Etymology

haiku

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle Chinese 俳
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haiku · noun1

  1. Middle Chinese · derived from俳“paralleled [writing]”
  2. English todayhaiku

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (beaj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).

Haiku · proper noun2

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromHaʻikū
  2. English todayHaiku

Borrowed from Hawaiian Haʻikū.

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