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kanki.

bar, stick (long piece of metal or wood, especially one used as a lever)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑŋki/[ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟i]
  1. bar, stick (long piece of metal or wood, especially one used as a lever)

  2. long piece of some solid material

  3. rod (straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kanki. Cognate with Estonian kang, Ingrian kanki, Karelian kanki, Livvi kangi and Veps kang.

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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.