tanka | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun tanka has 2 senses

tanka - a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
--₁ is a kind of poem, verse form
tanka - a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
--₂ is a kind of painting, picture

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