tanko

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • rod, bar, pole, staff long stick
  • (ballet) barre handrail fixed to a wall to aid exercises
  • (metallurgy) billet

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish stang derived from Proto-Germanic *stangō (bar, stake, rod).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stangō

Gloss

bar, stake, rod

Kanji

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