English Online Dictionary. What means lanka? What does lanka mean?
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô. Akin to Livonian langa and Veps lang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): lan‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): lan‧ka
Noun
lanka
- thread (twisted strand of fiber used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string)
- yarn (twisted strand of fiber for knitting or weaving)
- Synonym: naru
- thread (long, thin piece of any material)
- wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)
- wire (piece of such material)
- strand (of some spices, such as saffron)
- (Internet) thread (series of messages)
- Synonyms: ketju, keskusteluketju, viestiketju
Usage notes
- (internet): lanka is most often used on imageboards such as Ylilauta.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lanka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
- kalan, lakan
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lanka. Cognates include Finnish lanka and Estonian lõng.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈɫɑŋk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈɫɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋk, -ɑŋkɑ
- Hyphenation: lan‧ka
Noun
lanka
- yarn
- Short for rautalanka.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 247
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, the source of Proto-Germanic *lingwą (“heather”).
Baltic-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian lankà (“water-meadow, swamp”), Proto-Slavic *lǫka.
Noun
lanka f (4th declension)
- marshy meadow
Declension
References
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaŋka/
Noun
lanka
- genitive singular of lank
- nominative dual of lank
- accusative dual of lank
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlanka]
Noun
lanka f
- diminutive of laň
Declension
Further reading
- “lanka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025