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Noun: tanka  taang-ku
  1. A form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
     
  2. A Tibetan religious painting on fabric

Derived forms: tankas

Type of: painting, picture, poem, verse form

Encyclopedia: Tanka

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