HAIKU

Meaning of HAIKU in English

n. (pl. same)

1. a Japanese three-part poem of usu. 17 syllables.

2 an English imitation of this.

Etymology: Jap.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HAIKU — noun (plural ~) Etymology: Japanese Date: 1902 an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAIKU — Unrhymed Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. Haiku …
Английский словарь Британика
HAIKU — ˈhī(ˌ)kü noun ( plural haiku ) Etymology: Japanese : an unrhymed Japanese poem of three lines containing 5, 7, and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAIKU — /huy"kooh/ , n. , pl. haiku for 2. 1. a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAIKU — n. form of Japanese verse consisting of 17 syllables; poem written according to this form
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HAIKU — noun ( plural haiku ) Etymology: Japanese Date: 1902 : an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAIKU — [ 'hʌɪku: ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HAIKU — [hai.ku] n, pl haiku [Jp] (1902): an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usu. 5, 7, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAIKU — also called Hokku, Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAIKU — haiku BrE AmE ˈhaɪk uː —Japanese [ haˌi kɯ ] ▷ haiku|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAIKU — / ˈhaɪkuː; NAmE / noun ( pl. haiku or haikus ) (from Japanese ) a poem with three lines and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAIKU — hai ‧ ku /ˈhaɪkuː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural haiku or haikus ) [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Japanese …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAIKU — n. (pl. same) 1 a Japanese three-part poem of usu. 17 syllables. 2 an English imitation of this. [Jap.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAIKU — n. (pl. same) 1 a Japanese three-part poem of usu. 17 syllables. 2 an English imitation of this. [ Jap. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAIKU — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And what country originated the haiku ? ▪ Below are a few haiku written by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAIKU — [noun] [C] [plural] haiku - a short Japanese poem in 17 syllables
Cambridge English vocab
HAIKU — n. Unrhymed Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAIKU — Synonyms and related words : English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, alba, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAIKU — хайку, хокку (японское лирическое трехстишие)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAIKU — Хайку
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAIKU — n ( pl без измен.) хайку, хокку ( японское лирическое трёхстишие )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAIKU — (n) хайку; хокку
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HAIKU — n ( pl без измен.) хайку, хокку ( японское лирическое трёхстишие )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HAIKU — n ( pl без измен.) хайку, хокку ( японское лирическое трёхстишие )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAIKU — хайку, хокку (японское лирическое трехстишие)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAIKU — n. Pronunciation: ' h ī -( ˌ )kü Function: noun Inflected Form: plural haiku Etymology: Japanese Date: 1902 : an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAKA — Japanese poetry, specifically the court poetry of the 6th to the 14th century, including such forms as the choka and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAKAHAMA KYOSHI — born Feb. 22, 1874, Matsuyama, Japan died April 8, 1959, Kamakura haiku poet, a major figure in the development of …
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KAWAHIGASHI HEKIGOTO — born Feb. 26, 1873, Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Japan died Feb. 1, 1937, Tokyo original name Kawahigashi Heigoro Japanese poet who …
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JAPANESE LITERATURE — the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, in the Chinese classical …
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BASHO — born 1644, Ueno, Iga Province, Japan died Nov. 28, 1694, Osaka in full Matsuo Basho, pseudonym of Matsuo Munefusa considered …
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