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TANKA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Tibetan religious painting on fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tanka" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tanka" is a kind of...):
poem; verse form (a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)
