tanka
nounHow many syllables in tanka?
There are 2 syllables in the word tanka.How to pronounce tanka:
Definition of tanka:
- tanka (noun):
- a poem in this form compare haiku
- noun. a Tibetan religious painting on fabric.
- an unrhymed japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively
Synonyms for tanka:
ballad
blank verse
clerihew
dithyramb
eclogue
elegy
english sonnet
epic
epigram
epode
epopee
epos
free verse
georgic
haiku
idyl
idyll
jingle
lament
limerick
madrigal
ode
pastoral
pastorale
picture
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