# haiku
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bˠɛi, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨo$^H$, “line”).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

haiku (plural haiku or haikus)
* 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.
* 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

* hokku

#### Derived terms

* haikuish
* haikuist
* haikulike
* mathemaku
* pseudohaiku

#### Related terms

* haikai

#### See also

* senryū: a short humorous poem similar to the haiku

### Anagrams

* Ukiah

## Catalan
### Noun

haiku
* a haiku

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English haiku, from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bˠɛi, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨo$^H$, “line”).

### Noun

haiku
* a haiku

### Anagrams

* kuhai

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑi̯ku/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯ku]
* Rhymes: -ɑiku
* Hyphenation: hai‧ku

### 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
* (usually in the plural) puff, whiff (act of inhaling tobacco smoke)
* 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.
* (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

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

* savu, savut

##### Related terms

* haikea

#### Further reading

* “1. haiku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

#### Noun

haiku
* A haiku (type of Japanese poem; any poem written in haiku style).

##### Declension

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

* “2. haiku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* hauki, hiuka, kuhia, uhkia

## French
### Noun

haiku m (plural haikus)
* Alternative spelling of haïku

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɒjiku]
* Hyphenation: ha‧i‧ku
* Rhymes: -ku

### Noun

haiku (plural haikuk)
* 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
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bˠɛi, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨo$^H$, “line”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hai.ku/
* Hyphenation: hai‧ku

### Noun

haiku (plural haiku-haiku)
* haiku

### Further reading

* “haiku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ajˈku/$^*$
* Rhymes: -u

### Noun

haiku m (invariable)
* haiku

## Japanese
### Romanization

haiku
* Rōmaji transcription of はいく
* Rōmaji transcription of ハイク

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑɪ̯.kʉ/

### Noun

haiku m or n (definite singular haikuen or haikuet, indefinite plural haiku, definite plural haikuene)
* (poetry) a haiku
** 1999 May 10, Klassekampen, page 15:Det opprinnelige haikuet er japanskThe original haiku is Japanese

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑɪ̯.kʉ/

### Noun

haiku m or n (definite singular haikuen or haikuet, indefinite plural haikuar or haiku, definite plural haikuane or haikua)
* (poetry) a haiku
** 2000 April 3, Klassekampen, page 14:der finst ikkje så mange ord i eit haikuthere 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
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 俳句.

#### Noun

haiku n (indeclinable)
* (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)
* (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
* genitive singular of haik

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “haiku”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ 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)
* (poetry) haiku (type of poem used in Japanese poetry)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French haïku.

### Noun

haiku n (plural haikuuri)
* haiku

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* haikú

### Etymology

Borrowed from English haiku, from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaiku/ [ˈai̯.ku]
** Syllabification: hai‧ku
* IPA: /ˈxaiku/ [ˈxai̯.ku]
* Rhymes: -aiku

### Noun

haiku m (plural haikus)
* haiku

### Further reading

* “haiku”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10