Tanka

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See also: tanka, tankā, and tänka

English

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Etymology

Likely from Cantonese 蜑家 (daan6 gaa1).

Noun

Tanka (plural Tankas)

  1. A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tanka m pers (female equivalent Tanková)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Tanka (pattern hrdina)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeTankaTankoviaTankovci
genitiveTankuTankovTankovcov
dativeTankoviTankomTankovcom
accusativeTankuTankovTankovcov
locativeTankoviTankochTankovcoch
instrumentalTankomTankamiTankovcami

Further reading

  • “Tanka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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