The name Tanka is of English origin. The meaning of Tanka is gracious. Tanka is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Tan-ka.
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 1  intransitive v. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot. 2  transitive v. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.