haiku

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See also: haïku, haikú, and Haiku

English[edit]

WOTD – 23 October 2009
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[1]:
      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[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

  • senryū: a short humorous poem similar to the haiku

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

haiku

  1. a haiku

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English haiku, from Japanese 俳句 (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bˠɛi, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoH, “line”).

Noun[edit]

haiku

  1. a haiku

Anagrams[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯ku/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯ku]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiku
  • Syllabification(key): hai‧ku

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative haikunsa haikunsa
accusative nom. haikunsa haikunsa
gen. haikunsa
genitive haikunsa haikujensa
partitive haikuaan
haikuansa 		haikujaan
haikujansa
inessive haiussaan
haiussansa 		haiuissaan
haiuissansa
elative haiustaan
haiustansa 		haiuistaan
haiuistansa
illative haikuunsa haikuihinsa
adessive haiullaan
haiullansa 		haiuillaan
haiuillansa
ablative haiultaan
haiultansa 		haiuiltaan
haiuiltansa
allative haiulleen
haiullensa 		haiuilleen
haiuillensa
essive haikunaan
haikunansa 		haikuinaan
haikuinansa
translative haiukseen
haiuksensa 		haiuikseen
haiuiksensa
abessive haiuttaan
haiuttansa 		haiuittaan
haiuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — haikuineen
haikuinensa
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 俳句 (haiku).

Noun[edit]

haiku

  1. A haiku (type of Japanese poem; any poem written in haiku style).
Declension[edit]
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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative haikunsa haikunsa
accusative nom. haikunsa haikunsa
gen. haikunsa
genitive haikunsa haikujensa
partitive haikuaan
haikuansa 		haikujaan
haikujansa
inessive haikussaan
haikussansa 		haikuissaan
haikuissansa
elative haikustaan
haikustansa 		haikuistaan
haikuistansa
illative haikuunsa haikuihinsa
adessive haikullaan
haikullansa 		haikuillaan
haikuillansa
ablative haikultaan
haikultansa 		haikuiltaan
haikuiltansa
allative haikulleen
haikullensa 		haikuilleen
haikuillensa
essive haikunaan
haikunansa 		haikuinaan
haikuinansa
translative haikukseen
haikuksensa 		haikuikseen
haikuiksensa
abessive haikuttaan
haikuttansa 		haikuittaan
haikuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — haikuineen
haikuinensa

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

haiku m (plural haikus)

  1. Alternative spelling of haïku

Hungarian[edit]

 haiku on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 俳句 (はいく, haiku).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. haiku.

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

haiku m (invariable)

  1. haiku

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

haiku

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

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳句 (haiku).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳句 (haiku).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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, [Oslo]: Cappelen, page 170:
      Paal-Helge Haugen sette om japanske haikuar til norsk[.]
      Paal-Helge Haugen translated Japanese haikus into Norwegian.

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 俳句 (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bˠɛi) + 句 (kɨoH).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

haiku n (indeclinable)

  1. (poetry) haiku (Japanese poem of a specific form)

Further reading[edit]

  • haiku in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

haiku m (plural haikus)

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French haïku.

Noun[edit]

haiku n (plural haikuuri)

  1. haiku

Declension[edit]

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

Spanish[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiku/ [ˈai̯.ku]
    • Syllabification: hai‧ku
  • IPA(key): /ˈxaiku/ [ˈxai̯.ku]
  • Rhymes: -aiku

Noun[edit]

haiku m (plural haikus)

  1. haiku

Further reading[edit]

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