kanka

See also: kånka, kaňka, 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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Turkish

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Borrowed from Romani kanka (friend) according to Nişanyan.[1] Possibly a clipping of colloquial Turkish kankardeş (blood-brother). An alternative origin is also suggested, based on the regional Turkish kaka (brother, elder brother).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑn.kɑ/

Noun

kanka (definite accusative kankayı, plural kankalar)

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

Declension

Declension of kanka
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

References

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