lanka

From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô. Akin to Livonian langa and Veps lang.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lan‧ka

lanka

1. thread (twisted strand of fiber used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string)
2. yarn (twisted strand of fiber for knitting or weaving)

   Synonym: naru

3. thread (long, thin piece of any material)
   1. wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)
   2. wire (piece of such material)
4. strand (of some spices, such as saffron)
5. (Internet) thread (series of messages)

   Synonyms: ketju, keskusteluketju, viestiketju

• (internet): lanka is most often used on imageboards such as Ylilauta.

• “lanka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• kalan, lakan

From Proto-Finnic *lanka. Cognates include Finnish lanka and Estonian lõng.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈɫɑŋk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈɫɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk, -ɑŋkɑ
• Hyphenation: lan‧ka

lanka

1. yarn
2. Short for rautalanka.

Declension of lanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lanka	langat
genitive	langan	lankoin
partitive	lankaa	lankoja
illative	lankaa	lankoi
inessive	langaas	langois
elative	langast	langoist
allative	langalle	langoille
adessive	langaal	langoil
ablative	langalt	langoilt
translative	langaks	langoiks
essive	lankanna, lankaan	lankoinna, lankoin
exessive1)	lankant	lankoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 247

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, the source of Proto-Germanic *lingwą (“heather”).^[1][2]

Baltic-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian lankà (“water-meadow, swamp”), Proto-Slavic *lǫka.

lanka f (4th declension)

1. marshy meadow

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋka/

lanka

1. genitive singular of lank
2. nominative dual of lank
3. accusative dual of lank