tanka
pronunciation
How to pronounce tanka in British English:
UK ['tɑ:ŋkə]
How to pronounce tanka in American English:
US ['tɑŋkə]
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- Noun:
- a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
- a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
Word Origin
- tanka (n.)
- type of Japanese poem, 1877, from Japanese tanka, from tan "short" + ka "song."
Example
- 1. And give thanks for the gifts from wakan tanka .
- 2. Smoke , to them , is the breath of life and connects them with the great spirit , wakan tanka .
- 3. And understood that wakan tanka was guiding him .
- 4. But for one who communes with wakan tanka .
- 5. Your magic wrongs wakan tanka .