ankea

Pronunciation: /ˈɑŋkeɑ/

“ankea” is a Finnish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

dreary, drab, dull (colorless, cheerless)
dismal, dreary, gloomy and bleak

Etymology

ank- + -ea with a root borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse ǫngr), or alternatively from ank- + -ea, by replacing the apparent -ra in ankara with the adjectival suffix -ea.

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