anca

See also: ANCA, Áncá, and -ança

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: an‧ca

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. hip

References

• “cadera”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Cognate with English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈaŋ.ka]

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Noun

anca f (plural anques)

1. haunch

Derived terms

• ancada
• ancat
• ancó
• ancut
• anquejar

 

Further reading

• “anca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “anca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “anca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “anca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Corsican

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca (“hip”), from Frankish *hanka, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint”). Cognates include Italian anca (“hip”) and French hanche (“hip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãka/

Noun

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) leg
2. (typography) stem
3. (music) stem

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin hanc hodie. Compare Istriot anca, Venetian anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Occitan ancui.

Adverb

anca (Vegliot)

1. also, too, as well
2. even, even though

References

• Ive, A. (1886) “L'antico dialetto di Veglia [The old dialect of Veglia]”, in G. I. Ascoli, editor, Archivio glottologico italiano [Italian linguistic archive], volume 9, Rome: E. Loescher, pages 115–187

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested from the 13th century. Either from Vulgar Latin *hanca or from Old French hanche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋka̝/

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. (anatomy) buttock

   Synonyms: cadril, nádega

2. rump (the hindquarter of an animal)

   Synonyms: garupa, alcafar

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 125:

     das doores que se fazen nas espadooas ou na anca do Cauallo

     On the pains that are produced in the shoulder or in the hip of the horse

References

• “anca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “anca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “anca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “anca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “anca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

anca

1. inflection of ancar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈant͡ʃa]
• Hyphenation: an‧ca

Noun

anca (first-person possessive ancaku, second-person possessive ancamu, third-person possessive ancanya)

1. (archaic) hurdle, obstacle

   Synonym: rintangan

2. (archaic) loss

   Synonym: kerugian

3. rectangular Bugis woven kitchen utensils
4. (dance) medium tempo

Further reading

• “anca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Istriot

Etymology

Possibly from Latin hanc hodie. Compare Venetian and Dalmatian anca, Italian anche, Friulian ancje.

Adverb

anca

1. also, too, as well

Derived terms

• gnanca

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō, related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”). Compare French hanche, English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: àn‧ca

Noun

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) hip

Anagrams

• cana, naca

Lindu

Noun

anca

1. fragrant mango

Lombard

Etymology 1

Probably rom Latin (ad) hanc (hōram) (“in this hour”). Akin to Italian anche, Venetian anca.

Alternative forms

• anc, an'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋka/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈaŋkɑ]
  • IPA^(key): [ˈakɑ] (Eastern)

Adverb

anca

1. either, also, too, as well
2. even

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare French hanche, English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/, [ˈaŋkɑ]

Noun

anca f (plural anche)

1. (anatomy) hip

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Compare French hanche and English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
• Hyphenation: an‧ca

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. (anatomy) hip

   Synonym: quadril

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hanca, from Proto-Germanic *hankō (related to *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”)). Cognate with English haunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanka/ [ˈãŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: an‧ca

Noun

anca f (plural ancas)

1. haunch, rump
2. chicken leg, frog leg

Derived terms

• ancas de rana
• punta de anca

 

Further reading

• “anca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• cana

Venetian

Etymology

Possibly from Latin hanc hodie. Compare Italian anche, Friulian ancje, Dalmatianand Istriot anca.

Adverb

anca

1. also, too, as well, besides

Derived terms

• gnanca