# Ankara
## English

Wikivoyage

### Etymology 1

From Turkish Ankara and Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite [script needed] (Ankuwaš), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“elbow, bend, curve”). The river and province are named for the city. Doublet of Angora, angle, and anchor.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Proper noun

Ankara
* The capital city of Turkey.
* (metonymically) The Turkish government.
* A province in Turkey around the city.
* A river in Turkey near the city, a tributary of the Sakarya.

##### Synonyms

* Angora (historical)

##### Translations
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

Ankara (uncountable)
* A West African fabric.

### References

* "Ankara", New World Encyclopedia.

### Anagrams

* Arakan, Kanara, Nakara, Naraka

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Ankara
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

#### Related terms

* Ankarioot
* Ankarioties

## Azerbaijani
### Proper noun

Ankara
* Ankara (a city and province of Turkey)

#### Declension
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaŋkara]

### Proper noun

Ankara f (relational adjective ankarský, demonym Ankařan)
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Ankara”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dagbani
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Ankara
* Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

## French
### Alternative forms

* (obsolete) Angora

### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.ka.ʁa/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ankara f
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)
    Holonym: Turquie

#### Related terms

* Ancyre

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ankara n (proper noun, genitive Ankaras or (optionally with an article) Ankara)
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

## Hausa
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔán.kà.rà/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ʔáŋ.kə̀.rə̀]
* Hyphenation: An‧kà‧r̃à

### Proper noun

Ankàr̃à f
* Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒŋkɒrɒ]
* Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra
* Rhymes: -rɒ

### Proper noun

Ankara
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

#### Derived terms

* ankarai

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Turkish Ankara, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈkara/
* Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

### Proper noun

Ankara
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

### Further reading

* “Ankara” 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.

## Latvian
### Proper noun

Ankara f (4 declension)
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

#### Declension
## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Ankara f
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

#### Declension
## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aŋˈka.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ara
* Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

### Proper noun

Ankara f
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

#### Derived terms

* ankarski
* ankarczyk
* ankarka

### Further reading

* Ankara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Ankara f
* Alternative spelling of Ancara

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎnkara/
* Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

### Proper noun

Ànkara f (Cyrillic spelling А̀нкара)
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈankara]

### Proper noun

Ankara f (genitive singular Ankary, declension pattern of žena)
* Ankara (the capital of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

### References

* “Ankara”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* Angora

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈkaɾa/ [ãŋˈka.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -aɾa
* Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

### Proper noun

Ankara f
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* Ankara (a province in Turkey)

#### Related terms

* angorense

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite Ankuwash, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“elbow, bend, curve”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɑn.kɑ.ɾɑ], [ˈɑŋ.kɑ.ɾɑ]
* (dialectal) IPA: [ˈɑŋ.ɡɑ.ɾɑ]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ankara
* Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
* (metonymically, colloquial) the Turkish government.
* Ankara (a province of Turkey)
* Ankara (a river in Turkey)

#### Coordinate terms

* Adana
* Adıyaman
* Afyonkarahisar
* Ağrı
* Aksaray
* Amasya
* Ankara
* Antalya
* Ardahan
* Artvin
* Aydın
* Balıkesir
* Bartın
* Batman
* Bayburt
* Bilecik
* Bingöl
* Bitlis
* Bolu
* Burdur
* Bursa
* Çanakkale
* Çankırı
* Çorum
* Denizli
* Diyarbakır
* Düzce
* Edirne
* Elâzığ
* Erzincan
* Erzurum
* Eskişehir
* Gaziantep
* Giresun
* Gümüşhane
* Hakkâri
* Hatay
* Iğdır
* Isparta
* İstanbul
* İzmir
* Kahramanmaraş
* Karabük
* Karaman
* Kars
* Kastamonu
* Kayseri
* Kırıkkale
* Kırklareli
* Kırşehir
* Kilis
* Kocaeli
* Konya
* Kütahya
* Malatya
* Manisa
* Mardin
* Mersin
* Muğla
* Muş
* Nevşehir
* Niğde
* Ordu
* Osmaniye
* Rize
* Sakarya
* Samsun
* Siirt
* Sinop
* Sivas
* Şanlıurfa
* Şırnak
* Tekirdağ
* Tokat
* Trabzon
* Tunceli
* Uşak
* Van
* Yalova
* Yozgat
* Zonguldak

#### Derived terms

* Ankaralı