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See also: haïku, haikú, and Haiku

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (はい)() (haiku), from Middle Chinese (bˠɛi, paralleled ) + (kɨoH, line).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.kuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ku/, /haɪˈku/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

haiku (plural haiku or haikus)

  1. A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
    • 2009 January 25, Colin Moynihan, “A Project Documents Inauguration Day, in Washington and Across the Globe”, in New York Times:
      Some of the results resemble haikus.
  2. A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
    Haiku, a poem
    five beats, then seven, then five
    ends as it began.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • senryū: a short humorous poem similar to the haiku

Anagrams

Catalan

Noun

haiku

  1. a haiku

Cebuano

Etymology

From English haiku, from Japanese (はい)() (haiku), from Middle Chinese (bˠɛi, paralleled ) + (kɨoH, line).

Noun

haiku

  1. a haiku

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dialectal haika +‎ -u, from Proto-Finnic *haika, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šajka; cognates include Estonian haige (~ haikea) and Lule Sami suoikē.

Noun

haiku

  1. (usually in the plural) puff, whiff (act of inhaling tobacco smoke)
  2. puff, whiff, puff of smoke, whiff of smoke (small quantity of smoke in the air)
    Ilmassa on vähän haikua.
    There's a whiff of smoke in the air.
  3. (poetic) smoke
    Tänne ihminen katoaa huomaamattomaksi, kuin tuo nuotion mitätön haiku iltataivaalle.
    Here a man vanishes into nothingness, like that tiny strand of smoke from the campfire to the evening sky.
Declension
Inflection of haiku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative haiku haiut
genitive haiun haikujen
partitive haikua haikuja
illative haikuun haikuihin
singular plural
nominative haiku haiut
accusative nom. haiku haiut
gen. haiun
genitive haiun haikujen
partitive haikua haikuja
inessive haiussa haiuissa
elative haiusta haiuista
illative haikuun haikuihin
adessive haiulla haiuilla
ablative haiulta haiuilta
allative haiulle haiuille
essive haikuna haikuina
translative haiuksi haiuiksi
abessive haiutta haiuitta
instructive haiuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of haiku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haikuni haikuni
accusative nom. haikuni haikuni
gen. haikuni
genitive haikuni haikujeni
partitive haikuani haikujani
inessive haiussani haiuissani
elative haiustani haiuistani
illative haikuuni haikuihini
adessive haiullani haiuillani
ablative haiultani haiuiltani
allative haiulleni haiuilleni
essive haikunani haikuinani
translative haiukseni haiuikseni
abessive haiuttani haiuittani
instructive
comitative haikuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haikusi haikusi
accusative nom. haikusi haikusi
gen. haikusi
genitive haikusi haikujesi
partitive haikuasi haikujasi
inessive haiussasi haiuissasi
elative haiustasi haiuistasi
illative haikuusi haikuihisi
adessive haiullasi haiuillasi
ablative haiultasi haiuiltasi
allative haiullesi haiuillesi
essive haikunasi haikuinasi
translative haiuksesi haiuiksesi
abessive haiuttasi haiuittasi
instructive
comitative haikuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haikumme haikumme
accusative nom. haikumme haikumme
gen. haikumme
genitive haikumme haikujemme
partitive haikuamme haikujamme
inessive haiussamme haiuissamme
elative haiustamme haiuistamme
illative haikuumme haikuihimme
adessive haiullamme haiuillamme
ablative haiultamme haiuiltamme
allative haiullemme haiuillemme
essive haikunamme haikuinamme
translative haiuksemme haiuiksemme
abessive haiuttamme haiuittamme
instructive
comitative haikuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haikunne haikunne
accusative nom. haikunne haikunne
gen. haikunne
genitive haikunne haikujenne
partitive haikuanne haikujanne
inessive haiussanne haiuissanne
elative haiustanne haiuistanne
illative haikuunne haikuihinne
adessive haiullanne haiuillanne
ablative haiultanne haiuiltanne
allative haiullenne haiuillenne
essive haikunanne haikuinanne
translative haiuksenne haiuiksenne
abessive haiuttanne haiuittanne
instructive
comitative haikuinenne
Synonyms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese (はい)() (haiku).

Noun

haiku

  1. A haiku (type of Japanese poem; any poem written in haiku style).
Declension
Inflection of haiku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative haiku haikut
genitive haikun haikujen
partitive haikua haikuja
illative haikuun haikuihin
singular plural
nominative haiku haikut
accusative nom. haiku haikut
gen. haikun
genitive haikun haikujen
partitive haikua haikuja
inessive haikussa haikuissa
elative haikusta haikuista
illative haikuun haikuihin
adessive haikulla haikuilla
ablative haikulta haikuilta
allative haikulle haikuille
essive haikuna haikuina
translative haikuksi haikuiksi
abessive haikutta haikuitta
instructive haikuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of haiku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haikuni haikuni
accusative nom. haikuni haikuni
gen. haikuni
genitive haikuni haikujeni
partitive haikuani haikujani
inessive haikussani haikuissani
elative haikustani haikuistani
illative haikuuni haikuihini
adessive haikullani haikuillani
ablative haikultani haikuiltani
allative haikulleni haikuilleni
essive haikunani haikuinani
translative haikukseni haikuikseni
abessive haikuttani haikuittani
instructive
comitative haikuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haikusi haikusi
accusative nom. haikusi haikusi
gen. haikusi
genitive haikusi haikujesi
partitive haikuasi haikujasi
inessive haikussasi haikuissasi
elative haikustasi haikuistasi
illative haikuusi haikuihisi
adessive haikullasi haikuillasi
ablative haikultasi haikuiltasi
allative haikullesi haikuillesi
essive haikunasi haikuinasi
translative haikuksesi haikuiksesi
abessive haikuttasi haikuittasi
instructive
comitative haikuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haikumme haikumme
accusative nom. haikumme haikumme
gen. haikumme
genitive haikumme haikujemme
partitive haikuamme haikujamme
inessive haikussamme haikuissamme
elative haikustamme haikuistamme
illative haikuumme haikuihimme
adessive haikullamme haikuillamme
ablative haikultamme haikuiltamme
allative haikullemme haikuillemme
essive haikunamme haikuinamme
translative haikuksemme haikuiksemme
abessive haikuttamme haikuittamme
instructive
comitative haikuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haikunne haikunne
accusative nom. haikunne haikunne
gen. haikunne
genitive haikunne haikujenne
partitive haikuanne haikujanne
inessive haikussanne haikuissanne
elative haikustanne haikuistanne
illative haikuunne haikuihinne
adessive haikullanne haikuillanne
ablative haikultanne haikuiltanne
allative haikullenne haikuillenne
essive haikunanne haikuinanne
translative haikuksenne haikuiksenne
abessive haikuttanne haikuittanne
instructive
comitative haikuinenne

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Noun

haiku m (plural haikus)

  1. Alternative spelling of haïku

Hungarian

 haiku on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

From Japanese (はい)() (haiku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ha‧i‧ku
  • Rhymes: -ku

Noun

haiku (plural haikuk)

  1. haiku (a Japanese form of poetry consisting of seventeen syllables: five for the first line, seven for the second, and five for the third)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative haiku haikuk
accusative haikut haikukat
dative haikunak haikuknak
instrumental haikuval haikukkal
causal-final haikuért haikukért
translative haikuvá haikukká
terminative haikuig haikukig
essive-formal haikuként haikukként
essive-modal
inessive haikuban haikukban
superessive haikun haikukon
adessive haikunál haikuknál
illative haikuba haikukba
sublative haikura haikukra
allative haikuhoz haikukhoz
elative haikuból haikukból
delative haikuról haikukról
ablative haikutól haikuktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
haikué haikuké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
haikuéi haikukéi
Possessive forms of haiku
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. haikum haikuim
2nd person sing. haikud haikuid
3rd person sing. haikuja haikui
1st person plural haikunk haikuink
2nd person plural haikutok haikuitok
3rd person plural haikujuk haikuik

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (はい)() (haiku), from Middle Chinese (bˠɛi, paralleled ) + (kɨoH, line).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hai.ku/
  • Hyphenation: hai‧ku

Noun

haiku (first-person possessive haikuku, second-person possessive haikumu, third-person possessive haikunya)

  1. haiku.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (はい)() (haiku).

Pronunciation

Noun

haiku m (invariable)

  1. haiku

Japanese

Romanization

haiku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はいく
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ハイク

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese (はい)() (haiku).

Pronunciation

Noun

haiku m or n (definite singular haikuen or haikuet, indefinite plural haiku, definite plural haikuene)

  1. (poetry) a haiku
    • 1999 May 10, Klassekampen, page 15:
      Det opprinnelige haikuet er japansk
      The original haiku is Japanese

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese (はい)() (haiku).

Pronunciation

Noun

haiku m or n (definite singular haikuen or haikuet, indefinite plural haikuar or haiku, definite plural haikuane or haikua)

  1. (poetry) a haiku
    • 2000 April 3, Klassekampen, page 14:
      der finst ikkje så mange ord i eit haiku
      there aren't that many words in a haiku
    • 1998, Hadle Oftedal Andersen, editor, Poesiens pil, : Cappelen, page 170:
      Paal-Helge Haugen sette om japanske haikuar til norsk[.]
      Paal-Helge Haugen translated Japanese haikus into Norwegian.

Polish

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haiku

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈi.ku/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification: ha‧i‧ku

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 俳句.[1][2]

Noun

haiku n (indeclinable)

  1. (poetry) haiku (Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme)
  2. (poetry) haiku (three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

haiku m inan

  1. genitive singular of haik

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “haiku”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “haiku”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN

Further reading

  • haiku in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • haiku in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Noun

haiku m (plural haikus)

  1. (poetry) haiku (type of poem used in Japanese poetry)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French haïku.

Noun

haiku n (plural haikuuri)

  1. haiku

Declension

singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (un) haiku haikul (niște) haikuuri haikuurile
genitive/dative (unui) haiku haikului (unor) haikuuri haikuurilor
vocative haikule haikuurilor

Spanish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English haiku, from Japanese (はい)() (haiku).

Pronunciation

Noun

haiku m (plural haikus)

  1. haiku

Further reading