# jenka
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish gänga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjeŋkɑ/, [ˈje̞ŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: jen‧ka

### Noun

jenka
* screw thread

#### Declension

Possessive forms of jenka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jenkani
jenkani
accusative
nom.
jenkani
jenkani
gen.
jenkani
genitive
jenkani
jenkojeni jenkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
jenkaani
jenkojani
inessive
jengassani
jengoissani
elative
jengastani
jengoistani
illative
jenkaani
jenkoihini
adessive
jengallani
jengoillani
ablative
jengaltani
jengoiltani
allative
jengalleni
jengoilleni
essive
jenkanani
jenkoinani
translative
jengakseni
jengoikseni
abessive
jengattani
jengoittani
instructive
comitative
—jenkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jenkasi
jenkasi
accusative
nom.
jenkasi
jenkasi
gen.
jenkasi
genitive
jenkasi
jenkojesi jenkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
jenkaasi
jenkojasi
inessive
jengassasi
jengoissasi
elative
jengastasi
jengoistasi
illative
jenkaasi
jenkoihisi
adessive
jengallasi
jengoillasi
ablative
jengaltasi
jengoiltasi
allative
jengallesi
jengoillesi
essive
jenkanasi
jenkoinasi
translative
jengaksesi
jengoiksesi
abessive
jengattasi
jengoittasi
instructive
comitative
—jenkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jenkamme
jenkamme
accusative
nom.
jenkamme
jenkamme
gen.
jenkamme
genitive
jenkamme
jenkojemme jenkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
jenkaamme
jenkojamme
inessive
jengassamme
jengoissamme
elative
jengastamme
jengoistamme
illative
jenkaamme
jenkoihimme
adessive
jengallamme
jengoillamme
ablative
jengaltamme
jengoiltamme
allative
jengallemme
jengoillemme
essive
jenkanamme
jenkoinamme
translative
jengaksemme
jengoiksemme
abessive
jengattamme
jengoittamme
instructive
comitative
—jenkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jenkanne
jenkanne
accusative
nom.
jenkanne
jenkanne
gen.
jenkanne
genitive
jenkanne
jenkojenne jenkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
jenkaanne
jenkojanne
inessive
jengassanne
jengoissanne
elative
jengastanne
jengoistanne
illative
jenkaanne
jenkoihinne
adessive
jengallanne
jengoillanne
ablative
jengaltanne
jengoiltanne
allative
jengallenne
jengoillenne
essive
jenkananne
jenkoinanne
translative
jengaksenne
jengoiksenne
abessive
jengattanne
jengoittanne
instructive
comitative
—jenkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jenkansa
jenkansa
accusative
nom.
jenkansa
jenkansa
gen.
jenkansa
genitive
jenkansa
jenkojensa jenkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
jenkaansa
jenkojaan jenkojansa
inessive
jengassaan jengassansa
jengoissaan jengoissansa
elative
jengastaan jengastansa
jengoistaan jengoistansa
illative
jenkaansa
jenkoihinsa
adessive
jengallaan jengallansa
jengoillaan jengoillansa
ablative
jengaltaan jengaltansa
jengoiltaan jengoiltansa
allative
jengalleen jengallensa
jengoilleen jengoillensa
essive
jenkanaan jenkanansa
jenkoinaan jenkoinansa
translative
jengakseen jengaksensa
jengoikseen jengoiksensa
abessive
jengattaan jengattansa
jengoittaan jengoittansa
instructive
comitative
—jenkoineen jenkoinensa :

### Further reading

* “jenka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [hʷeŋka]

### Verb

jenka
* (transitive) to hunt large game, such as deer, tapir, or capybaras, by flushing it out with dogs

#### Derived terms

* ejenka

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jenka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon