Tanka
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Tanka may refer to:
- Tanka, a form of Japanese waka (poetry)Waka (poetry)Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
- Tanka proseTanka proseTanka prose is a literary genre whose individual compositions employ two modes of writing -— verse and prose. It was first composed by Japanese poets, often in the elementary form of a prose commentary or anecdote to accompany a poem, and only later in the more extended forms of memoir and diary...
, a literary genre which combines tanka poems and prose - ThangkaThangkaA "Thangka," also known as "Tangka", "Thanka" or "Tanka" is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, famous scene, or mandala of some sort. The thankga is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting...
, a pictorial representation in Tibetan Buddhism (Tanka is an alternative phonetic spelling) - Tanka (sword), part of a chapin sword
- Tanka people, an ethnic group in China
- Tanka (currency), a form of currency that was used in medieval India made primarily out of silver
- Tanka (character), a Tarzan-like comic book character
- Tanka movementTanka movementThe Tanka movement was a militant agrarian struggle on behalf of the Hajong tribal people in Mymensingh District, East Bengal 1942-1950. The movement was parallel, but distinct from, the Tebhaga movement in other parts of Bengal...
, a struggle of Hajoing people in East Pakistan - Tonka Tanka, a Chilean TV program