Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tankia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tankia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Tanka.

noun

Alternative form of Tanka.

Example Sentences

"The tankia, or boat-people, at Canton form a class in some respects beneath the other portions of the community, and have many customs peculiar to themselves."
"All the foreigners dwell in the rear of the hongs, near the river; near there the tankia and other small boats are not allowed to remain ; and the foreigners in their journeys, between the provincial city and Whampoa, are not allowed to seek for and hire the tankia people, nor go on board the other small boats."

Inflected Forms

tankias (plural) Tan-kea (alternative)

Questions

What does tankia mean?: Alternative form of Tanka.

How to pronounce tankia

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “tankia”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “tankia”.
Repeat and practice — Say “tankia” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.