kankea

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *kankëda, possibly from Proto-Uralic *kënka-, *kënke-, whence Erzya канкстомомс (kankstomoms, “to stiffen; to get numb”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkeɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑŋkeɑ Syllabification(key): kan‧ke‧a Hyphenation(key): kan‧kea ==== Adjective ==== kankea (comparative kankeampi, superlative kankein) stiff (rigid, hard to bend, inflexible; e.g. of body parts that are more rigid than usual) (figuratively) stiff (not flexible, e.g. of policies and rules and their application and enforcement; overtly formal, stilted) (figuratively) awkward, clumsy, stilted (of speech, etc.) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “kankea”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkeɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑŋkeɑ Syllabification(key): kan‧ke‧a Hyphenation(key): kan‧kea ==== Noun ==== kankea partitive singular of kanki === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkeɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑŋkeɑ Syllabification(key): kan‧ke‧a Hyphenation(key): kan‧kea ==== Verb ==== kankea inflection of kangeta: second-person singular imperative present active indicative connegative second-person singular imperative connegative