anku

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːnˈkʊ/

Adverb

anku (Arabic spelling ئانکو)

1. Alternative form of ango (“that is to say”)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “anku”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9

Quechua

Alternative forms

• hank'u (Cusco)

Adjective

anku

1. resistant, elastic, resilient

Noun

anku

1. cord, whip
2. tube
3. tendon, nerve
4. blood vessel
5. hardness
6. squash, family Cucurbitaceae
7. liana
8. root

Declension

declension of anku

	singular	plural
nominative	anku	ankukuna
accusative	ankuta	ankukunata
dative	ankuman	ankukunaman
genitive	ankup	ankukunap
locative	ankupi	ankukunapi
terminative	ankukama	ankukunakama
ablative	ankumanta	ankukunamanta
instrumental	ankuwan	ankukunawan
comitative	ankuntin	ankukunantin
abessive	ankunnaq	ankukunannaq
comparative	ankuhina	ankukunahina
causative	ankurayku	ankukunarayku
benefactive	ankupaq	ankukunapaq
associative	ankupura	ankukunapura
distributive	ankunka	ankukunanka
exclusive	ankulla	ankukunalla

possessive forms of anku

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	ankuy	ankuykuna
accusative	ankuyta	ankuykunata
dative	ankuyman	ankuykunaman
genitive	ankuypa	ankuykunap
locative	ankuypi	ankuykunapi
terminative	ankuykama	ankuykunakama
ablative	ankuymanta	ankuykunamanta
instrumental	ankuywan	ankuykunawan
comitative	ankuynintin	ankuykunantin
abessive	ankuyninnaq	ankuykunannaq
comparative	ankuyhina	ankuykunahina
causative	ankuyrayku	ankuykunarayku
benefactive	ankuypaq	ankuykunapaq
associative	ankuypura	ankuykunapura
distributive	ankuyninka	ankuykunanka
exclusive	ankuylla	ankuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	ankuyki	ankuykikuna
accusative	ankuykita	ankuykikunata
dative	ankuykiman	ankuykikunaman
genitive	ankuykipa	ankuykikunap
locative	ankuykipi	ankuykikunapi
terminative	ankuykikama	ankuykikunakama
ablative	ankuykimanta	ankuykikunamanta
instrumental	ankuykiwan	ankuykikunawan
comitative	ankuykintin	ankuykikunantin
abessive	ankuykinnaq	ankuykikunannaq
comparative	ankuykihina	ankuykikunahina
causative	ankuykirayku	ankuykikunarayku
benefactive	ankuykipaq	ankuykikunapaq
associative	ankuykipura	ankuykikunapura
distributive	ankuykinka	ankuykikunanka
exclusive	ankuykilla	ankuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	ankun	ankunkuna
accusative	ankunta	ankunkunata
dative	ankunman	ankunkunaman
genitive	ankunpa	ankunkunap
locative	ankunpi	ankunkunapi
terminative	ankunkama	ankunkunakama
ablative	ankunmanta	ankunkunamanta
instrumental	ankunwan	ankunkunawan
comitative	ankunintin	ankunkunantin
abessive	ankunninnaq	ankunkunannaq
comparative	ankunhina	ankunkunahina
causative	ankunrayku	ankunkunarayku
benefactive	ankunpaq	ankunkunapaq
associative	ankunpura	ankunkunapura
distributive	ankuninka	ankunkunanka
exclusive	ankunlla	ankunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	ankunchik	ankunchikkuna
accusative	ankunchikta	ankunchikkunata
dative	ankunchikman	ankunchikkunaman
genitive	ankunchikpa	ankunchikkunap
locative	ankunchikpi	ankunchikkunapi
terminative	ankunchikkama	ankunchikkunakama
ablative	ankunchikmanta	ankunchikkunamanta
instrumental	ankunchikwan	ankunchikkunawan
comitative	ankunchiknintin	ankunchikkunantin
abessive	ankunchikninnaq	ankunchikkunannaq
comparative	ankunchikhina	ankunchikkunahina
causative	ankunchikrayku	ankunchikkunarayku
benefactive	ankunchikpaq	ankunchikkunapaq
associative	ankunchikpura	ankunchikkunapura
distributive	ankunchikninka	ankunchikkunanka
exclusive	ankunchiklla	ankunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	ankuyku	ankuykukuna
accusative	ankuykuta	ankuykukunata
dative	ankuykuman	ankuykukunaman
genitive	ankuykupa	ankuykukunap
locative	ankuykupi	ankuykukunapi
terminative	ankuykukama	ankuykukunakama
ablative	ankuykumanta	ankuykukunamanta
instrumental	ankuykuwan	ankuykukunawan
comitative	ankuykuntin	ankuykukunantin
abessive	ankuykunnaq	ankuykukunannaq
comparative	ankuykuhina	ankuykukunahina
causative	ankuykurayku	ankuykukunarayku
benefactive	ankuykupaq	ankuykukunapaq
associative	ankuykupura	ankuykukunapura
distributive	ankuykunka	ankuykukunanka
exclusive	ankuykulla	ankuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	ankuykichik	ankuykichikkuna
accusative	ankuykichikta	ankuykichikkunata
dative	ankuykichikman	ankuykichikkunaman
genitive	ankuykichikpa	ankuykichikkunap
locative	ankuykichikpi	ankuykichikkunapi
terminative	ankuykichikkama	ankuykichikkunakama
ablative	ankuykichikmanta	ankuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	ankuykichikwan	ankuykichikkunawan
comitative	ankuykichiknintin	ankuykichikkunantin
abessive	ankuykichikninnaq	ankuykichikkunannaq
comparative	ankuykichikhina	ankuykichikkunahina
causative	ankuykichikrayku	ankuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	ankuykichikpaq	ankuykichikkunapaq
associative	ankuykichikpura	ankuykichikkunapura
distributive	ankuykichikninka	ankuykichikkunanka
exclusive	ankuykichiklla	ankuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	ankunku	ankunkukuna
accusative	ankunkuta	ankunkukunata
dative	ankunkuman	ankunkukunaman
genitive	ankunkupa	ankunkukunap
locative	ankunkupi	ankunkukunapi
terminative	ankunkukama	ankunkukunakama
ablative	ankunkumanta	ankunkukunamanta
instrumental	ankunkuwan	ankunkukunawan
comitative	ankunkuntin	ankunkukunantin
abessive	ankunkunnaq	ankunkukunannaq
comparative	ankunkuhina	ankunkukunahina
causative	ankunkurayku	ankunkukunarayku
benefactive	ankunkupaq	ankunkukunapaq
associative	ankunkupura	ankunkukunapura
distributive	ankunkunka	ankunkukunanka
exclusive	ankunkulla	ankunkukunalla

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	anku
Brazilian standard	anku
New Tribes	ancu
historical ad hoc	aunko

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋku]

Noun

anku

1. a fragrant watercress-like herb mixed with water, salt, and possibly other herbs to ritually bathe a newborn baby and its mother for the first three months after birth, as well as to bathe the dead

References

• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[1], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 224: “ancu”
• Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 108, 137–139, 145: “aunko”