TANKA

Meaning of TANKA in English

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

Etymology: Jap.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

TANKA — noun Etymology: Japanese Date: circa 1877 an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TANKA — noun see tan VI
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TANKA — I. ˈdänˈgä noun ( plural tanka or tankas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Cant) taânka, literally, egg people : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TANKA — (n.) A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. …
Английский словарь Webster
TANKA — ( n. ) A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TANKA — /tahng"keuh/ , n. , pl. tankas, tanka . Pros. a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TANKA — n. type of Japanese poetic verse
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TANKA — noun Etymology: Japanese Date: circa 1877 : an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TANKA — noun a kind of boat used in canton. it is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. …
Webster English vocab
TANKA — ~ 1 [ 'taŋkə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a Japanese poem in five lines and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TANKA — [tan.ka] n [Jp] (ca. 1877): an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TANKA — in literature, a five-line, 31-syllable poem that has historically been the basic form of Japanese poetry. The term tanka is …
Britannica English vocabulary
TANKA — tanka BrE AmE ˈtæŋk ə ˈtɑːŋk- AmE ˈtɑːŋk ə —Japanese [ ˈtaŋ ka \] ▷ tanka|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TANKA — n. a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables giving a complete picture of an event or mood. [Jap.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TANKA — n. a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables giving a complete picture of an event or mood. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TANKA — (китайское) жители Кантона, живущие в лодках - * boat лодка для жилья танка, пятистрочное стихотворение без рифмы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TANKA — _I ʹtæŋkə n кит. жители Кантона, жвущие в лодках tanka boat - лодка для жилья _II ʹtæŋkə n яп. танка, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TANKA — (n) пятистрочное стихотворение без рифмы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TANKA — (a) живущие в лодках жители кантона
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TANKA — (0) танка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TANKA — I [ʹtæŋkə] n кит. жители Кантона, живущие в лодках ~ boat - лодка для жилья II [ʹtæŋkə] n яп. танка, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TANKA — _I ʹtæŋkə n кит. жители Кантона, жвущие в лодках tanka boat - лодка для жилья _II ʹtæŋkə n яп. танка, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TANKA — (китайское) жители Кантона, живущие в лодках - * boat лодка для жилья танка, пятистрочное стихотворение без рифмы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TANKA — n. Pronunciation: ' tä ŋ -k ə Function: noun Etymology: Japanese Date: circa 1877 : an unrhymed Japanese verse form …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TA TANKA — [Native American] Ta Tanka, the "great beast" or Great Buffalo is the spirit of the Bull Buffalo. It was considered, …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TAN — I. ˈtan, -aa(ə)n verb ( tanned ; tanned ; tanning ; tans ) Etymology: Middle English tannen, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAKA — Japanese poetry, specifically the court poetry of the 6th to the 14th century, including such forms as the choka and …
Britannica English vocabulary
RENGA — plural renga genre of Japanese linked-verse poetry in which two or more poets supplied alternating sections of a poem. The …
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KITAHARA HAKUSHU — born Jan. 25, 1885, Fukuoka, Japan died Nov. 2, 1942, Tokyo original name Kitahara Ryukichi Japanese poet who was a …
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JAPANESE LITERATURE — the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, in the Chinese classical …
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ISHIKAWA TAKUBOKU — born Oct. 28, 1886, Hinoto, Iwate Prefecture, Japan died April 13, 1912, Tokyo pseudonym of Ishikawa Hajime Japanese poet, a …
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WAKAN — [Native American] Wakan or Wakan Tanka is the name the Lakota Indians (Eastern Sioux) use to indicate their gods in …
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