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Definitions for Waka

[1] Prosody . tanka.
[2] poetry written in Japanese, as distinct from poetry written in Chinese by a Japanese writer, or poetry in other languages.
[3] a Māori canoe, usually made from a tree trunk
[4] a tribal group claiming descent from the first Māori settlers in New Zealand

Words nearby Waka

waitz, waive, waiver, waiver of premium, wajda, waka, wakamatsu, wakame, wakashan, wakayama, wake

Origin of Waka

1875–80; < Japanese: literally, Japanese song < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hé harmony (as a euphemistic reading of the character for wō dwarf, an ancient Chinese designation for the Japanese ) + gē song

Word origin for Waka

Māori