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tanko

Pronunciation: /ˈtɑŋko/

“tanko” is a Finnish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. rod, bar, pole, staff (long stick)
  2. barre (handrail fixed to a wall to aid exercises)
  3. billet
  4. batten (long bar affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support lights, curtains, etc.)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tanko, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛏᚨᚾᚷᚢ (*stangu), from Proto-Germanic *stangō (“bar, rod, stake”) (compare German Stange).

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