Anka
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German anker, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anka/
Noun
Anka m (plural Ankasch)
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.ka/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -anka
- Syllabification: An‧ka
Proper noun
Anka f (diminutive Aneczka)
- a diminutive of the female given name Anna
Declension
Declension of Anka
Further reading
- Anka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /âːnka/
- Hyphenation: An‧ka
Proper noun
Ȃnka f (Cyrillic spelling А̑нка)
- a diminutive of the female given name Ana, equivalent to English Annie
Declension
Declension of Anka
Further reading
- “Anka”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عنقا,[1] from Arabic عَنْقَاء (ʕanqāʔ).[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aŋ.kaː]
- Hyphenation: An‧ka
Proper noun
Anka (definite accusative Ankayı, plural Ankalar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anka | Ankalar |
| definite accusative | Ankayı | Ankaları |
| dative | Ankaya | Ankalara |
| locative | Ankada | Ankalarda |
| ablative | Ankadan | Ankalardan |
| genitive | Ankanın | Ankaların |
Synonyms
- Simurg
- Zümrüdüanka
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عنقا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1325
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “Anka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ “Anka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu