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noun
A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
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noun
Alternative form of thangka (“Tibetan religious artwork”).
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noun
Alternative form of Tanka (“ethnic group of boat people living in China”).
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noun
A kind of boat used in Guangdong, about 25 feet long and often rowed by Tanka women; junk.
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noun
A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.
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noun
a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
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Broader terms: painting, picture
noun
a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
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Broader terms: poem, verse form
History
From Japanese 短歌 (tanka, “short song”), from Middle Chinese 短 (MC twanX) 歌 (MC ka) (compare Mandarin 短歌 (duǎngē) duǎngē).
See thangka.
See Tanka.
Ultimately from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “chisel; tanka”).
Likely from Cantonese 蜑家 (daan6 gaa1).
Across languages
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