Tanka

[tɑ:ŋkә]

(noun.) a Tibetan religious painting on fabric.

(noun.) a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables.

Checker: Thomas--From WordNet

(n.) A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia.

Edited by Debra

n. the boat population of Canton inhabiting permanently the so-called tanka-boats about 25 feet long.—Also Tan′kia.

Editor: Louise