# anca
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈanka/
* Rhymes: -anka
* Syllabification: an‧ca

### Noun

anca f (plural ancas)
* hip

### References

* “cadera”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Cognate with English haunch.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈaŋ.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈaŋ.ka]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Noun

anca f (plural anques)
* haunch

#### Derived terms

* ancada
* ancat
* ancó
* ancut
* anquejar
* anques de granota

### Further reading

* “anca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “anca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “anca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “anca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Corsican
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca (“hip”), from Frankish *hanka, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint”). Cognates include Italian anca (“hip”) and French hanche (“hip”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈãka/

### Noun

anca f (plural anche)
* (anatomy) leg
* (typography) stem
* (music) stem

#### References

* https://infcor.adecec.net/

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin hanc hodie. Compare Istriot anca, Venetan anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Occitan ancui.

### Adverb

anca (Vegliot)
* also, too, as well
* even, even though

### References

* Ive, A. (1886) “L'antico dialetto di Veglia [The old dialect of Veglia]”, in G. I. Ascoli, editor, Archivio glottologico italiano [Italian linguistic archive], volume 9, Rome: E. Loescher, pages 115–187

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested from the 13th century. Either from Vulgar Latin *hanca or from Old French hanche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare English haunch.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaŋka̝/

#### Noun

anca f (plural ancas)
* (anatomy) buttock
    Synonyms: cadril, nádega
* rump (the hindquarter of an animal)
    Synonyms: garupa, alcafar
** 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 125:das doores que se fazen nas espadooas ou na anca do CaualloOn the pains that are produced in the shoulder or in the hip of the horse

#### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “anca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “anca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “anca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “anca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “anca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

anca
* inflection of ancar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Indonesian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈant͡ʃa]
* Hyphenation: an‧ca

### Noun

anca (uncountable)
* (archaic) hurdle, obstacle
    Synonym: rintangan
* (archaic) loss
    Synonym: kerugian
* rectangular Bugis woven kitchen utensils
* (dance) medium tempo

### Further reading

* “anca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Istriot
### Etymology

Possibly from Latin hanc hodie. Compare Venetan and Dalmatian anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje.

### Adverb

anca
* also, too, as well

#### Derived terms

* gnanca

## Italian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō, related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”). Compare French hanche, English haunch.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈan.ka/
* Rhymes: -anka
* Hyphenation: àn‧ca

### Noun

anca f (plural anche)
* (anatomy) hip

### Anagrams

* cana, naca

## Lindu
### Noun

anca
* fragrant mango

## Lombard
### Etymology 1

Probably rom Latin (ad) hanc (hōram) (“in this hour”). Akin to Italian anche, Venetan anca.

#### Alternative forms

* anc, an'

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaŋka/
** IPA: [ˈaŋkɑ]
** IPA: [ˈakɑ] (Eastern)

#### Adverb

anca
* either, also, too, as well
* even

### Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare French hanche, English haunch.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈanka/, [ˈaŋkɑ]

#### Noun

anca f (plural anche)
* (anatomy) hip

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare French hanche and English haunch.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɐ̃.kɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
* Hyphenation: an‧ca

### Noun

anca f (plural ancas)
* (anatomy) hip
    Synonym: quadril

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Cognate with English haunch.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈanka/ [ˈãŋ.ka]
* Rhymes: -anka
* Syllabification: an‧ca

### Noun

anca f (plural ancas)
* haunch, rump
* chicken leg, frog leg

#### Derived terms

* ancas de rana
* ancudo
* anquialmendrado
* anquiboyuno
* anquiderribado
* anquirredondo
* anquiseco
* punta de anca

### Further reading

* “anca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* cana

## Venetan
### Etymology

Possibly from Latin hanc hodie. Compare Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Dalmatianand Istriot anca.

### Adverb

anca
* also, too, as well, besides

#### Derived terms

* gnanca