Anagrams of TANKA_

• An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley

• The call to prayer, which originally consisted of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ).

• A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes.

• a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East

• a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant

• express gratitude or show appreciation to

• Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

• the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

• The currency of Eritrea, divided into 100 cents.

• a coil of rope or wool or yarn

• a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries

• an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

• an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

• an American (especially to non-Americans)

• pull, or move with a sudden movement