Where does “choka” come from?

choka (English) comes from Japanese 長歌, from Japanese 歌 — a song; poetry.

choka (English): A Japanese poem, a form of waka that consists of...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese poem, a form of waka that consists of...

Ancestry of “choka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長歌a long waka that follows the rule of alternating...
2Japanese歌a song; poetry
Every word from Japanese 歌 →Every word from Japanese 長歌 →
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