kanklės
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lithuanian kanklės.
Noun
kanklės (plural kanklės)
- A type of Lithuanian chordophone in the Baltic psaltery instrument family.
See also
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- kañkliai, kañklai
Etymology
Inherited from Old Lithuanian kañklės. Further etymology is unclear, probably derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kankl- < *kantl-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”), compare similar Proto-Celtic *kantlom, however, initial vowel doesn't match; because of that Smoczyński suggests non-Indo-European origin. Relation with Proto-Finnic *kandël is unclear.
Cognate with Latvian kuõkle (kuõkles pl), kùokle (kùokles pl), Samogitian konklē.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɐŋʲkʲlʲeːs/
Noun
kañklės f pl
Declension
| nominative | kañklės |
|---|---|
| genitive | kañklių |
| dative | kañklėms |
| accusative | kanklès |
| instrumental | kañklėmis |
| locative | kañklėse |
| vocative | kañklės |
Derived terms
verbs
- kankliúoti
Further reading
- “kanklės”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “kanklės”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- “kanklės”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kañklės”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 458