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haiku in Malay

haiku

UK/ˈhaɪkuː//haɪˈku/

haiku in Malay: haiku. In English, haiku 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.

Malay words for haiku

poem of similar structure
haiku
Japanese poem of a specific form
haiku

English meaning of haiku

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun 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.

Full definition of haiku

haiku in a sentence

  • five beats, then seven, then five

Synonyms of haiku

haiku in other languages

Questions about haiku in Malay

What is the meaning of haiku in Malay?
Haiku in Malay is haiku.
Apakah maksud haiku dalam bahasa Melayu?
Haiku: haiku.
What does haiku mean in English?
Haiku 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: haiku (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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