Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tanka

2 senses of tanka

Sense 1
tanka -- (a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables)
       => poem, verse form -- (a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)

Sense 2
tanka -- (a Tibetan religious painting on fabric)
       => painting, picture -- (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre")