Ankara

See also: Ankarą and ankara

English

Wikivoyage

Etymology 1

From Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, anchor, hook), referring to a bend in the river. Ultimately derived from Hittite Ankuwash, probably of similar meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/
    • (file)

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. The capital city of Turkey
  2. A river in Turkey
Alternative forms
  • Angora (former English spelling)
Translations

Noun

Ankara (uncountable)

  1. A West African fabric.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaŋkara]

Proper noun

Ankara f (related adjective ankarský, demonym Ankařan)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Declension

Further reading

  • Ankara in Internetová jazyková příručka

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ka.ʁa/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
    Holonym: Turquie

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Ankara n (proper noun, genitive Ankaras or (optionally with an article) Ankara)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔán.kà.rà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔáŋ.kə̀.rə̀]
  • Hyphenation: An‧kà‧r̃à

Proper noun

Ankàr̃à f

  1. Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Turkish Ankara, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, anchor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈkara/
  • Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Ankara: the capital city of Turkey

Further reading

Latvian

Proper noun

Ankara f (4 declension)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Declension

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Declension

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋˈka.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • ankarski
nouns
  • ankarczyk
  • ankarka

Further reading

  • Ankara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Ankara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Alternative spelling of Ancara

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎŋkara/
  • Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ànkara f (Cyrillic spelling А̀нкара)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈankara]

Proper noun

Ankara f (genitive singular Ankary, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Ankara (the capital of Turkey)

References

  • Ankara in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈkaɾa/ [ãŋˈka.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ankara ?

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Turkish

Ankara ili
Ankara'nın ilçeleri

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɑn.kɑ.ɾɑ], [ˈɑŋ.kɑ.ɾɑ]
  • (dialectal) IPA(key): [ˈɑŋ.ɡɑ.ɾɑ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province of Turkey)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

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