# sanka
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sanka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ćanka, possibly borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ḱanku-. May be related to Erzya сянго (śango).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: san‧ka

### Noun

sanka
* a handle for carrying, particularly one that is relatively thin but stiff, e.g. made of metal wire or another similar material
* (usually in the plural) temple, arm of spectacles
    Synonym: silmälasinsanka

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankani
sankani
accusative
nom.
sankani
sankani
gen.
sankani
genitive
sankani
sankojeni sankaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sankaani
sankojani
inessive
sangassani
sangoissani
elative
sangastani
sangoistani
illative
sankaani
sankoihini
adessive
sangallani
sangoillani
ablative
sangaltani
sangoiltani
allative
sangalleni
sangoilleni
essive
sankanani
sankoinani
translative
sangakseni
sangoikseni
abessive
sangattani
sangoittani
instructive
comitative
—sankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankasi
sankasi
accusative
nom.
sankasi
sankasi
gen.
sankasi
genitive
sankasi
sankojesi sankaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sankaasi
sankojasi
inessive
sangassasi
sangoissasi
elative
sangastasi
sangoistasi
illative
sankaasi
sankoihisi
adessive
sangallasi
sangoillasi
ablative
sangaltasi
sangoiltasi
allative
sangallesi
sangoillesi
essive
sankanasi
sankoinasi
translative
sangaksesi
sangoiksesi
abessive
sangattasi
sangoittasi
instructive
comitative
—sankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankamme
sankamme
accusative
nom.
sankamme
sankamme
gen.
sankamme
genitive
sankamme
sankojemme sankaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sankaamme
sankojamme
inessive
sangassamme
sangoissamme
elative
sangastamme
sangoistamme
illative
sankaamme
sankoihimme
adessive
sangallamme
sangoillamme
ablative
sangaltamme
sangoiltamme
allative
sangallemme
sangoillemme
essive
sankanamme
sankoinamme
translative
sangaksemme
sangoiksemme
abessive
sangattamme
sangoittamme
instructive
comitative
—sankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankanne
sankanne
accusative
nom.
sankanne
sankanne
gen.
sankanne
genitive
sankanne
sankojenne sankainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sankaanne
sankojanne
inessive
sangassanne
sangoissanne
elative
sangastanne
sangoistanne
illative
sankaanne
sankoihinne
adessive
sangallanne
sangoillanne
ablative
sangaltanne
sangoiltanne
allative
sangallenne
sangoillenne
essive
sankananne
sankoinanne
translative
sangaksenne
sangoiksenne
abessive
sangattanne
sangoittanne
instructive
comitative
—sankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankansa
sankansa
accusative
nom.
sankansa
sankansa
gen.
sankansa
genitive
sankansa
sankojensa sankainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sankaansa
sankojaan sankojansa
inessive
sangassaan sangassansa
sangoissaan sangoissansa
elative
sangastaan sangastansa
sangoistaan sangoistansa
illative
sankaansa
sankoihinsa
adessive
sangallaan sangallansa
sangoillaan sangoillansa
ablative
sangaltaan sangaltansa
sangoiltaan sangoiltansa
allative
sangalleen sangallensa
sangoilleen sangoillensa
essive
sankanaan sankanansa
sankoinaan sankoinansa
translative
sangakseen sangaksensa
sangoikseen sangoiksensa
abessive
sangattaan sangattansa
sangoittaan sangoittansa
instructive
comitative
—sankoineen sankoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sangallinen
* sangaton
* sanko
* kattilansanka
* sankalasit
* sankaluuri
* sankavehnänen
* sarvisankainen

#### See also

* ohimo
* sankaluuri

### Further reading

* “sanka”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* kansa, kasan, sakan

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sán.káː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [sáŋ.káː]

### Noun

sankā f (plural sankā̀yē, possessed form sankar̃)
* bunch of tobacco leaves

## Japanese
### Romanization

sanka
* Rōmaji transcription of さんか

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* sanket

### Verb

sanka
* inflection of sanke:
** simple past
** past participle

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish anca and Portuguese anca and Kabuverdianu anka in the meaning of "hip".

### Noun

sanka
* (vulgar) butt, buttocks
* (vulgar) bottom, bum
* (vulgar) ass

## Somali
### Noun

sanka
* the nose

## Swedish
### Adjective

sanka
* inflection of sank:
** definite singular
** plural