歌か語ご

noun

poetic word (esp. in tanka); word mainly used in tanka

Refers to vocabulary traditionally used in tanka poetry, often distinct from everyday language. Compare 歌ことば.

See also: 歌ことば

• 「玉たまの緒お」は歌か語ごとしてよく使つかわれる。

  "Tama no o" is often used as a poetic word in tanka.

• この歌か集しゅうには多おおくの歌か語ごが収おさめられている。

  This poetry collection contains many tanka-specific words.