Haiku
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 俳句 (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bɛj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kjù, “line”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Haiku n or m (strong, genitive Haikus or Haiku, plural Haikus or Haiku)
- haiku (Japanese poem of a specific form: 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables)
- haiku (poem in any language of the same form)
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Further reading edit
- “Haiku” in Duden online