vanka

== Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From vàni. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋâːnka/ Hyphenation: van‧ka === Adverb === vȃnka (Cyrillic spelling ва̑нка) (regional) alternative form of vàni === References === “vanka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka. === Verb === vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka) to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry han vankar av och an. he strolls to and fro Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar. On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics) (passive voice) to expect food or some event ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “vanka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vanka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vanka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vankas”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vankas”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vankas”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === vakan, vakna