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tanka
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(tanka)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtɑːŋka/
noun
(
plural
tankas
)
a Tibetan religious painting on a scroll, hung as a banner in temples and carried in processions.
Origin:
from Tibetan
t'áṅ-ka
'image, painting'
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