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Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German anker, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Anka m (plural Ankasch)
- anchor
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of Anna + -ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.ka/
- Rhymes: -anka
- Syllabification: An‧ka
Proper noun
Anka f (diminutive Aneczka)
- a diminutive of the female given name Anna
Declension
Further reading
- Anka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ana + -ka.
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
Further reading
- “Anka”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عنقا,[1] from Arabic عَنْقَاء (ʕanqāʔ).[2][3]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anka (definite accusative Ankayı, plural Ankalar)
- (mythology) phoenix
Declension
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