ranka

From Germanic, compare dialectal Norwegian strange (“stripped trunk of a smaller tree”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈrɑŋkɑ]
• Hyphenation: ran‧ka

ranka

1. pole (delimbed but not debarked stem of a thin tree that is not cut to a specified length)
2. stalk (supporting member of a plant part, such as a leaf or inflorescence)
3. spine (short for selkäranka)

• riuku
• runko
• salko
• seiväs

• karan, rakan

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *rǫka, Latvian roka.

• IPA^(key): [ɾɐŋˈkɐ]

rankà f (plural rañkos) stress pattern 2

1. (anatomy) hand; arm

• ronka (Samogitian)

ranka

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of rank.

ranka c

1. a vine, a bine, a long climbing shoot of a plant

• rankornament
• vinranka

ranka (present rankar, preterite rankade, supine rankat, imperative ranka)

1. to rank, to arrange according to rank
2. (slang) to xerox, to copy (using a Rank Xerox copier)

• ranking
• rankning

• rida ranka

• ranka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)