Associations to the word «Tanka»
Noun
- Prasad
- Prostitute
- Meiji
- Bahadur
- Nara
- Syllable
- Prostitution
- Andes
- Huron
- Anthology
- Japanese
- Sioux
- Cho
- Poetry
- Ta
- Poet
- Poem
- Macau
- Brothel
- Kong
- Hong
- Foreigner
- Junk
- Si
- Pen
- Verse
- Nepal
- Kon
- Naturalist
- Dakota
- Mythology
- Han
- Aboriginal
- Spelling
- Canton
- Bolivia
- Period
- Descendant
- Novelist
- Chinese
- Sailor
- Boat
- Ancestor
- Dialect
- Buffalo
- European
- Lodge
- Peru
- Pipe
- Surname
- Dwelling
- Native
- Collection
- Scholar
- Tribe
- Form
- Spirit
- Min
- Japan
- Inhabitant
- Deity
- Hat
- China
- Minority
- Tradition
- Dynasty
- Or
- Magazine
- Mystery
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TANKA, noun. A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5,7,5,7,7 morae
TANKA, noun. A strong, forceful expression
TANKA, noun. A Tibetan painting of the Buddha on fabric.
TANKA, noun. A kind of boat used in Canton, about 25 feet long and often rowed by women.
TANKA, noun. (historical) A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia.
TANKA, noun. A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.
Dictionary definition
TANKA, noun. A form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables.
TANKA, noun. A Tibetan religious painting on fabric.
Wise words
Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul
within.