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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From vàni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋâːnka/
- Hyphenation: van‧ka
Adverb
vȃnka (Cyrillic spelling ва̑нка)
- (regional) Alternative form of vàni
References
- “vanka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka.
Verb
vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka)
- to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.- where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.
- han vankar av och an.
- he strolls to and fro
- Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.
- On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)
- (passive voice) to expect food or some event
Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.- We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.
När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.- When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.
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