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Tanka has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables

2

a Tibetan religious painting on fabric

3

A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.

4

a strong, forceful expression

5

An ethnic group of boat people in the Canton area.

6

A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia.

7

A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
poem painting
Rhyming Words
inka enka punka senka danka lenka dinka minka vanka tinka sanka vinka lanka honka wonka hunka tonka ponka hanka ivanka
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