tanka

The English word “tanka” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

From Japanese 短歌 (tanka, “short song”), from Middle Chinese 短 (MC twanX) 歌 (MC ka) (compare Mandarin 短歌 (duǎngē) duǎngē).

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