantin
abessive	kankayninnaq	kankaykunannaq
comparative	kankayhina	kankaykunahina
causative	kankayrayku	kankaykunarayku
benefactive	kankaypaq	kankaykunapaq
associative	kankaypura	kankaykunapura
distributive	kankayninka	kankaykunanka
exclusive	kankaylla	kankaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	kankayki	kankaykikuna
accusative	kankaykita	kankaykikunata
dative	kankaykiman	kankaykikunaman
genitive	kankaykipa	kankaykikunap
locative	kankaykipi	kankaykikunapi
terminative	kankaykikama	kankaykikunakama
ablative	kankaykimanta	kankaykikunamanta
instrumental	kankaykiwan	kankaykikunawan
comitative	kankaykintin	kankaykikunantin
abessive	kankaykinnaq	kankaykikunannaq
comparative	kankaykihina	kankaykikunahina
causative	kankaykirayku	kankaykikunarayku
benefactive	kankaykipaq	kankaykikunapaq
associative	kankaykipura	kankaykikunapura
distributive	kankaykinka	kankaykikunanka
exclusive	kankaykilla	kankaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	kankan	kankankuna
accusative	kankanta	kankankunata
dative	kankanman	kankankunaman
genitive	kankanpa	kankankunap
locative	kankanpi	kankankunapi
terminative	kankankama	kankankunakama
ablative	kankanmanta	kankankunamanta
instrumental	kankanwan	kankankunawan
comitative	kankanintin	kankankunantin
abessive	kankanninnaq	kankankunannaq
comparative	kankanhina	kankankunahina
causative	kankanrayku	kankankunarayku
benefactive	kankanpaq	kankankunapaq
associative	kankanpura	kankankunapura
distributive	kankaninka	kankankunanka
exclusive	kankanlla	kankankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	kankanchik	kankanchikkuna
accusative	kankanchikta	kankanchikkunata
dative	kankanchikman	kankanchikkunaman
genitive	kankanchikpa	kankanchikkunap
locative	kankanchikpi	kankanchikkunapi
terminative	kankanchikkama	kankanchikkunakama
ablative	kankanchikmanta	kankanchikkunamanta
instrumental	kankanchikwan	kankanchikkunawan
comitative	kankanchiknintin	kankanchikkunantin
abessive	kankanchikninnaq	kankanchikkunannaq
comparative	kankanchikhina	kankanchikkunahina
causative	kankanchikrayku	kankanchikkunarayku
benefactive	kankanchikpaq	kankanchikkunapaq
associative	kankanchikpura	kankanchikkunapura
distributive	kankanchikninka	kankanchikkunanka
exclusive	kankanchiklla	kankanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	kankayku	kankaykukuna
accusative	kankaykuta	kankaykukunata
dative	kankaykuman	kankaykukunaman
genitive	kankaykupa	kankaykukunap
locative	kankaykupi	kankaykukunapi
terminative	kankaykukama	kankaykukunakama
ablative	kankaykumanta	kankaykukunamanta
instrumental	kankaykuwan	kankaykukunawan
comitative	kankaykuntin	kankaykukunantin
abessive	kankaykunnaq	kankaykukunannaq
comparative	kankaykuhina	kankaykukunahina
causative	kankaykurayku	kankaykukunarayku
benefactive	kankaykupaq	kankaykukunapaq
associative	kankaykupura	kankaykukunapura
distributive	kankaykunka	kankaykukunanka
exclusive	kankaykulla	kankaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	kankaykichik	kankaykichikkuna
accusative	kankaykichikta	kankaykichikkunata
dative	kankaykichikman	kankaykichikkunaman
genitive	kankaykichikpa	kankaykichikkunap
locative	kankaykichikpi	kankaykichikkunapi
terminative	kankaykichikkama	kankaykichikkunakama
ablative	kankaykichikmanta	kankaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	kankaykichikwan	kankaykichikkunawan
comitative	kankaykichiknintin	kankaykichikkunantin
abessive	kankaykichikninnaq	kankaykichikkunannaq
comparative	kankaykichikhina	kankaykichikkunahina
causative	kankaykichikrayku	kankaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	kankaykichikpaq	kankaykichikkunapaq
associative	kankaykichikpura	kankaykichikkunapura
distributive	kankaykichikninka	kankaykichikkunanka
exclusive	kankaykichiklla	kankaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	kankanku	kankankukuna
accusative	kankankuta	kankankukunata
dative	kankankuman	kankankukunaman
genitive	kankankupa	kankankukunap
locative	kankankupi	kankankukunapi
terminative	kankankukama	kankankukunakama
ablative	kankankumanta	kankankukunamanta
instrumental	kankankuwan	kankankukunawan
comitative	kankankuntin	kankankukunantin
abessive	kankankunnaq	kankankukunannaq
comparative	kankankuhina	kankankukunahina
causative	kankankurayku	kankankukunarayku
benefactive	kankankupaq	kankankukunapaq
associative	kankankupura	kankankukunapura
distributive	kankankunka	kankankukunanka
exclusive	kankankulla	kankankukunalla

Related terms

• kankay

Turkish

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Borrowed from Romani kanka (“friend”) according to Nişanyan. Possibly a clipping of colloquial Turkish kankardeş (“blood-brother”). An alternative origin is also suggested, based on the regional Turkish kaka (“brother, elder brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑn.kɑ/

Noun

kanka (definite accusative kankayı, plural kankalar)

1. best friend
2. (colloquial) bro, mate, pal

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kanka
Definite accusative	kankayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kanka	kankalar
Definite accusative	kankayı	kankaları
Dative	kankaya	kankalara
Locative	kankada	kankalarda
Ablative	kankadan	kankalardan
Genitive	kankanın	kankaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kankam kankalarım 2nd singular kankan kankaların 3rd singular kankası kankaları 1st plural kankamız kankalarımız 2nd plural kankanız kankalarınız 3rd plural kankaları kankaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kankamı kankalarımı 2nd singular kankanı kankalarını 3rd singular kankasını kankalarını 1st plural kankamızı kankalarımızı 2nd plural kankanızı kankalarınızı 3rd plural kankalarını kankalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kankama kankalarıma 2nd singular kankana kankalarına 3rd singular kankasına kankalarına 1st plural kankamıza kankalarımıza 2nd plural kankanıza kankalarınıza 3rd plural kankalarına kankalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kankamda kankalarımda 2nd singular kankanda kankalarında 3rd singular kankasında kankalarında 1st plural kankamızda kankalarımızda 2nd plural kankanızda kankalarınızda 3rd plural kankalarında kankalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kankamdan kankalarımdan 2nd singular kankandan kankalarından 3rd singular kankasından kankalarından 1st plural kankamızdan kankalarımızdan 2nd plural kankanızdan kankalarınızdan 3rd plural kankalarından kankalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kankamın kankalarımın 2nd singular kankanın kankalarının 3rd singular kankasının kankalarının 1st plural kankamızın kankalarımızın 2nd plural kankanızın kankalarınızın 3rd plural kankalarının kankalarının

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.ŋ̀.kà/

Ideophone

kàǹkà

1. (of an object, speech, or a person) major; prominent; important; grand

Derived terms

• kàǹkà kanka (“especially important”)
• kàǹkà kàǹkà