Word Study
Tanka
CIDE DICTIONARY
Tanka, n.
A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia . S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Tanka, n. a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables giving a complete picture of an event or mood.
Etymology
Jap.
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