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ankara.

harsh, hard, strict, stern [with allative ‘to’ or (partitive +) kohtaan] (of a person or character, etc.)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɑŋkɑrɑ/[ˈɑ̝ŋkɑ̝rɑ̝]
  1. harsh, hard, strict, stern [with allative ‘to’ or (partitive +) kohtaan] (of a person or character, etc.)

  2. harsh, sharp, fierce (e.g. of the weather, such as winter weather)

  3. barren, austere, desolate (of a place, e.g. of a landscape)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *angazaz (compare English anger, Swedish ånger). Cognate with Karelian ankara.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.