different between janker vs anker

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æ?k?(?)

Noun

janker (plural jankers)

1. (Scotland) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.

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Dutch

Etymology

From janken +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j??.k?r/
• Hyphenation: jan?ker
• Rhymes: -??k?r

Noun

janker m (plural jankers, diminutive jankertje n)

1. A cryer, one who weeps.
2. A whiner, one who complains.

Derived terms

• jankerig

English

Alternative forms

• ankor, anchor

Etymology

Dutch anker

Noun

anker (plural ankers)

1. (obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• Karen, karen, knare, naker, ranke

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.k?r/

Etymology 1

From Dutch anker, from Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker, from Latin anchora.

Noun

anker (plural ankers, diminutive ankertjie)

1. anchor

Etymology 2

From Dutch ankeren.

Verb

anker (present anker, present participle ankerende, past participle geanker)

1. (intransitive) to anchor

Basque

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /an.ker/

Adjective

anker (comparative ankerrago, superlative ankerren, excessive ankerregi)

1. mean

Declension

Noun

anker anim

1. beast

Declension

Further reading

• “anker” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “anker” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse akkeri, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).

Noun

anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)

1. (nautical) anchor
2. armature, anchor (rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo)

Inflection

Etymology 2

From German Anker or Dutch anker, from Medieval Latin anceria, Latin ancheria (“a small vat”).

Noun

anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)

1. barrel (beer), cask (wine)
2. anker

Inflection

Etymology 3

See anke

Noun

anker c

1. indefinite plural of anke

Verb

anker

1. present of anke

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k?r/
• Hyphenation: an?ker
• Rhymes: -??k?r

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker, from Latin anchora.

Noun

anker n (plural ankers, diminutive ankertje n)

1. anchor

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: anker
• ? Indonesian: angker

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

anker

1. first-person singular present indicative of ankeren
2. imperative of ankeren

Anagrams

• karne, raken

German

Pronunciation

Verb

anker

1. inflection of ankern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ancre, aunkir, ankor, ankur, ankir, ancher, ancour, hanker

Etymology

From Old English ancor.

Noun

anker (plural ankeres)

1. anchor

Descendants

• English: anchor
• Scots: anchor, anker

References

• “anker, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (ánkura), via Latin ancora, German Anker (but more likely to be Old German), and Old Norse akkeri.

Noun

anker n (definite singular ankeret or ankret, indefinite plural anker or ankere or ankre, definite singular ankera or ankra or ankrene)

1. (nautical) an anchor

Related terms

Derived terms

• ankerplass

References

• “anker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (ánkura), via Latin ancora, German Anker (but more likely to be Old German), and Old Norse akkeri.

Noun

anker n (definite singular ankeret, indefinite plural anker, definite plural ankera)

1. (nautical) an anchor

Derived terms

• ankerplass

References

• “anker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Noun

anker m

1. anchor

Inflection

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ankurô, whence also Old English ancor, Old Norse akkeri, from Latin ancora

Noun

anker m

1. anchor

Descendants

• German: Anker