tanka

See also Tanka, tanke, tänka, tenke, and tænke

English

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Etymology 1

From Japanese 短歌 (たんか, tanka, “short song”).

Noun

tanka

1. a form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5,7,5,7,7 syllables

Translations

a Japanese verse

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短歌 (cmn) (duǎngē)

• Estonian: tanka (et)
• Japanese: 短歌 (ja) (たんか, tanka)

• Korean: 단카 (ko) (tanka)
• Russian: танка (ru) (tánka) f

Etymology 2

From Japanese 啖呵 (tanka).

Noun

tanka

1. a strong, forceful expression
2. a Tibetan painting of the Buddha on fabric.

Etymology 3

Noun

tanka (plural tankas)

1. A kind of boat used in Canton, about 25 feet long and often rowed by women.

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Synonyms

• tankia

Anagrams

• kanat

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈt̪ɑŋkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Hyphenation: tan‧ka

Noun

tanka

1. tanka (Japanese verse)

Declension

Declension of tanka (type kala) singular plural nominative tanka tankat genitive tankan tankojen tankain1 partitive tankaa tankoja accusative tanka tankan tankat inessive tankassa tankoissa elative tankasta tankoista illative tankaan tankoihin adessive tankalla tankoilla ablative tankalta tankoilta allative tankalle tankoille essive tankana tankoina translative tankaksi tankoiksi instructive – tankoin abessive tankatta tankoitta comitative – tankoineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• ankat, kanat, kanta, katan, takan

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Swedish

Noun

tanka c

1. (archaic) thought; an antiquated female-gender form of tanke

   ... på Månan, och har gifvit anledning till den oriktiga tankan att där finnas eldsprutande berg.

   ... on the Moon, and has given occasion to the incorrect thought that it has fire-spouting mountains.

Declension

Declension of tanka

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	tanka	tankan
genitive	tankas	tankans

Verb

tanka

1. to refuel; to fill a tank with fuel
2. (slang) to drink large quantities of alcohol; to booze

Conjugation

Conjugation of tanka

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	tanka	tankas
Present tense	tankar	tankas
Past tense	tankade	tankades
Supine	tankat	tankats
Imperative	tanka	—
Present participle	tankande
Past participle	tankad

Related terms

• tanka upp
• tankning