tanka

Meaning

Noun

• A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
• Alternative of thangka
• Alternative of Tanka
• A kind of boat used in Guangdong, about 25 feet long and often rowed by Tanka women; junk.
• A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia.

Origin

• From Japanese 短歌 ("short song"), from Middle Chinese (compare Mandarin 短歌 duǎngē).
• See thangka.
• See Tanka.
• Ultimately from Sanskrit टङ्क ("chisel; tanka").