ankara
/ˈɑːŋ.kə.ɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.36 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.
name
The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.
name
A province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey around the city.
Example Sentences
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish Ankara and Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite 𒌷𒀭𒆪𒉿 (Ankuwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“elbow, bend, curve”). The river and province are named for the city. Doublet of Angora, angle, and anchor.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: آنقره, -, Ἄγκυρα, 𒌷𒀭𒆪𒉿, *h₂enk-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑːŋ.kə.ɹə/
- British English: /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/