TANKA


Meaning of TANKA in English

~ 1 [ 'taŋkə ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables, giving a complete picture of an event or mood.

Origin

Japanese, from tan 'short' + ka 'song'.

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~ 2 [ 'tα:ŋka ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a Tibetan religious painting on a scroll, hung as a banner in temples and carried in processions.

Origin

from Tibetan t'áṅ-ka 'image, painting'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.