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tanka

Noun

tan=ka

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tanka(n = noun.communication) Array - a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables; Array

tanka(n = noun.artifact) Array - a Tibetan religious painting on fabric; Array

tanka, n.

A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia. S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]

tanka, n. a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables giving a complete picture of an event or mood.

Etymology

Jap.

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