different between thanks vs thanka

English

Alternative forms

• thx, thanx, 10x

Etymology

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þank?s, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æ?ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ?ks/
• Rhymes: -æ?ks

Interjection

thanks

1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thank you

   • ~1595, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1

     Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

Derived terms

• thanks a lot
• thanks, but no thanks
• thanks for asking
• thanks for nothing
• thanks for your help

Translations

Noun

thanks

1. plural of thank

thanks (uncountable)

2. An expression of gratitude.

   After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?

3. Grateful feelings or thoughts.

Derived terms

• thanks to

Translations

Verb

thanks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English thanks.

Interjection

thanks

1. (informal) thanks

   Synonyms: bedankt, dank je, dank u, dank je wel, dank u wel

English

Noun

thanka (plural thankas)

1. Alternative spelling of thangka
2. Alternative spelling of tanka

Anagrams

• Tanakh, kantha, khatna