planka

Borrowed from German Planke.

plȃnka f (Cyrillic spelling пла̑нка)

1. a plank, a board; sawn piece of timber (thicker than 48 mm)

   Synonym: tȃlpa

From Middle Low German planke, from Latin planca.

planka c

1. a plank, a board (sawn piece of timber, not too thin)

• → Finnish: lankku

• bräda (“board”)

planka (present plankar, preterite plankade, supine plankat, imperative planka)

1. to climb the fence (= plank, e.g. to a sports arena), to enter without paying the entrance fee
2. to travel on public transportation without paying due fees
3. (colloquial) plagiarize

   Synonym: plagiera

• plank

• planka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• planka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• planka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN