tanka

/tahng-kuh/US // ˈtɑŋ kə //UK // (ˈtɑːŋkə) //

唐卡

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural tan·kas, tan·ka.Prosody.
- : a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.

Ah, it is only a blue and yellow tanka, but it reminds me of the golden period of our fame and victories.
The flute called Cho-tanka (big pith) is of two varieties—one made of sumac, the pith of which is punched out.
Their life—the life of all assembled in the valley of the Waktan Tanka—was blissful and happy beyond measure.
We rode on between low mountains, leaving Tanka-gompa on our left.
Typical of this kind of painting are the pictures of Tanka burning the Image.