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Synonyms of tanka
as in haiku, senryu
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17 English Words that Come From Japanese
17 English Words that Come From Japanese
Some borrowed words don't get returned
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“Tanka.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanka. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of tanka was circa 1877
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