Haiku

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See also: haiku, haikú, and haïku

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku) from Middle Chinese 俳 (bɛj, “paralleled ”) + 句 (kjù, “line”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ku/
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Noun

Haiku n or m (strong, genitive Haikus or Haiku, plural Haikus or Haiku)

  1. haiku (Japanese poem of a specific form: 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables)
  2. haiku (poem in any language of the same form)


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Further reading

  • “Haiku” in Duden online
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