lanka

lanka

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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

Noun

lanka

  1. yarn
    Synonym: naru
  2. thread (long, thin piece of any material)
    1. wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)
    2. wire (piece of such material)
  3. strand (of some spices, such as saffron)
  4. (Internet) thread (series of messages)
    Synonyms: ketju, keskusteluketju, viestiketju

Usage notes

  • (internet): lanka is most often used on imageboards such as Ylilauta.

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Compounds

Further reading

  • lanka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), 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

  1. yarn
  2. Short for rautalanka.

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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)

  1. marshy meadow

Declension

References

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋka/

Noun

lanka

  1. genitive singular of lank
  2. nominative dual of lank
  3. accusative dual of lank

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