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See Tanka

English

Noun

  1. A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5,7,5,7,7 syllables (短歌).
  2. Part of a Japanese sword that locks the tsuba in place.
  3. A Tibetan painting of the Buddha on fabric.


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Finnish

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. #English|tanka (Japanese verse)


Declension

Category:fi:Japanese derivations

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Swedish

Verb

tanka

  1. To refuel; to fill a tank with fuel.


lt:tanka sv:tanka

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tanka \Tan"ka\, n. (Naut.)
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]
WordNet tanka
n 1: a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five
syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
2: a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
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