Etymology

tanka

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Today it means: A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae. Full definition →

Japanese 短歌
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tanka · noun1

  1. Japanese · derived from短歌“short song”
  2. English todaytanka

From Japanese 短歌 (tanka, “short song”), from Middle Chinese 短 (MC twanX) 歌 (MC ka) (compare Mandarin 短歌 (duǎngē) duǎngē).

tanka · noun2

See thangka.

tanka · noun3

See Tanka.

tanka · noun4

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromटङ्क“chisel; tanka”
  2. English todaytanka

Ultimately from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “chisel; tanka”).

Tanka · noun5

Likely from Cantonese 蜑家 (daan6 gaa1).

Words from the same roots

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