See also: tankūs

Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (to pull together, coagulate, solidify, compact). Cognate with Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, to squeeze, twist), Old Armenian թանձր (tʻanjr, thick, dense), English tight, Old Norse þéttr (close, thick), Old Irish técht (solidified), Sanskrit तञ्च् (tañc, to contract, coagulate).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

tánkus m (feminine tánki, neuter tanku) stress pattern 3

  1. thick; dense
    Jìs užmìgo tankiojè gìrioje.
    He fell asleep in a dense forest.
  2. (of multiple objects, such as trees) close together
  3. (of footsteps, speech, etc.) quick, speedy

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References edit

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 377-8