TANKA


Meaning of TANKA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtäŋ-kə ]

noun

Etymology: Japanese

Date: circa 1877

: an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively ; also : a poem in this form — compare haiku

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.