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tanka 1 . ( Of the jap. )( tanka , of so , short, and ka , song). 1. f. Japanese poem short, composed of five verses, alteratively the first and the third, and heptasyllables remaining. tanka 2 . ( Or. )( Tibetan ). 1. f. made painting on canvas, generally framed by embroidered fabrics, representing mo tive of Tibetan Buddhism. U t. c. m.