/ˈjæŋkæ/, [ˈjæŋk̟æ]
OriginFrom a Sami language, ultimately from Proto-Samic *jeaŋkē (compare Northern Sami jeaggi).
- type of swamp; free of, or sparsely covered by trees, especially in northern Finland (such as Lapland and Kainuu)
- archaicA large, longish chunk of any material such as stone, ice or even cloud.
- dialectal, rarewedge
Formsjänkä(nominative, singular) · jängät(nominative, plural) · jänkä(accusative, nominative, singular) · jängät(accusative, nominative, plural) · jängän(accusative, genitive, singular) · jängät(accusative, genitive, plural) · jängän(genitive, singular) · jänkien(genitive, plural) · jänkäin(genitive, plural, rare) · jänkää(partitive, singular) · jänkiä(partitive, plural) · jängässä(inessive, singular) · jängissä(inessive, plural) · jängästä(elative, singular) · jängistä(elative, plural) · jänkään(illative, singular) · jänkiin(illative, plural) · jängällä(adessive, singular) · jängillä(adessive, plural) · jängältä(ablative, singular)