jenka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish gänga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeŋkɑ/, [ˈje̞ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): jen‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): jen‧ka

Noun

jenka

1. screw thread

Declension

Inflection of jenka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk–ng gradation)
nominative		jenka	jengat
genitive		jengan	jenkojen
partitive		jenkaa	jenkoja
illative		jenkaan	jenkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jenka	jengat
accusative	nom.	jenka	jengat
	gen.	jengan
genitive		jengan	jenkojen jenkain rare
partitive		jenkaa	jenkoja
inessive		jengassa	jengoissa
elative		jengasta	jengoista
illative		jenkaan	jenkoihin
adessive		jengalla	jengoilla
ablative		jengalta	jengoilta
allative		jengalle	jengoille
essive		jenkana	jenkoina
translative		jengaksi	jengoiksi
abessive		jengatta	jengoitta
instructive		—	jengoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jenka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk–ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jenkani jenkani accusative nom. jenkani jenkani gen. jenkani genitive jenkani jenkojeni jenkaini rare partitive jenkaani jenkojani inessive jengassani jengoissani elative jengastani jengoistani illative jenkaani jenkoihini adessive jengallani jengoillani ablative jengaltani jengoiltani allative jengalleni jengoilleni essive jenkanani jenkoinani translative jengakseni jengoikseni abessive jengattani jengoittani instructive — — comitative — jenkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jenkasi jenkasi accusative nom. jenkasi jenkasi gen. jenkasi genitive jenkasi jenkojesi jenkaisi rare partitive jenkaasi jenkojasi inessive jengassasi jengoissasi elative jengastasi jengoistasi illative jenkaasi jenkoihisi adessive jengallasi jengoillasi ablative jengaltasi jengoiltasi allative jengallesi jengoillesi essive jenkanasi jenkoinasi translative jengaksesi jengoiksesi abessive jengattasi jengoittasi instructive — — comitative — jenkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jenkamme jenkamme accusative nom. jenkamme jenkamme gen. jenkamme genitive jenkamme jenkojemme jenkaimme rare partitive jenkaamme jenkojamme inessive jengassamme jengoissamme elative jengastamme jengoistamme illative jenkaamme jenkoihimme adessive jengallamme jengoillamme ablative jengaltamme jengoiltamme allative jengallemme jengoillemme essive jenkanamme jenkoinamme translative jengaksemme jengoiksemme abessive jengattamme jengoittamme instructive — — comitative — jenkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jenkanne jenkanne accusative nom. jenkanne jenkanne gen. jenkanne genitive jenkanne jenkojenne jenkainne rare partitive jenkaanne jenkojanne inessive jengassanne jengoissanne elative jengastanne jengoistanne illative jenkaanne jenkoihinne adessive jengallanne jengoillanne ablative jengaltanne jengoiltanne allative jengallenne jengoillenne essive jenkananne jenkoinanne translative jengaksenne jengoiksenne abessive jengattanne jengoittanne instructive — — comitative — jenkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jenkansa jenkansa accusative nom. jenkansa jenkansa gen. jenkansa genitive jenkansa jenkojensa jenkainsa rare partitive jenkaansa jenkojaan jenkojansa inessive jengassaan jengassansa jengoissaan jengoissansa elative jengastaan jengastansa jengoistaan jengoistansa illative jenkaansa jenkoihinsa adessive jengallaan jengallansa jengoillaan jengoillansa ablative jengaltaan jengaltansa jengoiltaan jengoiltansa allative jengalleen jengallensa jengoilleen jengoillensa essive jenkanaan jenkanansa jenkoinaan jenkoinansa translative jengakseen jengaksensa jengoikseen jengoiksensa abessive jengattaan jengattansa jengoittaan jengoittansa instructive — — comitative — jenkoineen jenkoinensa

Further reading

• “jenka”, 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 2 July 2023

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	jenka
Brazilian standard	fenka
New Tribes	jenca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷeŋka]

Verb

jenka

1. (transitive) to hunt large game, such as deer, tapir, or capybaras, by flushing it out with dogs

Derived terms

• ejenka

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “jenka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[2], Lyon