tankus

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to pull together, coagulate, solidify, compact”). Cognate with Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, “to squeeze, twist”), Old Armenian թանձր (tʻanjr, “thick, dense”), English tight, Old Norse þéttr (“close, thick”), Old Irish técht (“solidified”), Sanskrit तञ्च् (tañc, “to contract, coagulate”), and perhaps Hittite 𒋫𒈨𒅅𒍣 (tamekzi, “attaches”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaːŋkʊs/ === Adjective === tánkus m (feminine tánki, neuter tanku) stress pattern 3 thick; dense (of multiple objects, such as trees) close together (of footsteps, speech, etc.) quick, speedy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===