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tanka

Pronunciation: /ˈtanka/

“tanka” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. tanka (a form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.)

Etymology

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

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