kankare

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === kangar === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kangar, *kankarëh, probably from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*gangaʀ), a later loan from the same source as kangas (“a soil type with moraine”); alternatively possibly from Proto-Uralic *këŋka- (“to climb”) (compare kangertaa). Related to Estonian kangur, Karelian kankareh and Livonian kāngar (“ridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkɑreˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋkɑ̝re̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑre Syllabification(key): kan‧ka‧re Hyphenation(key): kan‧ka‧re === Noun === kankare dry, rocky hill (dialectal, uncommon) small tiny dry pieces of rocks or solid earth found in lentils, rice or grains ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kankare”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023